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RI Gen L § 5-19.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-10 - Restricted pharmacies - License.

§ 5-19.1-10. Restricted pharmacies — License.(a) Upon application of the plan administrator or trustee of any trust, fund, pension plan, combination plan, or profit sharing plan, which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., the board of pharmacy may license a facility, subsequently called a "restricted pharmacy," for the purpose of dispensing pharmacy services to beneficiaries; provided, that no such license shall be granted unless the trust, fund, or plan demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board of pharmacy that it is associated with another such trust, fund, or plan already licensed in another state to own and operate a restricted pharmacy for the purpose of dispensing pharmacy services to its beneficiaries. Charges for those services shall be determined by the trustee or plan administrator. A restricted pharmacy may, after written notice to the board, limit its operation to a specific schedule of drugs.(b) The board of pharmacy may establish regulations that shall apply to a restricted pharmacy. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a restricted pharmacy from accepting or filling prescriptions by mail; provided, that the prescribing physician is verified, according to the procedures established by chapter 37 of this title as licensed to practice in this state or in any New England state.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-11 - Nonresident pharmacy - Fees - Display - Declaration of ownership and location.

§ 5-19.1-11. Nonresident pharmacy — Fees — Display — Declaration of ownership and location.(a) Any pharmacy located outside this state that ships, mails, or delivers, in any manner, legend drugs, controlled substances, or devices into this state is a nonresident pharmacy and shall be licensed by the department. The nonresident pharmacy shall maintain at all times a valid unexpired license, permit, or registration to operate the pharmacy in compliance with the laws of the state in which it is located. Any pharmacy subject to this section shall comply with the board of pharmacy regulations of this state when dispensing legend drugs or devices to residents of this state.(b) A pharmacy license will be issued to the owner who meets the requirements established pursuant to this chapter or regulations. The owner of each pharmacy shall pay an original license fee to be determined by the director, and annually thereafter, on or before a date to be determined by the director, for which he or she shall receive a license of location that shall entitle the owner to operate the pharmacy at the specified location, or any other temporary location as the director may approve, for the period ending on a date to be determined by the director. Each owner shall, at the time of filing, provide proof of payment of the fee and each owner shall file with the department, on a provided form, a declaration of ownership and location. The declaration of ownership and location so filed shall be deemed presumptive evidence of ownership of the pharmacy mentioned in the form. A license shall be issued to the owner and premise listed on the form and shall not be transferred. A license issued pursuant to this section shall be the property of the state and loaned to the licensee and it shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. If a change in owner or premise listed in the form occurs, the license shall become null and void.(c) It shall be the duty of the owner to immediately notify the department of any proposed change of location or ownership.(d) In the event the license fee remains unpaid on the date due, no renewal or new license shall be issued except upon payment of the license renewal fee.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 364, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 371, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 8.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-11.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-11.1 - Rules.

§ 5-19.1-11.1. Rules.On or before January 15, 2005, the department of health shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 35 of title 42, establishing standards and procedures to protect the health and safety of the public and governing the operation and licensing of Canadian pharmacies necessitated by the enactment of subsections (c), (d) and (e) of § 5-19.1-11.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 364, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-12 - Manufacturer's license - Fees - Display - Declaration of ownership and location.

§ 5-19.1-12. Manufacturer's license — Fees — Display — Declaration of ownership and location.The owner of each and every place of business that manufactures legend drugs within this state, and any person who manufactures legend drugs outside this state for distribution within this state, shall be licensed by the department. The owner shall pay a license fee to be determined by the director, and thereafter, on or before a date to be determined by the director, a fee to be determined by the director, for which the owner shall receive a license of location from the director. The license shall entitle the owner to manufacture drugs at the specified location for the period ending on a date to be determined by the board, and each such owner shall at the time of payment of such fee file with the department, on a provided form, a declaration of ownership and location. The declaration of ownership and location so filed as aforesaid shall be deemed presumptive evidence of the ownership of such place of business mentioned in the form. A license issued pursuant to this section shall be the property of the state and loaned to the licensee, and it shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. It shall be the duty of the owner to immediately notify the department of any proposed change of location or ownership. In the event such license fee remains unpaid on the date due, no renewal or new license shall be issued except upon payment of the license renewal fee. A license shall be issued to the owner and premise listed on the form and shall not be transferred. If a change in owner or premise listed on said form occurs, the license becomes null and void.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-13 - Wholesaler's license - Fees - Display - Declaration of ownership and location.

