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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPOUNDING AND DISPENSING DRUG PRODUCTS › Standards for Compounding and Dispensing Parenteral Solutions › Section 639.688 - Written policies and procedures regarding provision of services related to parenteral therapy

Current through June 11, 2024
In addition to the requirements of NAC 639.67015 and
				  639.67017, any pharmacy, other than an institutional pharmacy, engaged in the
				  practice of compounding and dispensing parenteral solutions shall have written
				  policies and procedures relating to:
1. The qualifications and training of
				employees of the pharmacy to compound and dispense parenteral
				solutions.
2. A determination of
				the necessity for administering the medication a patient requires in a
				parenteral form.
3. The compounding
				and control of the quality of parenteral solutions.
4. The distribution and delivery of
				parenteral solutions.
5. The
				clinical monitoring of parenteral therapy.
6. The availability of a practitioner,
				pharmacist and nursing personnel during the administration of parenteral
				therapy to a patient.
7. The
				availability of products and equipment which are necessary during the
				administration of parenteral therapy to a patient.
8. The communication of orders among the
				practitioner, pharmacist and nursing personnel for a patient who requires
				parenteral therapy.
9. The
				coordination of the care of a patient who requires parenteral therapy by the
				pharmacist, practitioner and nursing personnel, including documentation of
				participation in any conference relating to the care of that patient.
10. The education of a patient relating to:
(a) The self-administration of a parenteral
				solution;
(b) The proper
				maintenance and storage of a parenteral solution; and
(c) The operation of devices used to
				administer parenteral solutions.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › COMPOUNDING AND DISPENSING DRUG PRODUCTS › Standards for Compounding and Dispensing Parenteral Solutions › Section 639.690 - Pharmacist: Consultation with patient; proper training in safe handling, compounding and therapy related to parenteral solutions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any pharmacy furnishing parenteral
				solutions shall ensure that a pharmacist is available 24 hours a day for
				consultation with the patient and the patient's primary provider of care
				concerning the proper use of any parenterals and related supplies furnished by
				the pharmacy.
2. The managing
				pharmacist shall ensure that all pharmacists engaging in compounding parenteral
				solutions have the proper training in the safe handling, compounding and
				therapy related to parenteral solutions, including cytotoxic agents.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy, eff. 8-14-87; A 7-7-94
NRS
					 639.070,
					 639.2807
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › OUTSOURCING FACILITIES › Section 639.691 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 639.691 to 639.6916, inclusive, unless the
				context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 639.6911,
				639.6912 and 639.6913 have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				sections.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Pharmacy, by
				R003-15,
				eff. 12/21/2015
NRS
				  639.070,
				  639.100
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › OUTSOURCING FACILITIES › Section 639.6911 - "Compounding" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Compounding" includes, without limitation, the combining,
				admixing, mixing, pooling, reconstituting or other altering of a drug or bulk
				drug substance, as defined in
				21
				C.F.R. §
									207.3, to create a drug.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Pharmacy, by
				R003-15,
				eff. 12/21/2015
NRS
				  639.070,
				  639.100
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › OUTSOURCING FACILITIES › Section 639.6912 - "Outsourcing facility" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Outsourcing facility" means a facility at one geographic
				location or address that:
1. Is
			 engaged in the compounding of sterile drugs; and
2. Has registered with the Secretary of
			 Health and Human Services as an outsourcing facility pursuant to
			 21
			 U.S.C. §
									353 b.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Pharmacy, by
				R003-15,
				eff. 12/21/2015
NRS
				  639.070,
				  639.100
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › OUTSOURCING FACILITIES › Section 639.6913 - "Sterile drug" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Sterile drug" means a drug that is:
1. Intended for parenteral administration;
2. An ophthalmic or oral
			 inhalation drug in aqueous format; or
3. Required to be sterile pursuant to the
			 provisions of federal law or the provisions of NAC 639.661 to 639.690,
			 inclusive.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Pharmacy, by
				R003-15,
				eff. 12/21/2015
NRS
				  639.070,
				  639.100
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › OUTSOURCING FACILITIES › Section 639.6915 - Duties of facility

