Utah Admin. Code R156-17b-302 - Pharmacy Licensure Classifications - Pharmacist-in-Charge, Remote Dispensing Pharmacist-in-Charge, or Dispensing-Medical-Practitioner-in-Charge Requirements
Under Section 58-17b-302, the classification of pharmacies is clarified as follows:
(1) A Class A pharmacy includes retail
operations located in Utah. A Class A pharmacy requires a PIC or RDPIC.
Examples of Class A pharmacies include:
(a)
retail pharmacies;
(b) mail service
retail pharmacies; and
(c) remote
dispensing pharmacies.
(2) A Class B pharmacy includes an
institutional pharmacy that provides services to a target population unique to
the needs of the healthcare services required by the patient. A Class B
pharmacy require a PIC, RDPIC, or DMPIC, except for pharmaceutical
administration facilities and narcotic treatment program pharmacies. Examples
of Class B pharmacies include:
(a) closed
door pharmacies;
(b) hospital
clinic pharmacies;
(c) narcotic
treatment program pharmacies;
(d)
nuclear pharmacies;
(e) branch
pharmacies;
(f) hospice facility
pharmacies;
(g) pharmaceutical
administration facility pharmacies;
(h) sterile product preparation facility
pharmacies;
(i) dispensing medical
practitioner clinic pharmacies; and
(j) remote dispensing pharmacies.
(3) A Class C pharmacy includes a
pharmacy that is involved in:
(a)
manufacturing;
(b)
producing;
(c)
wholesaling;
(d) distributing;
or
(e) reverse
distributing.
(4) A Class
D pharmacy requires a PIC licensed in the state where the pharmacy is located
and includes an out-of-state mail service pharmacy. A Class D pharmacy with
multiple locations shall have licenses for each facility and each component
part of a facility.
(5) A Class E
pharmacy does not require a PIC and includes:
(a) analytical laboratory
pharmacies;
(b) animal control
pharmacies;
(c) durable medical
equipment provider pharmacies;
(d)
human clinical investigational drug research facility pharmacies;
(e) medical gas provider
pharmacies;
(f) animal narcotic
detection training facility pharmacies;
(g) third party logistics
providers;
(h) non-drug or device
handling central prescription processing pharmacies; and
(i) veterinarian pharmaceutical facility
pharmacies.
(6) The
Division shall convert all pharmacy licenses to the appropriate classification
as identified in Section 58-17b-302.
(7) Each Class A and each Class B pharmacy
required to have a PIC or DMPIC shall have one PIC or DMPIC who is employed on
a full-time basis as defined by the employer, who acts as a PIC or DMPIC for
one pharmacy. However, the PIC or DMPIC:
(a)
may be the PIC or DMPIC of more than one Class A or Class B pharmacy, if the
additional Class A or Class B pharmacies are not open to provide pharmacy
services simultaneously; and
(b)
may serve as an RDPIC.
(8) A PIC, RDPIC, or DMPIC shall comply with
Section R156-17b-603.
Notes
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