2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-170-101 — 12-315-310) › Article 280 - PHARMACISTS, PHARMACY BUSINESSES, AND PHARMACEUTICALS (§§ 12-280-101 — 12-280-604) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-280-101 — 12-280-143) › Section 12-280-119 - Registration of facilities - rules

(1)
All outlets with facilities in this state shall register with the board in one of the following classifications:
(a)
Prescription drug outlet;
(b)
Wholesale drug outlet;
(c)
Manufacturing drug outlet;
(d)
Any other outlet, as may be authorized by this article 280 or that meets the definition of other outlet as set forth in section
12-280-103(32)
.
(2)
The board shall establish, by rule, criteria, consistent with section
12-280-114
and with the public interest as set forth in section
12-280-101
, that an outlet that has employees or personnel engaged in the practice of pharmacy must meet to qualify for registration in each classification.
(3)
The board shall specify by rule the registration procedures applicants must follow, including the specifications for application for registration and the information needed.
(4)
Registrations issued by the board pursuant to this section are transferable or assignable only pursuant to this article 280 and rules established by the board.
(5)
It is lawful for a person to sell and distribute nonprescription drugs. Any person engaged in the sale and distribution of nonprescription drugs is not improperly engaged in the practice of pharmacy, and the board shall not promulgate any rule pursuant to this article 280 that permits the sale of nonprescription drugs only by a licensed pharmacist or only under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist or that would otherwise apply to or interfere with the sale and distribution of nonprescription drugs.
(6)
The board shall accept the licensure or certification of nursing care facilities and intermediate care facilities required by the department of public health and environment as sufficient registration under this section.
(7)
A separate registration is required under this section for any area outside the outlet that is not a satellite where pharmacist care services are provided and for any area outside the outlet that is under different ownership from the outlet.
(8)
No hospital outlet filling inpatient chart orders shall sell or otherwise transfer any portion of its prescription drug inventory to another registered outlet for sale or dispensing at retail. This subsection (8) does not limit any transfer of prescription drugs for the hospital's own use or limit the ability of a hospital outlet to engage in a casual sale.
(9)
Repealed.
(10)
(a)
A satellite shall register as a hospital satellite pharmacy if the satellite:
(I)
Is located in a facility that is under the same management and control as the building or site where the prescription drug outlet is located; and
(II)
Has a different address than the prescription drug outlet.
(b)
The board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this subsection (10). At a minimum, the rules must set forth the manner in which a satellite is to apply for a hospital satellite pharmacy registration and the limits on the distance of satellites from the main prescription drug outlet.
(11)
(a)
A prescription drug outlet may register as a specialized prescription drug outlet if it engages in the compounding, dispensing, and delivery of drugs and devices to, or the provision of pharmacist care services to, residents of a long-term care facility.
(b)
A pharmacy located in a hospice inpatient unit may register as a specialized prescription drug outlet if the pharmacy compounds drugs and devices and dispenses and delivers the drugs and devices, or provides pharmacist care services, to residents of the hospice inpatient unit.
(c)
The board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this subsection (11).
(12)
(a)
An animal shelter that is duly registered with the secretary of state and has been in existence and in business for at least five years in this state as a nonprofit corporation, or an animal control agency that is operated by a unit of government, shall register with the board.
(b)
The board may issue a limited license to an animal shelter or animal control agency to perform the activities described in section
12-280-120(17)
.
(c)
The board shall adopt rules as necessary to ensure strict compliance with this subsection (12) and section
12-280-120(17)
and, in conjunction with the state board of veterinary medicine, shall develop criteria for training individuals in the administration of the drug or combination of drugs.
(d)
Nothing in this subsection (12) applies to a licensed veterinarian.
(13)
A facility or outlet applying for a registration under this section shall have adequate and proper facilities for the handling and storage of controlled substances and shall maintain proper control over the controlled substances to ensure the controlled substances are not illegally dispensed or distributed.
(14)
The board shall not issue a registration under this section to a manufacturer or distributor of marijuana or marijuana concentrate, as those terms are defined in section
27-80-203(15) and (16)
, respectively.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 454,§1, eff. 8/10/2022, app. to pharmacies located in hospice inpatient units on and after 1/1/2023.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 442,§24, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 314,§9, eff. 9/1/2021.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 76,§2, eff. 9/14/2020.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
12-42.5-117
and amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§1, eff. 10/1/2019.
This section is similar to former § 12-42.5-117 as it existed prior to 2019.
2022 Ch. 454, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2022 Ch. 442, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).