Okla. Admin. Code § 535:15-3-5

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 535:15-3-5 - Lock out pharmacy or prescription department

(a)"Lock out Pharmacy or Prescription Department" means a prescription department that is to be operated for a period less than the regular business hours of the entire store. The following shall apply to lock out pharmacies or prescription departments:

(1)Separate area. The prescription room shall be separated from other departments of the store by a floor to ceiling partition which shall be a secure partition, secured by lock from other departments of the store.

(2)Space. No prescription department shall occupy less than 125 square feet of space, all of which must be contiguous and on the same floor level.

(3)Responsibility. The prescription department or pharmacy will be under the direction and in the charge of a registered pharmacist or assistant pharmacist at all times the department is open for business.

(4)Minimum hours. The hours of said department shall be a minimum of forty (40) hours per week five (5) days per week, excluding holidays.

(5)Posting of hours. The business hours of the prescription department shall be plainly posted on all entrances to such department and no unregistered personnel will have access to this department either before or after these hours.

(6)Equipment. The equipment of such pharmacy departments shall be the same as specified in the regular application for pharmacy license contained in 535:15-3-4.

Okla. Admin. Code § 535:15-3-5

Amended at 11 Ok Reg 3431, eff 6-27-94; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2626, eff 7-1-00