Current through June 11, 2024
An outsourcing facility that is engaged in the compounding of
				sterile drugs in this State or for shipment into this State shall:
1. Obtain a license from the Board as a
			 manufacturer in accordance with
			 NRS
			 639.100, as amended by section 4 of Senate
			 Bill No. 408, chapter 218, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 1017, and
			 NRS 639.233 by
			 submitting an application on a form prescribed by the Board;
2. Comply with the provisions of NAC
			 639.609
			 to
			 639.619,
			 inclusive; and
3. Comply with all
			 the requirements of
			 21 U.S.C. §
									353b.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Pharmacy, by
				R003-15,
				eff. 12/21/2015; A
				by
				R025-21A,
				eff. 4/11/2022
NRS
				639.070,
				639.100,
				as amended by section 4 of Senate Bill No. 408, chapter 218, Statutes of Nevada
				2021, at page 1017
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › OUTSOURCING FACILITIES › Section 639.6916 - When licensure as pharmacy required

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2, an outsourcing facility is not required to
			 be licensed as a pharmacy.
2. An
			 outsourcing facility may dispense dangerous drugs or controlled substances for
			 identified individual patients pursuant to a prescription only if the
			 outsourcing facility is licensed by the Board as a pharmacy in accordance with
			 NRS
			 639.230 or
			 639.2328,
			 as applicable.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Pharmacy, by
				R003-15,
				eff. 12/21/2015
NRS
				  639.070,
				  639.100
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › General Provisions › Section 639.693 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 639.693 to 639.6958, inclusive, unless the
				  context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 639.69305 to
				  639.6938, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				  sections.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R008-01, eff. 11-1-2001; A by R122-07, 1-30-2008; R033-07,
				  8-26-2008
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › General Provisions › Section 639.69305 - "Accreditation and certification organization" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Accreditation and certification organization" means:
1. The American Board for Certification in
				Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics; or
2. The Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist
				Certification.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R033-07, eff. 8-26-2008
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › General Provisions › Section 639.6931 - "Assistive equipment" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Assistive equipment" means a medical product intended to aid
				  a consumer in the performance of one or more bodily activities. The term
				  includes, without limitation, a customized orthotic or prosthetic device, and a
				  wheelchair, walker or other similar device. The term does not include
				  respiratory equipment.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R008-01, eff. 11-1-2001; A by R033-07,
				  8-26-2008
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › General Provisions › Section 639.6932 - "Consumer" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Consumer" means the ultimate recipient or beneficiary of
				  services and goods provided by a medical products provider.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R008-01, eff. 11-1-2001
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › General Provisions › Section 639.69325 - "Customized orthotic or prosthetic device" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Customized orthotic or prosthetic device" means a medical
				  product that is built, assembled or altered specifically to accommodate the
				  anatomy of a particular consumer, including, without limitation, a customized
				  breast prosthesis and a customized mastectomy form.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R033-07, eff. 8-26-2008
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › General Provisions › Section 639.6933 - "Health professional" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Health professional" means a practitioner, a physical
				  therapist, an occupational therapist, a registered nurse or a respiratory
				  therapist.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R008-01, eff. 11-1-2001
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › General Provisions › Section 639.6934 - "Life-sustaining equipment" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Life-sustaining equipment" means a medical product that is
				  necessary for a consumer to avoid exposure to a medically reasonable
				  expectation of imminent death or serious injury. The term includes, without
				  limitation, a ventilator. The term does not include an oxygen
				  concentrator.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R008-01, eff. 11-1-2001; A by R015-09,
				  10-27-2009
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › General Provisions › Section 639.6935 - "Medical products" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
1. "Medical
				products" includes medical devices, equipment, supplies and gases intended for
				use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of
				disease.
2. The term does not
				include:
(a) Controlled substances;
(b) Dangerous drugs, except medical gases and
				supplies that facilitate the use of a dangerous drug, including, without
				limitation, normal saline and other similar inert liquids; or
(c) Medical devices, equipment, supplies or
				gases the regulation of which is governed by any other board or agency other
				than the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › General Provisions › Section 639.6936 - "Medical products provider" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
1. "Medical
				products provider" means a person licensed pursuant to NAC 639.693 to 639.6958,
				inclusive, to sell, lease or otherwise provide medical products to a consumer
				in this State.
2. The term does not
				include:
(a) A health professional who sells,
				leases or otherwise provides medical products to a consumer for use by that
				consumer pursuant to the order of a practitioner;
(b) A pharmacy that sells, leases or
				otherwise provides medical products to a consumer for use by that consumer;
				or
(c) An installer of medical gas
				systems, as that term is defined in NAC 477.137, who is registered pursuant to
				chapter 477 of NAC.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › General Provisions › Section 639.6937 - "Medical products wholesaler" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
1. "Medical
				products wholesaler" means a person licensed as a wholesaler pursuant to
				chapter 639 of NRS who sells, leases or otherwise provides medical products to
				a health care facility, agency, practitioner or provider in this
				State.
2. The term does not
				include:
(a) A person who sells, leases or
				otherwise provides medical products to a consumer; or
(b) An installer of medical gas systems, as
				that term is defined in NAC
				477.137,
				who is registered pursuant to chapter 477 of NAC.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › General Provisions › Section 639.6938 - "Respiratory equipment" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Respiratory equipment" means a medical product intended to
				  assist a consumer in the act of breathing or intended to introduce a product or
				  drug, other than a medical gas, into the lungs of a consumer.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R008-01, eff. 11-1-2001
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › General Provisions › Section 639.6939 - Adoption by reference of code of ethics and code of professional conduct; revision of codes after adoption