§ 5-19.1-13. Wholesaler's license — Fees — Display — Declaration of ownership and location.The owner of each place of business, located within or outside this state, that distributes legend drugs and nonprescription drugs at wholesale in this state, shall pay a license fee to be determined by the director, and thereafter, on or before a date to be determined by the director, a fee to be determined by the director, for which the owner shall receive a license of location from the department, which shall entitle such owner to either sell legend drugs and nonprescription drugs at wholesale at the specified location for the period ending on a date to be determined by the board, and each such owner shall at the time of payment of such fee file with the department, on a provided form, a declaration of ownership and location, which declaration of ownership and location so filed as aforesaid shall be deemed presumptive evidence of the ownership of such place of business mentioned in the form. It shall be the duty of the owner to immediately notify the department of any change of location and ownership and to keep the license of location or the renewal thereof properly exhibited in such place of business. In the event such license fee remains unpaid on the date due, no renewal or new license shall be issued except upon payment of the license renewal fee. A license shall be issued to the owner and premise listed on the form and shall not be transferred. If a change in owner or premise listed on the form occurs, the license becomes null and void.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-14 - Licensing of pharmacists - Prerequisites - Examinations - Reciprocity - Fees - Renewal.

§ 5-19.1-14. Licensing of pharmacists — Prerequisites — Examinations — Reciprocity — Fees — Renewal.(a) The director shall license as a pharmacist any individual who shall:(1) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;(2) Have satisfied the board that he or she is of good moral and professional character;(3) Hold a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy or a doctor of pharmacy degree granted by a school or college of pharmacy program that is accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education; or is a graduate of a foreign college who wishes to be examined for licensure as a pharmacist in this state and who shall provide evidence of successful completion of the FPGEC Certification Program as established in regulation;(4) Have completed or have otherwise met the internship requirements as set forth in rules;(5) Have satisfactorily passed examinations approved by the board and the director; and(6) Have met any additional requirements that may be established in regulations.(b) The department shall, without examination other than those required in regulation relating to the practice of pharmacy, license as a pharmacist any individual who has been duly licensed by examination as a pharmacist under the laws of another state, territory, or possession of the United States, if, in the opinion of the board of pharmacy, the applicant meets the qualifications required of professional pharmacists in this state.(c) Every application under this section shall be accompanied by a fee as determined by the department in regulation.(d) The department shall provide for, regulate, and require all persons licensed as pharmacists to periodically renew their license, and shall prescribe the form of the license and information required to be submitted by all applicants.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 8.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-15 - Pharmacy interns - License - Fees - Renewals.

§ 5-19.1-15. Pharmacy interns — License — Fees — Renewals.(a) Any person who is a graduate of an accredited program of pharmacy, or who is a student enrolled in at least the third year of a professional program of an accredited program of pharmacy, or any graduate of a foreign college of pharmacy who has obtained FPGEC certification may file an application for licensure as a pharmacy intern with the department. He or she shall be required to furnish any information that the board may, by regulation, prescribe and, simultaneously with the filling of the application, shall pay to the department a fee to be determined by the department. All licenses issued to pharmacy interns shall be valid for a period to be determined by the department, but in no instance shall the license be valid if the individual is no longer making timely progress toward graduation. No pharmacy student may serve an internship with a preceptor without holding a valid pharmacy intern license from the board of pharmacy.(b) To ensure adequate practical instruction, pharmacy internship experience as required under this chapter shall be obtained after licensure as a pharmacy intern by practice in any licensed pharmacy or other program meeting the requirements promulgated by regulation of the board, and shall include any instruction in the practice of pharmacy that the board by regulation shall prescribe.(c) Licensed pharmacy interns shall practice only under the immediate supervision of a licensed pharmacist.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 8.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-16 - Pharmacy technicians - License - Fees - Renewals.

