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DC Code § 47-2885.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]|Chapter 28 - General License Law|Subchapter IV - Other Licenses|Part C - Pharmacy|§ 47-2885.03. General prohibitions

(a)-(c)Repealed. (d) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, maintain, open or establish a pharmacy within the District of Columbia without first having obtained a license or registration from the Mayor. (e) Repealed. (f) It shall be unlawful for any establishment or institution, or any part thereof, that does not provide services of the practice of pharmacy, as defined within this part, to use or have upon it, or displayed within it, or affixed to or used in connection with it, a sign bearing the word or words “pharmacy,” “apothecary,” “drugstore,” “druggist,” or any word or words of similar or like import which would tend to indicate that the practice of pharmacy is being conducted in the establishment or institution.  (Sept. 16, 1980, D.C. Law 3-98, § 4, 27 DCR 3528; Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 1102(b), 33 DCR 729; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 302, 59 DCR 6190.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-2003. 1981 Ed., §§ 2-2004, 2-2005. Effect of Amendments Section 302 of D.C. Law 19-171 enacted this subchapter into law. Editor's Notes Section 302 of D.C. Law 19-171 enacted this subchapter into law.
DC Code § 47-2885.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]|Chapter 28 - General License Law|Subchapter IV - Other Licenses|Part C - Pharmacy|§ 47-2885.04. Board of Pharmacy. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 1102(c), 33 DCR 729.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., §§ 2-2004, 2-2005. Editor's Notes Section 302 of D.C. Law 19-171 enacted this subchapter into law.
DC Code § 47-2885.05 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]|Chapter 28 - General License Law|Subchapter IV - Other Licenses|Part C - Pharmacy|§ 47-2885.05. Licensing of pharmacists. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 1102(c), 33 DCR 729.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., §§ 2-2004, 2-2005. Editor's Notes Section 302 of D.C. Law 19-171 enacted this subchapter into law.
DC Code § 47-2885.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]|Chapter 28 - General License Law|Subchapter IV - Other Licenses|Part C - Pharmacy|§ 47-2885.06. Registration of pharmacy interns

(a) To register as a pharmacy intern, a person shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board of Pharmacy that the applicant: (1) Is currently registered in and attending a duly accredited college or school of pharmacy or is a graduate of such college or school of pharmacy; and (2) Has provided such additional evidence as the Board has determined is necessary for the position of pharmacy intern; and (3) Has complied with the other standards required for registration by the Non-Health Related Professions and Occupations Licensure Act of 1998. (b) The Mayor may, by regulation, provide for the registration of pharmacy interns who obtain their practical experience outside of the District of Columbia. (c) Registration as a pharmacy intern may be renewed for successive periods of 1 year if the Mayor is satisfied that the applicant is in good faith and with reasonable diligence working toward his or her pharmaceutical degree or, if he or she has already received his or her degree, has been unable with reasonable diligence to accumulate the number of hours of service required by the Mayor.  (Sept. 16, 1980, D.C. Law 3-98, § 7, 27 DCR 3528; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-261, § 1244, 46 DCR 3142; Apr. 12, 2000, D.C. Law 13-91, § 157(c), 47 DCR 520; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 302, 59 DCR 6190.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-2006. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 13-91 validated a previously made technical amendment. Section 302 of D.C. Law 19-171 enacted this subchapter into law. References in Text “The Non-Health Related Professions and Occupations Licensure Act of 1998,” referenced in (a)(3), is title I of D.C. Law 12-261.
DC Code § 47-2885.07 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]|Chapter 28 - General License Law|Subchapter IV - Other Licenses|Part C - Pharmacy|§ 47-2885.07. Denial, suspension, or revocation of pharmacist’s license or pharmacy intern’s registration. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 1102(c), 33 DCR 729.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-2007. Editor's Notes Section 302 of D.C. Law 19-171 enacted this subchapter into law.
DC Code § 47-2885.08 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]|Chapter 28 - General License Law|Subchapter IV - Other Licenses|Part C - Pharmacy|§ 47-2885.08. Licensing of pharmacies