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The State Board
				of Pharmacy hereby adopts by reference:
(a)
				The most recent version of the "Code of Ethics" of the Board for
				Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification, unless the State Board of Pharmacy gives
				notice pursuant to subsection 2 that the most recent version is not suitable
				for this State. The Code may be obtained, free of charge, from the Board for
				Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification, 7150 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite G,
				Columbia, Maryland 21045, or at the Internet address
http://www.bocusa.org
.
(b) The most recent version of the "Code of
				Professional Responsibility" of the American Board for Certification in
				Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics, unless the State Board of Pharmacy
				gives notice pursuant to subsection 2 that the most recent version is not
				suitable for this State. The Code may be obtained, free of charge, from the
				American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics,
				330 John Carlyle Street, Suite 210, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, or at the
				Internet address
http://www.abcop.org
.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › General Provisions › Section 639.694 - Administrator required

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in subsection 4, each medical products provider or medical
				products wholesaler shall employ an administrator at all times. The
				administrator must:
(a) Be a natural
				person;
(b) Have a high school
				diploma or its equivalent;
(c)
				Have:
(1) At least 1,500 hours of verifiable
				work experience relating to the products provided by the medical products
				provider or medical products wholesaler; or
(2) An associate's degree or higher degree
				from an accredited college or university in a field of study that is directly
				related to patient health care;
(d) Be employed by the medical products
				provider or medical products wholesaler at the place of business or facility of
				the employer at least 40 hours per week or during all regular business hours if
				the business or facility is regularly open less than 40 hours per week;
				and
(e) Be approved by the
				Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Licensing and Fees › Section 639.6942 - Application for license; license required for each location; notification of change in information; license nontransferable; expiration

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant for a license to engage in
				business as a medical products provider or medical products wholesaler must
				submit an application to the Board on a form furnished by the Board. The
				application must include:
(a) The name,
				mailing address and telephone number of the applicant;
(b) The street address of the business or
				facility of the applicant, if different from the mailing address of the
				applicant;
(c) All trade or
				business names used by the applicant;
(d) The type of ownership or operation of the
				business or facility;
(e) The name,
				address, telephone number and social security number of the person who manages
				the business or facility of the applicant;
(f) If the applicant is:
(1) A natural person, the name of the
				person;
(2) A partnership, the name
				of the partnership and the name of each general or limited partner;
(3) A corporation, the name and title of each
				officer and director of the corporation, the corporate name, the state of
				incorporation and the name of the corporation's parent company, if any;
				or
(4) A sole proprietorship, the
				name of the sole proprietor and the name of the business entity;
(g) Proof of insurance required
				pursuant to NAC 639.6946;
(h) The
				hours and days that the business will be regularly operated; and
(i) All Medicare and Medicaid provider
				numbers registered to the business or its owner.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Licensing and Fees › Section 639.6943 - Licensing of practicing health professionals

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board
				will not issue a license to conduct business as a medical products provider or
				medical products wholesaler to:
(a) A
				practicing health professional; or
(b) A partnership, corporation or association
				in which a practicing health professional has a controlling interest or in
				which ownership of 10 percent or more of the available stock is held by one or
				more practicing health professionals.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Licensing and Fees › Section 639.6944 - Licensing of applicants located outside of State

