18 Va. Admin. Code § 110-20-530
Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 22, June 17, 2024
Section 18VAC110-20-530 - Pharmacy's responsibilities to long-term care facilitiesA. The pharmacy serving a long-term care facility shall:1. Receive a valid order prior to the dispensing of any drug.2. Ensure that personnel administering the drugs are trained in using the dispensing system provided by the pharmacy.3. Ensure that the drugs for each patient are kept and stored in the originally received containers and that the medication of one patient shall not be transferred to another patient.4. Ensure that each cabinet, cart, or other area utilized for the storage of drugs is locked and accessible only to authorized personnel.5. Ensure that the storage area for patients' drugs is well lighted, of sufficient size to permit storage without crowding, and is maintained at appropriate temperature.6. Ensure that poison and drugs for "external use only" are kept in a cabinet and separate from other medications.7. Provide for the disposition of discontinued drugs under the following conditions: a. Discontinued drugs may be returned to the pharmacy for resale or transferred to another pharmacy for redispensing to the indigent if authorized by § 54.1-3411.1 of the Code of Virginia and 18VAC110-20-400, or disposed of by appropriate means in compliance with 18VAC110-20-210 and with any applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.b. Drug destruction at the pharmacy shall be witnessed by the PIC and by another pharmacy employee. The pharmacy may transfer the drugs for destruction to an entity appropriately licensed to accept returns for destruction. Drug destruction at the facility shall be witnessed by the director of nursing or if there is no director, then by the facility administrator and by a pharmacist providing pharmacy services to the facility or by another employee authorized to administer medication.c. A complete and accurate record of the drugs returned or destroyed or both shall be made. The original of the record of destruction shall be signed and dated by the persons witnessing the destruction and maintained at the long-term care facility for a period of two years. A copy of the destruction record shall be maintained at the provider pharmacy for a period of two years.d. Long-term care facilities shall destroy discontinued or unused drugs or return them to the pharmacy within 30 days of the date the drug was discontinued.8. Ensure that appropriate drug reference materials are available in the facility units.9. Ensure that a monthly review of drug therapy by a pharmacist is conducted for each patient in long-term care facilities except those licensed under Title 63.2 of the Code of Virginia. Such review shall be used to determine any irregularities, which may include drug therapy, drug interactions, drug administration, or transcription errors. The pharmacist shall sign and date the notation of the review. All significant irregularities shall be brought to the attention of the attending practitioner or other party having authority to correct the potential problem.B. A pharmacist employed by or contracted with a pharmacy providing services to a long-term care facility may share a copy of a Schedule VI prescription or order with a pharmacist at another pharmacy for the purpose of dispensing an immediate supply of drugs, not to exceed a seven-day supply, without transferring the prescription pursuant to 18VAC110-20-360.18 Va. Admin. Code § 110-20-530
Derived from VR530-01-1 § 11.2, eff. October 25, 1989; amended, Virginia Register Volume 9, Issue 4, eff. December 16, 1992; Volume 10, Issue 1, eff. November 4, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 21, eff. August 9, 1995; Volume 12, Issue 21, eff. August 7, 1996; Volume 19, Issue 20, eff. July 16, 2003; Volume 20, Issue 23, eff. August 25, 2004; Volume 25, Issue 24, eff. September 2, 2009; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 06, eff. 12/11/2019.Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3307 of the Code of Virginia.