18 Va. Admin. Code § 110-20-730 - Requirements for practitioner of medicine or osteopathy in free clinics
A. Any practitioner
of medicine or osteopathy who provides controlled substances that have been
donated pursuant to subdivision 11 of §
54.1-3301 of the Code
of Virginia shall apply for a controlled substances registration.
B. A practitioner in a free clinic may only
accept donated drugs pursuant to this registration if they are donated by an
entity or practitioner who holds a current active license, permit, or
registration issued by the board authorizing the dispensing or distribution of
drugs.
C. A practitioner shall
store such donated drugs for dispensing in compliance with the storage and
security requirements set forth in 18VAC110-20-710, and a drug that has
exceeded its expiration date shall not be dispensed. A practitioner shall be
responsible for maintaining and complying with a written procedure for
reviewing inventory for the purpose of removing expired drugs.
D. A practitioner shall package any dispensed
drugs in accordance with the provisions of §§
54.1-3426
and
54.1-3427
of the Code of Virginia and 18VAC110-20-340 and 18VAC110-20-350.
E. A practitioner shall label any dispensed
drugs in accordance with the provisions of §§
54.1-3410
and
54.1-3463
of the Code of Virginia and 18VAC110-20-330 to include the free clinic name and
address; name of the prescriber; patient name; date of dispensing; drug name to
include the generic name if the drug has a single active ingredient; drug
strength, if applicable; quantity; and directions for use.
F. A practitioner shall comply with all
recordkeeping requirements of §
54.1-3404
of the Code of Virginia and shall also maintain a chronological record of all
Schedule II through VI drugs dispensed showing patient name and address; date
of dispensing; drug name, strength, and quantity dispensed; and name or
initials of the dispensing practitioner.
G. A practitioner under this section may
enter into a contract or written agreement with a pharmacy whereby the pharmacy
maintains all or part of the donated stock, dispenses the prescription pursuant
to a written prescription by a prescriber at the free clinic, and delivers the
dispensed prescription to the free clinic for pick up by the patient in
accordance with subsection C of
18VAC110-20-275.
Notes
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3307 of the Code of Virginia.
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A. Any practitioner of medicine or osteopathy who provides controlled substances that have been donated pursuant to subdivision 11 of § 54.1-3301 of the Code of Virginia shall apply for a controlled substances registration.
B. A practitioner in a free clinic may only accept donated drugs pursuant to this registration if they are donated by an entity or practitioner who holds a current active license, permit, or registration issued by the board authorizing the dispensing or distribution of drugs.
C. A practitioner shall store such donated drugs for dispensing in compliance with the storage and security requirements set forth in 18VAC110-20-710, and a drug that has exceeded its expiration date shall not be dispensed. A practitioner shall be responsible for maintaining and complying with a written procedure for reviewing inventory for the purpose of removing expired drugs.
D. A practitioner shall package any dispensed drugs in accordance with the provisions of §§ 54.1-3426 and 54.1-3427 of the Code of Virginia and 18VAC110-20-340 and 18VAC110-20-350.
E. A practitioner shall label any dispensed drugs in accordance with the provisions of §§ 54.1-3410 and 54.1-3463 of the Code of Virginia and 18VAC110-20-330 to include the free clinic name and address; name of the prescriber; patient name; date of dispensing; drug name to include the generic name if the drug has a single active ingredient; drug strength, if applicable; quantity; and directions for use.
F. A practitioner shall comply with all recordkeeping requirements of § 54.1-3404 of the Code of Virginia and shall also maintain a chronological record of all Schedule II through VI drugs dispensed showing patient name and address; date of dispensing; drug name, strength, and quantity dispensed; and name or initials of the dispensing practitioner.
G. A practitioner under this section may enter into a contract or written agreement with a pharmacy whereby the pharmacy maintains all or part of the donated stock, dispenses the prescription pursuant to a written prescription by a prescriber at the free clinic, and delivers the dispensed prescription to the free clinic for pick up by the patient in accordance with subsection C of 18VAC110-20-275.
Notes
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3307 of the Code of Virginia.