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any
				person who is located outside of this State and who intends to sell medical
				products to any consumer or medical products provider in this State on a
				regular basis must apply for an appropriate license pursuant to the provisions
				of NAC 639.693 to 639.6958, inclusive. Any medical products provider or medical
				products wholesaler that is located outside of this State must comply with the
				provisions of NAC 639.693 to 639.6958, inclusive, for any sale, lease or other
				disposition of medical products to any person in this State other than a
				medical products wholesaler or manufacturer that is licensed by the
				Board.
2. Any medical products
				provider or medical products wholesaler that is located outside of this State
				must submit evidence with any application pursuant to the provisions of NAC
				639.693 to 639.6958, inclusive, that the medical products provider is licensed,
				permitted, registered or otherwise lawfully authorized by the state of
				residence of the medical products provider to engage in the same business for
				which the medical products provider is seeking licensure in this
				State.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R008-01, eff. 11-1-2001
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Licensing and Fees › Section 639.6945 - Waiver of license fee

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board may
				waive the license fee, or any part thereof, for a medical products provider
				that:
(a) Is a tax-exempt charitable
				organization pursuant to
				26 U.S.C.
				§
											501(c);
(b) Provides medical products to a majority
				of the consumers served by the medical products provider at no charge;
				and
(c) Verifies to the
				satisfaction of the Board that at least 75 percent of the money of the medical
				products provider is used for bona fide charitable purposes.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Providers › Section 639.6946 - Duties of providers; repair and maintenance of medical products; hours of operation; consumer complaints

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in NAC
				639.6945, a
				medical products provider shall:
(a) Provide
				services for all medical products sold, leased or otherwise provided by the
				medical products provider, including, without limitation, set up, repair and
				maintenance.
(b) Employ an
				administrator and other employees sufficient to provide the services described
				in paragraph (a).
(c) Ensure that
				each employee is trained to:
(1) Use, set up,
				repair and maintain the medical products sold, leased or otherwise provided by
				the medical products provider that an employee is authorized to sell, lease or
				otherwise provide to a consumer; and
(2) Instruct consumers concerning the use,
				set up and maintenance of the medical products sold, leased or otherwise
				provided by the medical products provider that an employee is authorized to
				sell, lease or provide to a consumer.
(d) Maintain an inventory of medical products
				that is adequate to serve the needs of the consumers served by the medical
				products provider.
(e) Maintain a
				suitable physical location, other than a residence, at which the medical
				products provider can:
(1) Store
				inventory;
(2) Repair or service
				any equipment which the medical products provider sells, leases or otherwise
				provides; and
(3) Keep all current
				records related to the business of the medical products provider.
(f) Have a functioning restroom
				containing a toilet and a sink with hot and cold water at the place of business
				of the medical products provider.
(g) Maintain the place of business of the
				medical products provider in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition.
(h) Ensure that the place of business
				complies at all times with applicable federal, state and local laws,
				regulations and rules, including, without limitation, applicable occupational
				safety rules, fire codes, building codes and health codes.
(i) Maintain liability insurance of at least
				$1,000,000, which must include product liability insurance if the medical
				products provider:
(1) Designs, fabricates or
				manufactures medical products; or
(2) Substantially modifies commercially
				available medical products.
(j) Maintain a log or other record regarding
				all repairs made to a medical product provided by the medical products
				provider. For a medical product repaired by the medical products provider, the
				log or record must identify:
(1) The type of
				medical product;
(2) The
				manufacturer;
(3) The model or
				model number;
(4) The serial
				number;
(5) The date of the
				repair;
(6) The specific repair
				made;
(7) The name of the person or
				company who performed the repair; and
(8) A certification that the medical product
				has been returned to the specifications of the manufacturer as a result of the
				repair.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Providers › Section 639.6947 - Change in controlling interest