(a) The application for a pharmacy license shall be made on a form to be prescribed by the Mayor and shall be accompanied by the required fee. The license shall be valid for a period of time to be determined by the Mayor. No license fee shall be required for the operation of a pharmacy by the United States government or by the District of Columbia government. (b) Application for renewal of a pharmacy license shall be made not later than 30 days before the expiration date of the license to avoid lapse. An additional fee for late filing not exceeding the amount of the renewal fee shall be established by the Mayor. (c) Each pharmacy license issued shall apply only to the operation of the pharmacy at the location for which it is issued. (d) A pharmacy license is not transferable. (e) Whether or not the proprietor of a pharmacy is a pharmacist, the pharmacy license shall be issued in the name of the proprietor. (f) When a pharmacy changes proprietorship, the license shall become void and shall be promptly surrendered to the Mayor, and a license shall be obtained by the new proprietor whether or not there is any change in the name of the pharmacy. (g) Any license issued pursuant to this section shall be issued as a Public Health: Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of this chapter.  (Sept. 16, 1980, D.C. Law 3-98, § 9, 27 DCR 3528; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-261, § 2003(d), 46 DCR 3142; Oct. 28, 2003, D.C. Law 15-38, § 3(hh)(4)(Z), 50 DCR 6913; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 302, 59 DCR 6190.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-2008. Section References This section is referenced in § 47-2885.02. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 15-38, in subsec. (g), substituted “Public Health: Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals endorsement to a basic business license under the basic” for “Class A Public Health: Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals endorsement to a master business license under the master”. Section 302 of D.C. Law 19-171 enacted this subchapter into law. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3(hh)(4)(Z) of Streamlining Regulation Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-145, August 11, 2003, 50 DCR 6896).
DC Code § 47-2885.09 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]|Chapter 28 - General License Law|Subchapter IV - Other Licenses|Part C - Pharmacy|§ 47-2885.09. Operation of pharmacy

(a) A pharmacy shall be operated only by a licensed pharmacist. During all times when the pharmacy is open for business a pharmacist shall be on duty. The pharmacist on duty shall post his or her license in a conspicuous place during the time he or she is on duty. The hours that the pharmacy is open for business shall be conspicuously displayed on the outside of the pharmacy. (b) The pharmacist on duty shall control all professional aspects of the practice of pharmacy; any usurpation, in reference or impairment of the exercise of professional judgment of the pharmacist on duty by a nonpharmacist proprietor or personnel shall be deemed the practice of pharmacy and constitute a violation of this part. (c)(1) If only part of an establishment or institution is used as the pharmacy and if the pharmacy is not open to the public at the times when the rest of the establishment is open to the public, the pharmacy shall be securely enclosed so as to prevent unauthorized access to pharmacy areas and to prevent the diversion of drugs stored in pharmacy areas. (2) The pharmacy and any storage areas for prescription drugs outside of the pharmacy shall be substantially constructed. (3) All doors shall be capable of being securely locked, and access shall be restricted to pharmacists, the proprietor of the pharmacy, or persons authorized by a pharmacist with the consent of the proprietor. (4) The key or keys to areas are to be under the control or in the possession of the pharmacist on duty or the proprietor of the pharmacy. (d) Burglaries and damage to the pharmacy or its contents by fire, flood, or other causes shall be reported immediately to the Mayor. Neither drugs nor other merchandise shall be dispensed, sold, held for sale, or given away in any pharmacy damaged by fire, flood, or other causes until the Mayor has determined that the merchandise is not adulterated or otherwise unfit for sale, use, or consumption. Damaged premises shall be inspected by the Mayor to determine their continued suitability for pharmacy operations.  (Sept. 16, 1980, D.C. Law 3-98, § 10, 27 DCR 3528; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 302, 59 DCR 6190.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-2009. Effect of Amendments Section 302 of D.C. Law 19-171 enacted this subchapter into law.
DC Code § 47-2885.10 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]|Chapter 28 - General License Law|Subchapter IV - Other Licenses|Part C - Pharmacy|§ 47-2885.10. Denial, suspension, or revocation of pharmacy license

(a) The Mayor may refuse the issuance or renewal, or may revoke, or may suspend for not more than 90 days, a license issued pursuant to this part for any 1 or a combination of the following reasons: (1) Conviction of an offense that is directly related to the occupation for which the license is held, pursuant to a determination made under § 47-2853.17(c-1)(2), or a finding by the Mayor that any provision of this part has been violated; (2) Furnishing false or misleading information to the Mayor, or failing to furnish information requested by the Mayor, or refusing to allow an inspection in accordance with this section and § 47-2885.16; or (3) Selling, or offering for sale, adulterated or misbranded drugs or devices. (b) The Mayor shall forthwith suspend a license issued pursuant to this part whenever the Mayor finds that the failure of a pharmacy to comply with any provision of this part or with any District of Columbia or federal law or regulation applicable to such pharmacy is of such a serious nature and magnitude that an imminent danger to the health or safety of the public is presented. In such a case, if a hearing is requested, such request or hearing shall not serve to stay the issuance of an order suspending the license.  (Sept. 16, 1980, D.C. Law 3-98, § 11, 27 DCR 3528; May 16, 1995, D.C. Law 10-255, § 5, 41 DCR 5193; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 302, 59 DCR 6190; Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-205, § 4(k), 68 DCR 000769.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-2010. Effect of Amendments Section 302 of D.C. Law 19-171 enacted this subchapter into law.
DC Code § 47-2885.11 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]|Chapter 28 - General License Law|Subchapter IV - Other Licenses|Part C - Pharmacy|§ 47-2885.11. Pharmacy personnel

