Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 3001 - MISSISSIPPI PHARMACY PRACTICE REGULATIONS › Article XVI - REGISTRATION WITH THE BOARD TO HANDLE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Every facility/business under the
			 jurisdiction of the Board of Pharmacy where controlled substances are
			 manufactured, distributed, sold, bought, dispensed, or maintained within this
			 state or that distributes or dispenses any controlled substance into this state
			 from an out-of-state location, or who proposes to engage in the manufacture,
			 distribution or dispensing of any controlled substance within this state or the
			 distribution or dispensing of any controlled substance into this state from an
			 out-of-state location, except those persons exempted by law, shall obtain and
			 maintain a Controlled Substance Registration issued to that facility/business
			 by the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy. Every pharmacist or pharmacy
			 extern/intern who dispenses controlled substances in the usual and lawful
			 course of business within this state shall obtain and maintain a controlled
			 substance registration issued by the Board.
2. These registrations shall be renewed
			 annually and shall be valid for the following period of time: If the
			 registration is issued before or during the first half of the registration
			 period, the registration shall expire at the end of the registration period and
			 if the registration is issued in the second half of the registration period,
			 the registration shall expire at the end of the succeeding registration period.
			 A fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be charged for this registration or the
			 renewal of this registration.
Extern or intern registrations shall be valid for a period of
				four (4) years or until six months after graduation.
Any controlled substance renewal application postmarked after
				December 31 of the renewal period shall be returned and a fifty dollar ($50.00)
				late renewal fee shall be assessed prior to renewal.
3. Application for issuance or renewal of a
			 Controlled Substance Registration shall be made on a form prescribed by the
			 Board which specifies the activities to be engaged in and the Schedules of
			 Controlled Substances which may be manufactured, distributed, dispensed, sold,
			 purchased, or maintained by the registrant. A registrant shall not manufacture,
			 distribute, dispense, sell, purchase, or maintain a controlled substance not
			 authorized by his registration.
4.
			 The application for the issuance or the renewal of a Controlled Substance
			 Registration for a pharmacy shall be signed by a pharmacist. If the services of
			 a pharmacist are not required at the facility the application for the
			 Controlled Substance Registration shall be signed by the individual who will be
			 responsible for conducting the business activities of the facility.
5. Persons who handle controlled substances
			 or who maintain controlled substances on the premises must be registered. This
			 includes all facilities which do not maintain dispensing areas containing
			 controlled substance drugs, but which do maintain controlled substances for
			 inpatient use at nursing stations or in emergency medication
			 supplies.
6. The administrator or
			 the consultant pharmacist of the nursing home may sign the application for a
			 controlled substance registration issued by the Board. The nursing home shall
			 have policies and procedures for the security, control, and disposal of any
			 controlled substances at the facility. A pharmacist shall not serve as a
			 consultant to a nursing home which does not have a Controlled Substance
			 Registration with the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy.
7. When requested by an agent of the Board of
			 Pharmacy, evidence of a Controlled Substance Registration issued by the Board,
			 all controlled substances, all areas where controlled substances are
			 maintained, and all required controlled substance records shall be made
			 available for inspection.