Current through June 11, 2024
Upon a change in the controlling interest of a medical
				  products provider, the medical products provider shall:
1. Apply with the Board for a new license
				within 5 days after the completion of the transaction which changes the
				controlling interest;
2. Ensure
				that all servicing, maintenance or repair obligations outstanding at the time
				of the purchase are addressed without interruption or disruption to the service
				being received by the consumer; and
3. Not operate the business, except to
				service, maintain, repair or otherwise satisfy the outstanding obligations of
				the predecessor business, until the new owner is licensed by the
				Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R008-01, eff. 11-1-2001
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Providers › Section 639.6948 - Compliance with provisions by person or business who is not medical products provider

Current through June 11, 2024
Any person or business that is not a medical products
				  provider who sells, leases or otherwise provides medical products to a consumer
				  must comply with NAC 639.693 to 639.6958, inclusive, for any sale, lease or
				  other disposition of medical products as though that person were a medical
				  products provider.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R008-01, eff. 11-1-2001; A by R033-07,
				  8-26-2008
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Providers › Section 639.6949 - Provision of medical products to consumer with or without bona fide order or prescription; tracking requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A medical
				products provider shall provide medical products for which an order of a
				practitioner is required to a consumer only after the receipt of a bona fide
				order or prescription from a practitioner.
2. A medical products provider may provide
				medical products for which an order of a practitioner is not required to a
				consumer with or without a bona fide order or prescription from a practitioner.
				If a written order or prescription is received from a practitioner or if a
				written record of an oral order or prescription is made by the medical products
				provider, the medical products provider shall keep and maintain the written
				record in the manner required by NAC 639.695.
3. For all medical devices and equipment to
				which the medical device tracking requirements of the Food and Drug
				Administration apply, the medical products provider must keep and maintain
				written records of the serial or tracking numbers for the medical devices and
				equipment.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R008-01, eff. 11-1-2001
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Providers › Section 639.695 - Maintenance of records

Current through June 11, 2024
The records made or kept pursuant to NAC
				  639.6949
				  must be:
1. Kept in a file, chart or
				other storage system allowing the record to be retrieved by reference to the
				name of the consumer, the name of the practitioner, the date the product was
				provided or the type of medical product;
2. Retained for at least 5 years from the
				date the records are made or received;
3. Kept at the physical location of the
				business;
4. Maintained separately
				from the records of any medical products wholesaler; and
5. Readily retrievable upon request by a
				member of the Board, or a person conducting an inspection or investigation on
				behalf of the Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R008-01, eff. 11-1-2001; A by
				  R085-22A,
				  eff. 9/19/2022
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Providers › Section 639.6951 - Communications and advisement of options and use of medical products; written record

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Before providing
				a medical product, a medical products provider shall identify and describe the
				commercially available choices and, where appropriate, custom fabricated
				choices available to meet the objectives of the consumer to:
(a) The consumer, the consumer's family or
				his or her agent;
(b) The primary
				caregiver of the consumer, if any; and
(c) The health professional of the
				consumer.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Providers › Section 639.6952 - Communications concerning use of medical products provided by written or oral order or prescription; written record

Current through June 11, 2024
1. When a medical
				products provider sells, leases or otherwise provides medical products to a
				consumer upon the written or oral order or prescription of a health
				professional, the medical products provider shall communicate with the health
				professional to ascertain:
(a) The physical,
				functional and associated needs of the consumer; and
(b) The therapeutic or ameliorative
				objectives to be met by the medical products that will be sold, leased or
				otherwise provided by the medical products provider.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Providers › Section 639.6953 - Assistive equipment

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A medical
				products provider that sells, leases or otherwise provides assistive equipment
				shall:
(a) Make measurements using the
				appropriate instruments and techniques to assure the optimal fit and function
				of the assistive equipment for the consumer;
(b) Deliver, fit and adjust the assistive
				equipment so that the assistive equipment is fully operable when the medical
				products provider leaves the premises of the consumer;
(c) Instruct the consumer, the family of the
				consumer or the primary caregiver of the consumer regarding the use,
				maintenance, servicing and cautions related to the assistive
				equipment;
(d) Provide all warranty
				information regarding the assistive equipment, including, without limitation,
				any warranty provided by the medical products provider or any commercial
				warranty available for the assistive equipment; and
(e) Respond to a request for service or
				repair of the assistive equipment not later than 3 business days after the
				request is received by the medical products provider, except that such service
				or repair need not be provided if the account of the consumer is not current
				with the medical products provider and such an exception is made in writing by
				the medical products provider to the consumer.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Providers › Section 639.69533 - Customized orthotic or prosthetic devices: Approval by Board required

