Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 480-8-.03

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through October 29, 2024

Rule 480-8-.03 - Personnel

The personnel shall be as follows:

(a) Director. Each prison clinic pharmacy shall be directed by a pharmacist hereinafter referred to as the Director of Pharmacy, who is licensed to engage in the practice of pharmacy in this State, and who is knowledgeable in and thoroughly familiar with the specialized functions of prison clinic pharmacies. The Director of Pharmacy shall be responsible for all activities of the prison clinic pharmacy, and for meeting the requirements of the Georgia Pharmacy Laws and Rules and Regulations of the Board of Pharmacy. The Director of Pharmacy shall work on a full-time or part-time basis, consistent with the needs of the institution.

(b) Supportive personnel. The Director of Pharmacy of a prison clinic pharmacy shall be assisted by a sufficient number of additional pharmacists and ancillary personnel in ratios consistent with state pharmacy laws and regulations, as may be required to operate such pharmacy competently, safely, and to meet the needs of the patients of the prison clinic facility.

1. The Director of Pharmacy shall insure that trained ancillary personnel shall be employed. The Director of Pharmacy shall develop and implement written policies and procedures to specify the duties to be performed by such ancillary personnel. These policies and procedures shall, at a minimum, specify that ancillary personnel are personally and directly supervised by a licensed pharmacist and are not assigned duties which may be performed only by licensed pharmacists.

2. Secretarial and clerical assistance and support shall be provided as required to assist with the record keeping, report submission, and other administrative duties, provided such personnel do not perform any dispensing duties.

3. Supervision. All of the activities and operations of each prison clinic pharmacy shall be personally and directly supervised by its Director of Pharmacy. All functions and activities of ancillary personnel shall be personally and directly supervised by an adequate number of licensed pharmacists to insure that all such functions and activities are performed competently, safely and without risk of harm to patients. Personal supervision can only be accomplished by the physical presence of a licensed pharmacist in the prison clinic pharmacy.

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 480-8-.03

O.C.G.A. § 26-4-37, 26-4-27, 26-4-28, 26-4-110.

Original Rule entitled "Personnel" adopted. F. Dec. 27, 1985; eff. Jan. 16, 1986.

Repealed: New Rule, same title adopted. F. Sept. 28, 2001; eff. Oct. 18, 2001.