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AL Code § 34-23-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-23-13 - Penalty for Practicing Pharmacy Without a License; Compounding or Dispensing Prescriptions by Unauthorized Persons; Violations of Chapter or Rules and Regulations of Board.

Section 34-23-13Penalty for practicing pharmacy without a license; compounding or dispensing prescriptions by unauthorized persons; violations of chapter or rules and regulations of board. Any person who shall practice pharmacy in this state without having first obtained from the board a license, or who permits prescriptions to be compounded and/or dispensed by unauthorized persons; or who violates any of the provisions of this chapter; or who willfully violates any published rule or regulation of the board; or who does any act described in this chapter as unlawful, the penalty for which is not herein specifically provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by fine of not more than $1,000 for each offense, to be fixed by the court trying the case, and in addition thereto may be, in the discretion of the court trying the case, sentenced to hard labor for the county for a period not to exceed 12 months. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 205, p. 231, §10.)
AL Code § 34-23-71 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 3 - Pharmacies.|Section 34-23-71 - Requirements for Prescription Rooms.

Section 34-23-71Requirements for prescription rooms. Any new pharmacy or any existing pharmacy which is to be remodeled or which is to be moved to a new location other than a hospital pharmacy must comply with the following requirements for the prescription room area: That portion or part of the entire licensed pharmacy which is to be occupied by the prescription compounding or dispensing department, including that portion or part thereof utilized for the sale of restricted drugs, shall be not less than 240 square feet. The surface of the prescription compounding counter shall be not less than 24 inches in width and not less than 16 square feet of unobstructed working space for one pharmacist and not less than 24 square feet of total working space where two or more pharmacists are to be on duty at any one time. The aisle space or floor area to be occupied by a dispensing pharmacist shall extend the full length of the prescription compounding counter, and it shall be clear and unobstructed for a minimum distance of 36 inches from the working side of the prescription compounding counter. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 205, p. 231, §16.)
AL Code § 34-23-72 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 3 - Pharmacies.|Section 34-23-72 - Internship Training Sites.

Section 34-23-72Internship training sites. Every site approved by the State Board of Pharmacy for intern training shall be managed so that the intern is provided with ample opportunity to meet the training requirements established by the board. The site must have in its employ, or have an arrangement with, a pharmacist who is registered as a preceptor. A site which meets these qualifications may be approved for internship training by the board. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 205, p. 231, §25; Act 98-643, p. 1414, §1.)
AL Code § 34-23-73 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 3 - Pharmacies.|Section 34-23-73 - Preceptor Qualifications.

Section 34-23-73Preceptor qualifications. Every pharmacist serving as a preceptor shall have expressed a willingness to serve as a preceptor. Pharmacist preceptors shall be approved by the board and shall be willing to cooperate with the board in developing the necessary training requirements and shall provide appropriate documentation to the board. Each preceptor shall certify as to the commencement and completion of the training period and may make recommendations to the board concerning the competency of his or her trainee. The preceptor shall report to the board from time to time as requested on the progress of any intern or extern under his or her supervision. It shall be his or her responsibility in a supervisory capacity to see that each intern or extern receives proper training under the objectives of the board for this practical training program. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 205, p. 231, §26; Act 98-643, p. 1414, §1.)
AL Code § 34-23-74 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 3 - Pharmacies.|Section 34-23-74 - Hospitals and Related Institutions; Automated Dispensing Systems.