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A medical products provider, or an
				applicant for a license to engage in business as a medical products provider,
				that wishes to sell, lease or otherwise provide a customized orthotic or
				prosthetic device to a consumer must be approved by the Board. The medical
				products provider or applicant must apply for approval in the manner prescribed
				by the Board.
2. The Board will not
				give its approval unless the medical products provider or applicant submits
				evidence to the Board that the medical products provider or applicant:
(a) Has employed, contracted with or
				otherwise retained the services of a person who is certified by an
				accreditation and certification organization; and
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this
				subsection, possesses a facility at which to provide a customized orthotic or
				prosthetic device to a consumer:
(1) That is
				accredited by an accreditation and certification organization; or
(2) For which the medical products provider
				or applicant has applied to an accreditation and certification organization for
				accreditation.
The provisions of paragraph (b) do not apply to a medical
				  products provider or applicant if the only customized orthotic or prosthetic
				  device to be provided by the medical products provider or applicant is a
				  customized breast prosthesis or customized mastectomy form.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Providers › Section 639.69535 - Customized orthotic or prosthetic devices: Accessibility of services and confidentiality

Current through June 11, 2024
A medical products provider that sells, leases or otherwise
				  provides a customized orthotic or prosthetic device to a consumer shall:
1. Make available to its consumers the
				services of a person who is certified by an accreditation and certification
				organization.
2. Except as
				otherwise provided in NAC 639.69533, provide a customized orthotic or
				prosthetic device to a consumer only at a facility that is accredited by an
				accreditation and certification organization.
3. Provide emergency services to a consumer
				within 12 hours after the consumer or his or her caregiver or agent requests
				the services.
4. Keep confidential
				any records concerning the treatment of a consumer to whom the medical products
				provider sells, leases or otherwise provides a customized orthotic or
				prosthetic device.
5. Develop and
				use policies and procedures to ensure that a person employed, contracted with
				or otherwise retained by the medical products provider complies with the
				provisions of NAC 639.693 to 639.6958, inclusive.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R033-07, eff. 8-26-2008
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Providers › Section 639.69537 - Customized orthotic or prosthetic devices: Practitioner's order required

Current through June 11, 2024
An order from a practitioner is required in order to obtain a
				  customized orthotic or prosthetic device from a medical products
				  provider.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R033-07, eff. 8-26-2008
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Providers › Section 639.6954 - Medical gases and associated equipment or respiratory equipment

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A medical products provider that sells,
				leases or otherwise provides medical gases and associated equipment, or
				respiratory equipment shall:
(a) Comply with
				all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding the providing and
				transportation of such gases and equipment, including, without limitation, all
				requirements regarding the tracking and recalling of gases and
				equipment;
(b) Comply with all
				applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding transfilling and
				repackaging of such gases;
(c)
				Comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, including, without
				limitation, fire codes, occupational safety rules, building codes and health
				codes;
(d) Service equipment sold,
				leased or otherwise provided by the medical products provider according to the
				directions and specification of the manufacturer, regardless of where the
				equipment may be located at the time that the equipment is due for
				servicing;
(e) Make and keep
				records regarding the servicing of equipment by the medical products provider;
				and
(f) Provide only gases that
				are:
(1) Medical grade; and
(2) Intended for use by humans.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Providers › Section 639.69543 - Insulin pumps

Current through June 11, 2024
A medical products provider that sells, leases or otherwise
				  provides an insulin pump to a consumer shall provide training to the consumer
				  or the consumer's family, caregiver or agent in the proper use and maintenance
				  of the pump and the procedures for dealing with a malfunction or other problem
				  that may arise in the use of the pump. The training must be provided by a
				  person who is certified by the manufacturer of the insulin pump in the
				  operation of the pump.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R033-07, eff. 8-26-2008
NRS
					 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Providers › Section 639.69545 - Pressurized stockings

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A pressurized
				stocking may not be sold, leased or otherwise provided to a consumer without an
				order from a practitioner if:
(a) The United
				States Food and Drug Administration requires the pressurized stocking to be
				sold only upon a prescription or order of a practitioner; or
(b) The pressurized stocking is labeled in a
				manner which directs that the pressurized stocking be sold only upon a
				prescription or order of a practitioner.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Providers › Section 639.6955 - Life-sustaining equipment