(a)(1) No personnel working in any capacity, the activities of which include contact with any merchandise or drugs in a pharmacy or the care of dispensing, manufacturing, or storage facilities, who is affected by, or believed by the Mayor, upon reasonable grounds to be affected by, a communicable disease and no person who is or is believed by the Mayor, upon reasonable grounds, to be a carrier of a communicable disease shall actively engage in any work in a pharmacy. (2) No proprietor of any pharmacy or manager of any pharmacy shall intentionally permit any person who is, or is believed by the Mayor, upon reasonable grounds, to be, a carrier of a communicable disease to engage or continue to be engaged in any work in the pharmacy. (b) No person shall work in any capacity in a pharmacy if he or she: (1) Has the following conditions: boils, infectious wounds, sores, or an acute respiratory infection; (2) Is wearing unclean garments; (3) Is a chronic alcoholic as that term is defined in § 24-602; or (4) Does not follow hygienic work practices, including the washing of hands thoroughly before commencing work and as often as is necessary thereafter to remove soil and contamination.  (Sept. 16, 1980, D.C. Law 3-98, § 12, 27 DCR 3528; May 10, 1989, D.C. Law 7-231, § 10, 36 DCR 492; Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-305, § 73(g), 53 DCR 6198; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 172(e)(1), 56 DCR 1117; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 302, 59 DCR 6190.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-2011. D.C. Law 16-305, in subsec. (b)(1), substituted “Has the following conditions” for “Is afflicted with”. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 17-353, in subsec. (b)(1), inserted a colon following “conditions”. Section 302 of D.C. Law 19-171 enacted this subchapter into law.
DC Code § 47-2885.12 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]|Chapter 28 - General License Law|Subchapter IV - Other Licenses|Part C - Pharmacy|§ 47-2885.12. Bulk sales or transfers

(a)(1) Bulk sales or transfers of drugs or medical devices shall not be made unless the Mayor is notified prior to the proposed transaction and the Mayor finds that the drugs or medical devices are fit for the use for which they were originally intended. For the purposes of this section, the term “bulk sales or transfers” shall mean the sale or transfer of the entire inventory, or any substantial part thereof, in any 1 transaction or in any merchandising effort referred to as an “auction sale,” a “bankruptcy sale,” “distress sale,” or a “closing-out sale”; but the term “bulk sales or transfers” shall not include transfers between stores having common ownership. (2) A sale of merchandise to a single customer having a value of $500 or more in any 1-week period shall be considered the sale of a substantial part of the inventory and as 1 transaction unless the sale constitutes the filling of a prescription, or results from a cooperative buying order. If drugs are acquired by such transactions in other jurisdictions, the Mayor shall be notified, and the drugs shall be officially inspected and released by the Mayor prior to sale or other disposition in the District. Bulk quantities of drugs may be transferred only to persons legally entitled to sell or dispense the drugs. (b) This section supplements and does not replace Chapter 21 of this title.  (Sept. 16, 1980, D.C. Law 3-98, § 13, 27 DCR 3528; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 302, 59 DCR 6190.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-2012. Effect of Amendments Section 302 of D.C. Law 19-171 enacted this subchapter into law.
DC Code § 47-2885.13 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]|Chapter 28 - General License Law|Subchapter IV - Other Licenses|Part C - Pharmacy|§ 47-2885.13. Deteriorating drugs; sample drugs; returned drugs

(a) Drugs which may deteriorate shall at all times be stored under conditions specified on the label of the original container and in accordance with applicable District of Columbia or federal laws or regulations, and shall not be sold or dispensed after the expiration date designated on the label of the original container, and in accordance with applicable District of Columbia or federal laws or regulations. (b) Drugs designated “sample” shall not be sold. (c) A drug which has been returned after leaving the pharmacy shall not be placed in stock for reuse or resale, except manufacturer packaged unit dose or unit of use drugs which have been unopened and unaltered.  (Sept. 16, 1980, D.C. Law 3-98, § 14, 27 DCR 3528; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 302, 59 DCR 6190.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-2013. Effect of Amendments Section 302 of D.C. Law 19-171 enacted this subchapter into law.
DC Code § 47-2885.14 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]|Chapter 28 - General License Law|Subchapter IV - Other Licenses|Part C - Pharmacy|§ 47-2885.14. Labeling of prescriptions

