Ohio Admin. Code 4729:5-9-03.6 - Point of care locations in an institutional facility
(A) "Point of care
location" has the same meaning as in rule
4729:5-9-01 of the
Administrative Code.
(B) Dangerous
drugs maintained at a point of care location shall be in a securely locked,
substantially constructed cabinet, including an automated drug storage system,
or safe to deter and detect unauthorized access.
(C) The responsible person for the point of
care location shall be an employee of the institutional pharmacy that owns the
drug stock and shall be responsible for all the following:
(1) Designating those who may obtain access
to the drug stock;
(2) Determining,
in conjunction with the appropriate interdisciplinary committees, the drugs
that are to be included at the point of care location;
(3) Providing controls to prevent the
diversion of the drug stock;
(4)
Instituting record keeping procedures to account for drugs removed from the
point of care location and for capturing the positive identification of the
person who obtained the drugs from the point of care location; and
(5) Providing procedures for the inspection
of the point of care location to ensure proper utilization and replacement of
the drug stock.
(D) If
dangerous drugs that are controlled substances are stored at the point of care
location, the owner of the drug stock shall either:
(1) Obtain a drug enforcement administration
(DEA) registration for the point of care location; or
(2) Utilize the DEA registration of the
institutional facility where the point of care location is located. The
institutional facility where the point of care location is located shall be
responsible for compliance with all federal and state laws, rules, and
regulations relating to the possession and use of controlled
substances.
(E) This
rule does not apply to pharmacy-supplied contingency drugs in an institutional
facility licensed as a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs.
(F) An institutional point of care location
that contains controlled substances shall
comply with the requirements of rules
4729:5-9-03.2 and 4729:5-9-
03.3 of the Administrative Code.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3719.28, 4729.26
Rule Amplifies: 3719.09, 4729.28, 4729.51
Prior Effective Dates: 11/01/2017, 02/01/2022
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