Current through June 11, 2024
A medical products provider who sells, leases or otherwise
				  provides life-sustaining equipment shall:
1. Maintain a sufficient number of employees
				who are:
(a) Trained to service and repair
				the life-sustaining equipment provided by the medical products provider;
				and
(b) Available to service and
				repair the life-sustaining equipment within 1 hour of any call for service or
				repair;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Providers › Section 639.6956 - Parenteral and enteral services and equipment

Current through June 11, 2024
A medical products provider who sells, leases or otherwise
				  provides parenteral and enteral services and equipment shall:
1. Provide a consumer with an orientation and
				a written checklist regarding:
(a)
				Instructions for use of the equipment;
(b) Cleaning procedures;
(c) Safety precautions; and
(d) Maintenance procedures;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Wholesalers › Section 639.6957 - Duties of wholesalers; repair and maintenance of medical products; hours of operation; consumer complaints

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A medical
				products wholesaler shall:
(a) Employ a
				facility administrator and other employees sufficient to operate, set up,
				repair, maintain and service all medical products sold, leased or otherwise
				provided by the medical products wholesaler.
(b) Ensure that employees of the medical
				products wholesaler are trained to operate, set up, repair, maintain and
				service the medical products sold, leased or otherwise provided by the medical
				products wholesaler.
(c) Ensure
				that employees of the medical products wholesaler are trained to instruct
				medical products providers regarding the operation, set up, repair, maintenance
				and service of all medical products sold, leased or otherwise provided by the
				medical products wholesaler.
(d)
				Maintain an inventory of medical products necessary to serve the needs of the
				medical products providers served by the medical products wholesaler.
(e) Maintain a suitable physical location,
				other than a residence, at which the medical products wholesaler can:
(1) Store inventory;
(2) Repair or service any equipment which the
				medical products wholesaler sells, leases or otherwise provides; and
(3) Keep all current records related to the
				operation of the medical products wholesaler.
(f) Have a functioning lavatory with a toilet
				and a sink with hot and cold water at the facility of the medical products
				wholesaler.
(g) Maintain the
				facility of the medical products wholesaler in a clean, orderly and sanitary
				condition.
(h) Ensure that the
				facility of the medical products wholesaler complies with all applicable
				federal, state and local laws, regulations and rules, including, without
				limitation, occupational safety rules, fire codes, building codes and health
				codes.
(i) Maintain liability
				insurance of at least $1,000,000, which must include product liability
				insurance if the medical products wholesaler:
(1) Designs, fabricates or manufactures a
				medical product; or
(2)
				Substantially modifies a commercially available medical product.
(j) Maintain a log or other record
				regarding all repairs made to medical products provided by the medical products
				wholesaler. For each medical product repaired by the medical products
				wholesaler, the log or record must identify:
(1) The type of medical product;
(2) The manufacturer;
(3) The model or model number;
(4) The serial number;
(5) The date of the repair;
(6) The specific repair made;
(7) The name of the person or company who
				performed the repair; and
(8) A
				certification that the medical product has been returned to the specifications
				of the manufacturer as a result of the repair.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Wholesalers › Section 639.69573 - Wholesaler who employs person to sell or market device or appliance: Annual submission of certain information to Board; review and contents of marketing code of conduct

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in subsection 2, on or before June 1 of each year, a medical
				products wholesaler who employs a person to sell or market a device or
				appliance in this State shall submit to the Board the information required
				pursuant to subsection 2 of
				NRS
				639.570.
2. If a medical products wholesaler who
				employs a person to sell or market a device or appliance in this State uses,
				without modification, the
Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health
				Care Professionals
, as adopted by reference in NAC 639.060, as its
				marketing code of conduct, the medical products wholesaler may indicate this on
				its submittal in lieu of submitting a copy of its marketing code of
				conduct.
3. If a medical products
				wholesaler:
(a) Develops its own marketing
				code of conduct; or
(b) Uses a
				modified version of the
Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care
				Professionals
, as adopted by reference in NAC 639.060, as its
				marketing code of conduct,
the staff of the Board shall review the marketing code of
				  conduct to ensure that it addresses the subjects listed in subsection 4.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Wholesalers › Section 639.69575 - Submission of certain information regarding sales and marketing staff: Submission of form after initial submittal; method of submission

