W. Va. Code R. § 15-1-11

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 24, June 14, 2024

Section 15-1-11 - Equipment, Facilities and Record Systems

11.1. The Board shall not issue a registration to operate a pharmacy unless the necessary professional, physical, and technical equipment requirements have been fulfilled.

11.1.1. The pharmacy shall have a separate area available for patient counseling which will ensure the privacy and confidentiality of the discussions; and which has adequate space to use any equipment, visual aids, and publications, if necessary, to provide proper counseling. This subdivision does not apply to pharmacies which have been granted a registration prior to the effective date of this provision of May 1, 1999 or inpatient pharmacies.

11.1.2. All standards set by the United States Pharmacopeial Convention ("USP")are the minimum standards followed by all licensed pharmacists and pharmacies during the course of the professional practice of pharmacist care.

11.2. A pharmacy shall continually possess the following:

11.2.1. A sanitary method of measuring and dispensing between 5 and 250 milliliters of liquids;

11.2.2. Supplies necessary to ensure the physical, equipment, and environmental requirements established by USP;

11.2.3. For a pharmacy compounding ophthalmic preparations, IV additives, enteral nutritional products or other pharmaceuticals requiring more sophisticated techniques, the proper equipment and facilities to prepare sterile products and meet the requirements of good compounding practice;

11.2.4. Adequate facilities for the proper storage of pharmaceuticals. All areas where drugs and devices are stored shall be dry, well-lighted, well-ventilated, and maintained in a clean and orderly condition. Storage areas shall be maintained at temperatures which will ensure the integrity of the drugs prior to their dispensing as stipulated by the USP and/or the manufacturer's or distributor's labeling unless otherwise indicated by the Board;

11.2.5. Facilities for the safe storage of controlled substances if the dispersion method is not used;

11.2.6. An acceptable system of keeping records of prescriptions dispensed as required by the Uniform Controlled Substance Act and any Rules and Regulations pertaining to the Act;

11.2.7. A system of keeping patient profiles as required by Title 15, Series 4; and

11.2.8. The most currently available Pharmacy Law Book and book of Rules and Regulations published by the Board, provided that a readily retrievable electronic copy may suffice.

W. Va. Code R. § 15-1-11