Section 34-23-74Hospitals and related institutions; automated dispensing systems. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), every pharmacy located in a hospital, skilled nursing home, or other related institution in this state shall be under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. In general hospitals, skilled nursing homes, and extended care facilities not operating a pharmacy, the drug or medicine room shall be under the direct supervision and direction of a consulting pharmacist or a member of the medical staff who shall be a licensed practitioner of medicine. In nursing homes which are not classified by the State Board of Health as skilled nursing homes, maternity homes, homes for the aged, domiciliary institutions, and all related institutions except those operated by and in conjunction with a licensed hospital, medicines or drugs bearing the wording on the label "caution, federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription" or similar wording that causes the medicines or drugs to be known as prescription legend drugs shall be furnished by a licensed pharmacy on the prescription of a licensed practitioner of medicine for individual patients, and there shall be no prescription legend drugs on the premises of these institutions other than those so prescribed except an emergency kit as authorized by the State Board of Health. In hospitals and skilled nursing homes using vending machines or mechanical devices for the storage and dispensing of drugs, the machines or devices shall be stocked only under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, and the drugs may be dispensed from the machine or device only by an individual acting in accordance with established institutional hospital pharmacy policy. The State Board of Pharmacy may at any time adopt such additional rules and regulations consistent with this chapter as may be deemed necessary after advising with the Alabama Society of Hospital Pharmacists in regard to the storage and handling of drugs and medicines and the disposition of unused portion of drugs and medicines in hospitals and other related institutions under this section. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the use and operation of automated dispensing systems in skilled nursing facilities by a pharmacy holding a permit issued for that purpose is authorized pursuant to rules adopted by the board. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 205, p. 231, §28; Acts 1995, No. 95-398, p. 819, §1; Act 2013-106, p. 222, §1.)
AL Code § 34-23-75 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 3 - Pharmacies.|Section 34-23-75 - Emergency Prescription Refill.

Section 34-23-75Emergency 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 72-hour supply of the prescribed medication, providing that: (1) The prescription is not a medicinal agent listed in Schedule II appearing in Title 20, Chapter 2. (2) The medication is essential to the maintenance of life or the continuation of therapy in a chronic condition. Only those drugs designated by a joint rule adopted by the Board of Pharmacy and Board of Medical Examiners shall be refilled, according to the procedure established in this section. (3) The dispensing pharmacist creates a written order containing all of the prescription information required by this chapter and Title 20, Chapter 2. (4) The dispensing pharmacist notifies the prescriber of the emergency dispensing within 72 hours after such dispensing. (Acts 1991, No. 91-554, p. 1023, §1.)
AL Code § 34-23-76 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 3 - Pharmacies.|Section 34-23-76 - Repackaging, Relabeling, and Storing of Non-Controlled Legend Drugs for Certain Residential Care Facility Patients.

Section 34-23-76Repackaging, relabeling, and storing of non-controlled legend drugs for certain residential care facility patients. (a) The Board of Pharmacy may establish by rule protocols allowing a pharmacy in possession of a current retail pharmacy permit to repackage, relabel, and store any non-controlled legend drug for a patient residing in a residential care facility which does not have a pharmacy located on the premises. (b) For purposes of this section, a residential care facility means any of the following: (1) A convalescent home. (2) A nursing home. (3) An extended care facility. (4) A mental health or psychiatric facility. (5) A rehabilitation facility. (6) A developmental disability center. (7) An assisted living facility. (8) A speciality care assisted living facility. (Act 2011-520, p. 836, §1.)
AL Code § 34-23-77 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 3 - Pharmacies.|Section 34-23-77 - Collaborative Practice Agreement.

Section 34-23-77Collaborative practice agreement. (a) A pharmacist licensed by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy and a physician licensed by the Medical Licensure Commission may enter into a collaborative practice agreement. (b) A copy of the collaborative practice agreement and any amendment thereto shall be submitted to each respective board within 10 days after the agreement is signed by both parties. (c) A collaborative practice agreement and any amendment thereto shall not become effective until approved by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy and the State Board of Medical Examiners. (d) The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy and the State Board of Medical Examiners shall each adopt rules to implement this section. The initial rules shall be adopted not later than October 1, 2019. (e) A collaborative practice agreement between a licensed pharmacist and a licensed physician may not be approved unless both the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy and State Board of Medical Examiners have rules in effect implementing this section. (f) Fees for physicians participating in a collaborative practice with a licensed pharmacist shall be collected and retained by the State Board of Medical Examiners. Fees for pharmacists participating in a collaborative practice with a licensed physician shall be collected and retained by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy. The fee for a physician participating in a collaborative practice shall be set by the State Board of Medical Examiners in an amount not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300). The fee for a pharmacist participating in a collaborative practice shall be set by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy in an amount not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300). (g) Nothing in this section shall preclude a pharmacist licensed by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy employed by a licensed health care facility from executing approved medical protocols within the facility. (Act 2019-368, §1; Act 2021-177, §1(b)(2).)
AL Code § 34-23-91 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 4 - Board of Pharmacy.|Section 34-23-91 - Duties of Officers; Bonds of Secretary and Treasurer; Compensation and Expenses; Meetings; Quorum; Funds and Disbursements; Books and Records.