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a medical products wholesaler has
				submitted to the Board the information required pursuant to NAC 639.69573 at
				least once, the medical products wholesaler may subsequently submit to the
				Board, on a form provided by the Board, the information that has remained the
				same and the information that has changed from the date of the previous
				submission, in lieu of submitting the information required annually pursuant to
				NAC 639.69573.
2. The submission of
				information to the Board pursuant to this section and NAC 639.69573 may be made
				by:
(a) Mail or personal delivery of a
				printed copy of the information required;
(b) Electronic mail to the Board at the
				electronic mail address
pharmacy@pharmacy.nv.gov
; or
(c) Such other technological means as the
				Board may develop, including, without limitation, through the use of the
				Internet website of the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Medical Products Wholesalers › Section 639.69577 - Submission of certain information regarding sales and marketing staff: Incomplete, improperly completed or noncompliant submittal; correction of deficiencies

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board will
				refuse a submittal of information from a medical products wholesaler pursuant
				to NAC 639.69573 or 639.69575 if the submittal is incomplete. The Board will
				treat such an incomplete submittal as noncompliant for the purposes of
				NRS
				639.570.
2. If the staff of the Board determines that
				a submittal of information pursuant to NAC 639.69573 or 639.69575 is
				incomplete, improperly completed or noncompliant, the staff shall, as soon as
				practicable, notify the medical products wholesaler who submitted the
				information that the submittal is incomplete, improperly completed or
				noncompliant and provide the medical products wholesaler with instructions for
				correcting the deficiencies in the submittal. The Board may retain an
				incomplete, improperly completed or noncompliant submittal or return the
				submittal to the medical products wholesaler.
3. If the staff of the Board provides notice
				of an incomplete, improperly completed or noncompliant submittal to a medical
				products wholesaler pursuant to this section, the medical products wholesaler
				must comply with the instructions for correcting the deficiencies in the
				submittal within 120 days after the receipt of the instructions. Within the
				120-day period, the medical products wholesaler may request a meeting with the
				staff of the Board to discuss the deficiencies in its submittal. If the medical
				products wholesaler corrects the deficiencies in its submittal within the
				120-day period, the Board will accept and file the submittal.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R122-07, eff. 1-30-2008
NRS
					 639.070,
					 639.570
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PROVIDERS AND WHOLESALERS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS › Disciplinary Action › Section 639.6958 - Summary suspension of license

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Executive
				Secretary may summarily suspend the license of a medical products provider or
				medical products wholesaler upon receiving evidence sufficient to cause the
				Executive Secretary to reasonably believe that a medical products provider or
				medical products wholesaler is:
(a) Operating
				without liability insurance;
(b)
				Operating without a license;
(c)
				Operating without a business administrator or a facility administrator;
(d) Operating without a designated
				representative in the case of a medical products wholesaler; or
(e) Engaging in practices that are fraudulent
				or deceitful.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › TRADE PRACTICES › Section 639.700 - Performance of certain acts by pharmacists and pharmaceutical interns only

Current through June 11, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NAC 639.245,
				the following acts may be performed only by a registered pharmacist, or by a
				registered pharmaceutical intern acting under the direct supervision of a
				registered pharmacist:
1. Taking new
			 orders for prescriptions or chart orders over the telephone;
2. Identifying, evaluating and interpreting a
			 prescription;
3. Interpreting the
			 clinical data contained in a patient's medication system or chart;
4. Consulting with a prescribing
			 practitioner, nurse or other health care professional, or the authorized agent
			 thereof;
5. Determining the
			 efficacy of a drug, a regimen, the substitution of a generic drug for a drug
			 prescribed by brand name or the substitution of one drug therapy for
			 another;
6. Taking responsibility
			 for all activities of pharmaceutical technicians to ensure that those
			 activities are performed completely, safely and without risk of harm to
			 patients;
7. Counseling a patient
			 or a person caring for a patient and rendering any other advice or information
			 regarding drugs or medications; and
8. Performing any other functions which
			 require the professional judgment of a pharmacist.
Bd. of Pharmacy, §
				639.305, eff. 6-26-80-NAC A 11-15-93
NRS
				  639.070