Kan. Admin. Regs. § 68-7-20a - Delivery of prescriptions dispensed to an alternate site for administration
(a) Definitions.
Each of the following terms shall have the meaning specified in this
regulation:
(1) "Administering facility"
means a registered administering facility or a non-registered administering
facility.
(2) "Non-registered
administering facility" means a facility that is not registered with the board
and is authorized to administer prescription-only drugs under the direction of
a practitioner or mid-level practitioner.
(3) "Registered administering facility" means
a facility registered with the board that is authorized to administer
prescription-only drugs pursuant to state or federal
authority.
(b) Any
pharmacist may fill a prescription at an originating pharmacy and cause the
prescription to be delivered to an administering facility for preparation and
administration to the patient.
(c)
Each owner and pharmacist-in-charge of an originating pharmacy participating in
drug delivery for administration under subsection (b) shall maintain and comply
with a policies and procedures manual that includes the following:
(1) Maintaining and retrieving dispensing
records that include the following:
(A) The
manner in which the pharmacy will access prescription information necessary to
complete assigned responsibilities;
(B) a method of record keeping that
identifies the pharmacist responsible for dispensing the prescription and
counseling the patient; and
(C) a
method of record keeping that documents all required elements of medication
preparation specified in article 73 of the board's
regulations;
(2) the
mechanism for the administering facility to track the prescription during each
stage of the delivery process;
(3)
controls to protect the privacy and security of confidential records;
(4) ensuring accuracy, security, integrity,
and accountability in the delivery process from the time the prescription
leaves the originating pharmacy until the prescription is received by staff at
the administering facility;
(5)
recordkeeping requirements for handling any unopened prescription medication
not administered to the patient; and
(6) informing and obtaining consent from the
patient for using this dispensing and delivery process.
(d) Each owner and pharmacist-in-charge of an
originating pharmacy participating in drug delivery for administration under
subsection (b) shall ensure that the following requirements are met:
(1) Each prescription waiting to be picked up
or in the process of being delivered to the administering facility shall be
stored according to the manufacturer's requirements and relevant laws and
regulations.
(2) The pharmacist
responsible for filling the prescription shall meet the following requirements:
(A) Notify the administering facility of the
anticipated arrival date of the shipment to the administering facility, the
exact address where the prescription will be shipped, the name of the patient
to whom the drug is being dispensed, and any special storage requirements for
the prescription;
(B) provide
counseling to the patient or ensure that a process is in place for the patient
to receive counseling from a practitioner or pharmacist;
(C) provide a procedure for returning to the
originating pharmacy any unopened prescription medication not administered to
the patient; and
(D) coordinate the
preparation and delivery of the materials needed by the administering facility
to administer the dispensed prescription.
(3) Each prescription shall be scheduled for
delivery during the administering facility's normal business day unless
otherwise agreed upon by the administering facility.
(e) Prescriptions for controlled substances
shall not be delivered under this regulation unless the delivery is in
compliance with state and federal law.
(f) Each owner and pharmacist-in-charge of a
registered administering facility participating in drug delivery for
administration under subsection (b) shall ensure each prescription waiting to
be administered to the patient shall be stored according to the manufacturer's
requirements and relevant laws and regulations in a room, cabinet, cart, or
other device that is locked when not in use, cannot be easily moved, and is
restricted to the practitioner, pharmacist, or their designee.
(g) A pharmacist shall only allow a
prescription to be returned to stock at either the originating pharmacy or the
registered administering facility by agreement with the originating pharmacy if
it meets the following requirements:
(1) The
prescription was delivered to a registered administering facility pursuant to
subsection (b); and
(2) the
prescription is unopened, unadulterated, and was continuously maintained in
accordance with the manufacturer's requirements and relevant laws and
regulations.
(h) All
records required under this regulation shall be readily retrievable and
maintained for five years at the pharmacy.
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