(a) All drugs shall be dispensed in a suitable container appropriately labeled for subsequent administration to or use by an individual entitled to the drug. Any drug dispensed, except to inpatients of a licensed hospital, shall include on the label of the container the name of the drug and the strength of the drug when applicable, unless otherwise directed by the prescribing practitioner, and the name, address and telephone number of the pharmacy filling the prescription, the prescription number, the date of issuance and the name of the prescriber, directions for use, the name of the individual for whom the prescription is written, and other information and labeling which may be required by any District of Columbia or federal laws or regulations. (b) If the drug contains, or is derived from opium, a label shall be affixed to the container in which such opioid medication is sold or dispensed stating that the drug is an opioid and that with opioids there is a risk of overdose and addiction.  (Sept. 16, 1980, D.C. Law 3-98, § 15, 27 DCR 3528; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 302, 59 DCR 6190; Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-217, § 2, 67 DCR 14401.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-2014. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 19-171 enacted this subchapter into law.
DC Code § 47-2885.15 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]|Chapter 28 - General License Law|Subchapter IV - Other Licenses|Part C - Pharmacy|§ 47-2885.15. Records

(a) There shall be maintained in every pharmacy, or in the establishment or institution where a pharmacy is located, a suitable book, file, or other easily retrievable record, in which shall be preserved for a period of not less than 2 years every prescription compounded or dispensed at said pharmacy. (b)(1) There shall be maintained a bound volume recording the information required by law or regulation concerning the over-the-counter sales of those drugs which are listed in schedule V established or amended pursuant to the federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.). (2) There shall also be maintained a bound volume in which shall be entered similar information concerning each sale of: (A) Hypodermic syringes, needles, or other medical devices which may be used in the administration of controlled substances; (B) Gelatin capsules and glassine envelopes in quantities sufficient to indicate an intention to use such items in the distribution of controlled substances; and (C) Diluents or adulterants, such as lactose or quinine, in quantities sufficient to indicate an intention to use such substances for the illegal distribution or dispensing of any controlled substance. (c) The records required to be maintained by this section shall be available for inspection by the Mayor during regular business hours.  (Sept. 16, 1980, D.C. Law 3-98, § 16, 27 DCR 3528; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 302, 59 DCR 6190.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-2015. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 19-171 enacted this subchapter into law.
DC Code § 47-2885.16 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]|Chapter 28 - General License Law|Subchapter IV - Other Licenses|Part C - Pharmacy|§ 47-2885.16. Inspections

(a) Persons designated by the Mayor shall be permitted, after presenting proper identification, to enter at reasonable times any pharmacy or drug outlet for the purpose of making inspections to determine compliance with this part or with other laws or regulations applicable to the practice of pharmacy. Persons designated by the Mayor shall be pharmacists for the purpose of making inspections to determine compliance with those sections of this part and other applicable laws and regulations regarding the practice of pharmacy as defined within this part. (b) This inspection may include, but shall not be limited to, the examination of the pharmacy’s records, including prescriptions, and the obtaining of information and samples pertaining to drugs on hand or dispensed.  (Sept. 16, 1980, D.C. Law 3-98, § 17, 27 DCR 3528; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 302, 59 DCR 6190.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-2016. Section References This section is referenced in § 47-2885.10. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 19-171 enacted this subchapter into law.
DC Code § 47-2885.17 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]|Chapter 28 - General License Law|Subchapter IV - Other Licenses|Part C - Pharmacy|§ 47-2885.17. Peddling drugs prohibited

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale by peddling, or to offer for sale from house to house, or to offer for sale by public outcry, or by vending in the street, any drug, medicine, chemical, or controlled substance as defined in the District of Columbia Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 1981, or any compound or combination thereof, or any implement, appliance, or other agency for the treatment of disease, injury, or deformity; except, as may be otherwise authorized by law, no person shall throw, cast, deposit, drop, scatter, or leave, or cause to be thrown, cast, deposited, dropped, scattered, or left, any drug, medicine, chemical, or controlled substance as defined in the District of Columbia Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 1981, or any compound or combination thereof, upon any public highway or place, or, without the consent of the owner or occupant thereof, upon any premises in the District of Columbia. An offer for sale by peddling includes remaining or wandering about a public place and: (1) Repeatedly beckoning to, repeatedly stopping, repeatedly attempting to stop, or repeatedly attempting to engage passers-by in conversation; (2) Repeatedly stopping or attempting to stop motor vehicles; or (3) Repeatedly interfering with the free passage of other persons for the purpose of selling any controlled substance proscribed by the District of Columbia Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 1981.  (Sept. 16, 1980, D.C. Law 3-98, § 18, 27 DCR 3528; Dec. 10, 1981, D.C. Law 4-57, § 4, 28 DCR 4652; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 302, 59 DCR 6190.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-2017. Section References This section is referenced in § 47-2885.17a. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 19-171 enacted this subchapter into law. References in Text The “District of Columbia Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 1981,” referred to throughout this section, is D.C. Law 4-29.