Ill. Admin. Code tit. 68, § 1330.660 - Pharmacist-in-Charge
a) No pharmacy
shall be granted a license without a pharmacist being designated on the
pharmacy license as pharmacist-in-charge.
b) A pharmacy shall have one
pharmacist-in-charge who shall be routinely and actively involved in the
operation of the pharmacy.
c) A
pharmacist may be the pharmacist-in-charge for more than one pharmacy; however,
the pharmacist-in-charge must work an average of at least 8 hours per week at
each location where the pharmacist is the pharmacist-in-charge. If the
pharmacist-in-charge is not involved in verifying or dispensing prescriptions,
the hours worked in the pharmacy must be documented. If a pharmacist-in-charge
is on a leave of more than 90 days, a new pharmacist-in-charge must be
designated.
d) The responsibilities
of the pharmacist-in-charge shall include:
1)
Supervision of all activities of all employees as they relate to the practice
of pharmacy;
2) Establishment and
supervision of the method and manner for storage and safekeeping of
pharmaceuticals, including maintenance of security provisions to be used when
the pharmacy is closed (see Section
1330.600); and
3) Establishment and supervision of the
recordkeeping system for the purchase, sale, delivery, possession, storage and
safekeeping of drugs.
e)
The operations of the pharmacy and the establishment and maintenance of
security provisions are the dual responsibility of the pharmacist-in-charge and
the owner of the pharmacy.
f)
Within 30 days after a change of a pharmacist-in-charge, the Division shall be
notified in writing by the departing pharmacist-in-charge.
g) In addition to notifying the Division
within 30 days, the departing pharmacist-in-charge shall, on the effective date
of the change, inventory the following controlled substances:
1) All Schedule II drugs, as defined in the
Illinois Controlled Substances Act, by actual physical count; and
2) All other scheduled drugs, as defined in
the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, by estimated count.
h) The inventory described in
subsection (g) shall constitute, for the purpose of this Section, the closing
inventory of the departing pharmacist-in-charge and the initial inventory of
the incoming pharmacist-in-charge. This inventory record shall be preserved in
the pharmacy for a period of 5 years. An affidavit attesting to the completion
of the inventory and preservation of the inventory record, bearing the date of
the inventory and the name and signatures of the departing and the incoming
pharmacist-in-charge, shall be submitted to the Division at its principal
office within 30 days after the change in the pharmacist-in-charge.
i) In the event the departing
pharmacist-in-charge refuses to complete the inventory as provided for in
subsection (g), or that pharmacist-in-charge is incapacitated or deceased, the
initial inventory for the incoming pharmacist-in-charge shall be the inventory
as completed by the incoming pharmacist-in-charge. The incoming
pharmacist-in-charge will not be responsible for any discrepancy that may exist
in the inventory prior to his or her initial inventory.
j) When the accuracy, relevance or
completeness of any submitted documentation is questioned by the Division,
because of a lack of information, discrepancies or conflicts in information
given, or a need for clarification, the registrant will be required to:
1) Provide information as may be necessary;
and/or
2) Appear for an interview
before the Board to explain the relevance or sufficiency, clarify information
given, or clear up any discrepancies or conflict of information.
k) Records shall be retained as
provided for in Section 18 of the Act. Invoices for all legend drugs shall be
maintained for a period of 5 years either on site or at a central location
where records are readily retrievable. Invoices shall be maintained on site for
at least one year from the date of the invoice.
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