The pharmacy shall be located in an area or areas that
facilitate the provision of services to patients and shall be integrated with
the facility's communication and transportation systems. The following
conditions must be met to ensure appropriate control over drugs and chemicals
in and under the control of the pharmacy:
(1)
Pharmacy department
security. Policies and procedures shall identify measures to ensure
the security of the pharmacy department, including provisions for effective
control against theft of, diversion of, or unauthorized access to drugs or
devices, controlled substances, records for such drugs, and patient records,
including when the pharmacist is absent from the pharmacy department or absent
from the facility pursuant to rule
657-7.6 (155A).
(2)
Security outside the pharmacy
department. Policies and procedures shall identify measures to ensure
security in areas outside the pharmacy department where drugs, including
controlled substances, devices, drug records, and patient records are
maintained or stored, including provisions for effective control against theft
of, diversion of, or unauthorized access to such drugs and records.
(3)
Authorized collection
program. Receptacles that are located in the hospital for the
authorized collection of controlled substances shall be secured pursuant to
657-Chapter 10 and federal regulations for disposal of controlled
substances.
(4)
System
security. Electronic systems shall be secured to prevent unauthorized
access. System login or access credentials issued to an authorized system user
shall not be shared with or disclosed to any other individual.
Notes
Iowa Admin. Code
r. 657-7.5
ARC 8673B, IAB
4/7/10, effective 6/1/10; ARC
9408B, IAB 3/9/11, effective 4/13/11; ARC 1308C, IAB 2/5/14, effective
3/12/14; ARC 2408C, IAB 2/17/16,
effective 3/23/16; ARC 4267C,
IAB 1/30/19, effective 3/6/19
Amended by
IAB
January 30, 2019/Volume XLI, Number 16, effective
3/6/2019
Rescinded by
IAB
June 11, 2025/Volume XLVII, Number 25, effective
7/16/2025
