Section Ph 704.11 - Pharmacist-in-Charge/Corporate Entity Requirements/Duties(a) Pharmacists looking to serve as a Pharmacist-in-Charge (PIC) shall: (1) Have worked as a pharmacist for a minimum of 2 years post-graduation;(2) Complete and pass with a minimum of 80% an exam designed by the board to assess the knowledge of the candidate in regard to their responsibilities as PIC; and(3) Work a minimum of 20 hours per week at the location where he/she serves as PIC except when absent due to scheduled vacation or other authorized leave.(b) Pharmacist in charge duties shall include: (1) Responsibility for the control of all drugs issued or dispensed in the pharmacy where he/she practices;(2) Ensuring written policies and procedures for the procurement, storage, compounding and dispensing of drugs are in place;(3) Ensuring that all staff pharmacists are familiar with and in compliance with the established policies and procedures;(4) Establishing and supervising the recordkeeping system for the purchase, sale, possession, storage, and repackaging of drugs;(5) Maintaining the security of the prescription department and its contents;(6) Determining who will have keys and access to the pharmacy with the exception of security personnel;(7) Establishing quality assurance guidelines to ensure the medication dispensed is in conformance with the prescription received;(8) Prohibiting the presence of adulterated or misbranded drugs in the pharmacy;(9) Ensuring compliance with the provisions of RSA 318 and RSA 318-B and any other state or federal pharmacy-related laws or rules;(10) Supervising personnel in the prescription department; and(11) Ensuring all personnel involved in the preparation and dispensing of prescriptions are properly licensed or registered with the board.(c) Pharmacists may serve as a pharmacist-in-charge for a maximum of 2 pharmacies, providing that one of these pharmacies shall be in an institution requiring the services of a pharmacist only on a part-time basis.(d) The corporate entity or permit holder shall be responsible for the following: (1) Written policies and procedures for the procurement, storage, compounding and dispensing of drugs;(2) Ensuring that all staff pharmacists are familiar with and in compliance with the established policies and procedures;(3) Determining which security personnel will have keys and access to the pharmacy and inform the pharmacist in charge;(4) Establishing procedures and policies to ensure the security of the pharmacy department when a pharmacist is working alone and needs to leave the licensed area for counseling, immunizations, lunch or rest room breaks;(5) Providing online access to the New Hampshire law book, medical reference material and other state and local sites for reference by their pharmacists;(6) Assuming all the responsibilities of the pharmacist in charge in an interim period when the pharmacist in charge has been vacated unexpectedly; and(7) Supplying adequate staffing to assist the board of pharmacy during scheduled routine inspections to assist with the retrieval of records when hard copy records are not maintainedN.H. Admin. Code § Ph 704.11
#4600, eff 8-1-89; ss by #6094-B, INTERIM, eff 9-21-95, EXPIRED, 1-19-96
New. #6181-B, eff 2-5-96, EXPIRED: 2-5-04
New. #8316, eff 3-26-05; ss by #10457, eff 11-1-13
Amended by Volume XXXV, Number 32 Filed August 13, 2015, Proposed by #10903, Effective 8/5/2015, Expires8/5/2025.