§ 5-19.1-16. Pharmacy technicians — License — Fees — Renewals.A pharmacy technician license shall be issued to any individual who meets the requirements established under this chapter or by regulations. The pharmacy technician shall file an application for licensure with the department and shall be required to furnish any information that the board may, by regulation, prescribe and, simultaneously with the filing of the application, shall pay a fee to the department to be determined by the department. All licenses issued to pharmacy technicians shall be valid for a period to be determined by the department. No individual may serve as a pharmacy technician without holding a valid pharmacy technician license from the board of pharmacy.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-17 - Central database - Operation.

§ 5-19.1-17. Central database — Operation.(a) Pharmacies operated by a person pursuant to this chapter may refill prescriptions that have been previously dispensed by an affiliated pharmacy; provided, that prior to dispensing a refill, the pharmacy refilling the prescription verifies the appropriateness of the refill through a centralized database.(b) Clinic pharmacies operated by a health maintenance organization licensed under chapter 41 of title 27 and this chapter may refill prescriptions that have been previously dispensed by another health maintenance organization clinic pharmacy; provided, that prior to dispensing a refill, the pharmacy refilling the prescription verifies the appropriateness of the refill through a centralized database of that health maintenance organization.(c) Disclosure of prescription information to any other person(s) other than agents of properly licensed pharmacies pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) is prohibited. Disclosure of prescription information is permitted only to those directly involved in patient care consistent with chapter 37.3 of this title, health care communications and information.(d) The disclosure of prescription information to researchers may only be authorized in accordance with Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-18 - Necessity of prescription label.

§ 5-19.1-18. Necessity of prescription label.To every box, bottle, jar, tube, or other container of a prescription that is dispensed, a label shall be attached, the contents of which shall be defined by the board by regulation.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-19 - Pharmacists - Substitution of drugs.

§ 5-19.1-19. Pharmacists — Substitution of drugs.Pharmacists when dispensing a prescription shall, unless requested otherwise by the individual presenting the prescription in writing, substitute drugs containing all the same active chemical ingredients of the same strength, quantity, and dosage form as the drug requested by the prescriber from approved prescription drug products in accordance with the provisions of § 21-31-16, unless ordered by the prescribing physician to dispense as brand name necessary on the prescription form, or if the prescriber gives oral direction to that effect to the dispensing pharmacist. The requirements of this section shall not apply to an order to dispense a drug for immediate administration to a licensed hospital, nursing facility or hospice facility in-patient. The pharmacist will make a product selection from approved prescription drug products and shall pass the savings on to the ultimate consumer. When a drug product selection is made, the pharmacist shall indicate the product dispensed on the written prescription or on the oral prescription, which has been reduced to writing, or product information may be maintained on a computerized system if information is readily retrievable.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-19.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-19.1 - Pharmacists - Substitution of biological products.