Section 34-23-91Duties of officers; bonds of secretary and treasurer; compensation and expenses; meetings; quorum; funds and disbursements; books and records. The president of the board shall preside at all of the board's meetings. The vice-president shall preside in the absence or inability of the president. The secretary of the board shall be the executive officer in charge of the board's office. The secretary shall make, keep, and be in charge of all records and record books required to be kept by the board, including a register containing all information which shall be required under this chapter. The secretary shall attend to the correspondence of the board and perform any other duties the board may require in keeping with the office of secretary. The secretary shall receive and record all fees collected under this chapter and, at regular intervals as ordered by the board, shall pay the fees to the treasurer of the board for its use. The secretary may have any forms printed and office supplies furnished as necessary to implement this chapter. The secretary and treasurer of the board shall each furnish bond in an amount to be fixed by the board and shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance and discharge of their respective official duties. The members of the board shall be paid the same per diem and travel allowance as is paid by law to state employees while engaged in the performance of the duties of the board, in addition to any daily compensation or allowance determined by the board. The board shall conduct meetings at least three times annually and more often when deemed necessary for the examination of applicants for licensure and for the transaction of business as may legally come before it. Public notice of all stated meetings shall be given at least 30 days in advance of the meetings. At all meetings of the board, a majority shall constitute a quorum. The members of the board shall determine the place of meetings of the board. The treasurer of the board shall have custody of all funds derived from the various provisions of this chapter. All disbursements shall be made by check as authorized by vouchers signed by the president and secretary of the board. The books and records of the board as made and kept by the secretary or under his or her supervision shall be prima facie evidence of the matter therein recorded in any court. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 205, p. 231, §4; Acts 1971, No. 1952, p. 3171, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89-235, p. 303, §3; Acts 1993, No. 93-671, p. 1209, §3.)
AL Code § 34-23-92.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 4 - Board of Pharmacy.|Section 34-23-92.1 - Legislative Findings; Rulemaking Authority; Construction of Section.

Section 34-23-92.1Legislative findings; rulemaking authority; construction of section.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The power to make rules regulating the practice of pharmacy includes the power to prohibit unlicensed persons from practicing pharmacy and the power to regulate how licensed persons practice pharmacy. (2) A primary goal of the provision of health care is to prioritize patient safety and wellness. (3) The board is in the best position to determine the practice of pharmacy that prioritizes patient safety and wellness. (4) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to immunize the Board of Pharmacy and its members from liability under state and federal anti-trust laws for the adoption of a rule that prioritizes patient safety and wellness but may be anti-competitive when the effect on public safety and wellness is clearly demonstrated and documented by the Board of Pharmacy. (b) Subject to subsection (c), rules adopted by the board may define and regulate the practice of pharmacy in a way that prioritizes patient safety and wellness, even if the rule is anti-competitive when the effect on public safety and wellness is clearly demonstrated and documented by the Board of Pharmacy. (c) A rule adopted by the board may supplement or clarify any statutory definition but may not conflict with any statute that defines the practice of pharmacy. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to constrict or expand the current rights and privileges of any individual governed by the Board of Pharmacy beyond that which existed prior to the ruling in the United States Supreme Court decision N.C. State Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC, 135 S. Ct. 1101(2015). (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to constrict or expand the current duties or responsibilities of the members of the Board of Pharmacy in any context outside of federal or state anti-trust immunity beyond that which existed prior to the ruling in the United States Supreme Court decision N.C. State Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC, 135 S. Ct. 1101(2015). (Act 2016-410, §1-3.)
AL Code § 34-23-93 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 4 - Board of Pharmacy.|Section 34-23-93 - Assisting Prosecuting Officers; Legal Counsel.

Section 34-23-93Assisting prosecuting officers; legal counsel. The board and its members and officers shall assist prosecuting officers in the enforcement of this chapter, and it shall be the duty of the board, its members and officers to furnish the proper prosecuting officers with such evidence as it or they may ascertain to assist them in the prosecution of any violation of this chapter, and the board is authorized for such purposes to make such reasonable expenditures from the funds of the board as it may deem necessary to ascertain and furnish such evidence. The Attorney General of the state shall be the attorney for the board, but the board may in its discretion employ other counsel. It shall be the duty of the district attorney of the judicial circuit wherein any offense is committed to prosecute violations of this chapter. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 205, p. 231, §6.)
AL Code § 34-23-94 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 4 - Board of Pharmacy.|Section 34-23-94 - Judicial Review of Orders.

Section 34-23-94Judicial review of orders. From any order of the board, any party affected thereby may appeal the ruling to the circuit court of the county where the party aggrieved resides or where the board maintains its headquarters. The notice of appeal shall be filed within 30 days from the receipt of the order or ruling. Appeals shall otherwise be governed by the judicial review provisions of the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 205, p. 231, §22; Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-1002, p. 380, §1; Act 2019-357, §1.)
AL Code § 34-23-110 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 5 - Third Party Prescription Program.|Section 34-23-110 - Short Title.

Section 34-23-110Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Third Party Prescription Program Act." (Acts 1981, No. 81-337, p. 477, §1.)
AL Code § 34-23-111 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 5 - Third Party Prescription Program.|Section 34-23-111 - "Third Party Prescription Program" Defined.

Section 34-23-111"Third Party Prescription Program" defined. As used in this article, the term "Third Party Prescription Program" shall mean any system of providing for the reimbursement of pharmaceutical services under a contractual arrangement or agreement between a provider of such services and another party who is not the consumer of those services. Such programs may include, but not be limited to, employee benefit plans whereby a consumer receives prescription drugs or other pharmaceutical services and those services are paid for by an agent of the employer or others. (Acts 1981, No. 81-337, p. 477, §2.)
AL Code § 34-23-112 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 5 - Third Party Prescription Program.|Section 34-23-112 - Required Contractual Provisions.

Section 34-23-112Required contractual provisions. Any agreement or contract entered into in this state between the program administrator of a third party program and a pharmacy shall include a statement of the method and amount of reimbursement to the pharmacy for services rendered to persons enrolled in the program, the frequency of payment by the program administrator to the pharmacy for such services rendered, and a method for the adjudication of complaints or the settlement of disputes between the parties. (Acts 1981, No. 81-337, p. 477, §3.)
AL Code § 34-23-113 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 5 - Third Party Prescription Program.|Section 34-23-113 - Cancellation of Program; Use of Identity Card After Cancellation.

Section 34-23-113Cancellation of program; use of identity card after cancellation. (a) The administrator of a program shall notify all pharmacies enrolled in the program of any cancellation of coverage of benefits of any group enrolled in the program at least 30 days prior to the effective date of such cancellation. (b) All persons enrolled in a program shall be notified of its cancellation, and the administrator of the program shall make every reasonable effort to gain possession of any plan identification cards such persons may have been issued pursuant to the provisions of the program. (c) Any person who utilizes a program identification card to obtain services from a pharmacy after having received notice of the cancellation of his benefits shall be liable to the program administrator for all money paid by the program administrator for any services received pursuant to the illegal use of the identification card. (Acts 1981, No. 81-337, p. 477, §4.)
AL Code § 34-23-114 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 5 - Third Party Prescription Program.|Section 34-23-114 - Denial of Payment.

Section 34-23-114Denial of payment. (a) No program administrator shall deny payment for services to any pharmacy which may have resulted from the fraudulent or illegal use of any identification card by any person unless the pharmacy has been notified that the card has been canceled or discontinued and that the program administrator has been unsuccessful in attempting to regain possession of the card. (b) No program administrator shall withhold any payments to any pharmacy beyond the time period specified in the payment schedule provisions of the agreement, except that individual claims for payment may be returned to the pharmacy for reasons such as incomplete or illegible information and may then be resubmitted by the pharmacy to the program administrator after appropriate corrections have been made. (Acts 1981, No. 81-337, p. 477, §5.)
AL Code § 34-23-115 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 5 - Third Party Prescription Program.|Section 34-23-115 - Reimbursement Rates.

Section 34-23-115Reimbursement rates. No agreement between a program administrator and a pharmacy shall establish reimbursement rates or procedures that result in reimbursement rates for services rendered to persons covered by the plan which are less than the usual and customary rates paid by consumers not covered by a third party plan for the same or similar services. (Acts 1981, No. 81-337, p. 477, §6.)