§ 5-19.1-19.1. Pharmacists — Substitution of biological products.(a) Pharmacists when dispensing a prescription for any biological product shall, unless requested otherwise by the individual presenting the prescription in writing, substitute the product with an interchangeable biological product in accordance with the provisions of § 21-31-16.1(g). No substitution under this section shall be allowed if the prescribing physician orders the pharmacist to dispense as brand-name necessary on the prescription form, or if the prescriber gives oral direction to that effect to the dispensing pharmacist. The requirements of this section shall not apply to an order to dispense a biological product for immediate administration to a licensed hospital, nursing facility, or hospice facility in-patient. The pharmacist will make a biological product selection from approved interchangeable prescription biological products in accordance with § 21-31-16.1(g). When a biological product selection is made, the pharmacist shall inform the patient of the selection made and shall indicate the product dispensed on the written prescription or on the oral prescription, which has been reduced to writing, or product information may be maintained on a computerized system if information is readily retrievable.(b) Within five (5) business days following the dispensing of a biological product, the dispensing pharmacist, or the pharmacist's designee, shall communicate to the prescriber the specific product provided to the patient, including the name of the product and the manufacturer.(c) The communication shall be conveyed by making an entry electronically accessible to the prescriber through:(1) An interoperable, electronic medical-records system;(2) An electronic prescribing technology;(3) A pharmacy benefit management system; or(4) A pharmacy record.(d) Entry into an electronic records system as described in this section is presumed to provide notice to the prescriber. Otherwise, the pharmacist shall communicate the biological product dispensed to the prescriber using facsimile, telephone, electronic transmission, or other prevailing means; provided that the communication shall not be required where:(1) There is no interchangeable biological product for the product prescribed approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; or(2) A refill prescription is not changed from the product dispensed on the prior filling of the prescription.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 178, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 193, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 8.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-20 - License - Renewal - Fee display.

§ 5-19.1-20. License — Renewal — Fee display.Every licensed pharmacist who desires to practice pharmacy shall secure from the department a license, the fee for which shall be determined by the director. The renewal fee shall also be determined in regulation by the director. The date of renewal may be established by the director by regulation, and the department may by regulation extend the duration of a licensing period. The current license shall be conspicuously displayed to the public in the pharmacy to which it applies.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-22 - Authorized practices.

§ 5-19.1-22. Authorized practices.Nothing contained in this chapter shall apply to any practitioner with authority to prescribe who does not keep open shop for the retailing, dispensing of medicines and poisons, nor prevent him or her from administering or supplying to his or her patients such articles as he or she may deem fit and proper. Nothing in this chapter shall apply to, nor in any manner interfere with, the business of a general merchant in selling and distributing non-narcotic, nonprescription medicines or drugs that are prepackaged, fully prepared by the manufacturer for use by the consumer, and labeled in accordance with the requirements of the state and federal food and drug acts.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-23 - Unlawful practices.

§ 5-19.1-23. Unlawful practices.Any person who shall take or use or exhibit in or upon any place of business, or advertise in a newspaper, telephone directory, or other directory, or by electronic media, or in any other manner, the title of pharmacist, pharmacy intern, druggist, pharmacy, drug store, medicine store, drug department, drugs, drug sundries, or any title or name of like description or import without continuously and regularly employing in his or her shop, store, or place of business, during business hours of the pharmacy, a pharmacist duly licensed under this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and each and every day that the prohibited practice continues shall be deemed a separate offense.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 8.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-24 - Emergency prescription refill.

§ 5-19.1-24. Emergency prescription refill.In the event a pharmacist receives a request for a prescription refill, and the pharmacist is unable to readily obtain refill authorization from the prescriber, the pharmacist may dispense a one-time emergency refill of up to a seventy-two-hour (72) supply of the prescribed medication, provided that:(1) The prescription is not for a drug in Schedule II appearing in chapter 28 of title 21;(2) The medication is essential to the maintenance of life or to the continuation of therapy of a chronic condition;(3) In the pharmacist's professional judgment, the interruption of therapy might reasonably produce undesirable health consequences or may cause physical or mental discomfort; and(4) The dispensing pharmacist notifies the prescriber of the emergency dispensing within a reasonable time after the dispensing.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 8.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-25 - Immunity.

§ 5-19.1-25. Immunity.The director of health, board members, and their agents and employees shall be immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based on any disciplinary proceeding or other official act performed in good faith in the course of their duties under this chapter. There shall be no civil liability on the part of, or cause of action of any nature against, the board, the director, their agents, or their employees or against any organization or its members, peer-review board or its members, or other witnesses and parties to board proceedings for any statements made in good faith by them in any reports, communications, or testimony concerning an investigation by the board of the conduct or competence of any licensee under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.