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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › MEDICAL FACILITIES AND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS › Chart Order Processing Services › Section 639.4916 - Provision of remote services by pharmacist employed by off-site pharmaceutical service provider

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A registered
				pharmacist who is employed by or under contract with a pharmacy located within
				a hospital or correctional institution to provide the remote chart order
				processing services to the hospital or correctional institution that the
				pharmacy is required by NAC
				639.4915 to provide must:
(a) Be trained in the policies and procedures
				of the hospital or correctional institution regarding all policies and
				procedures of the hospital or correctional institution with which the
				registered pharmacist must comply, including, without limitation, the provision
				of pharmaceutical services, security and confidentiality of patient records;
				and
(b) Be provided with the same
				computerized system and access to data regarding a patient for whom a chart
				order has been submitted that would be available to a registered pharmacist
				employed by the pharmacy located within the hospital or correctional
				institution, including, without limitation:
(1) The height, weight and age of the patient
				and any allergies that the patient may have;
(2) The medical records regarding any
				medications prescribed to the patient;
(3) The results of any relevant laboratory
				tests;
(4) The health history and
				notes regarding physical examinations, to the extent that the information is
				available in the computerized system of the hospital or correctional
				institution;
(5) Any notes provided
				by a physician, nurse or other medical staff of the institution, to the extent
				that those notes are available in the computerized system of the hospital or
				correctional institution;
(6) A
				legible copy of the chart order that is available through a scanned image in
				the computerized system of the hospital or correctional institution or by
				facsimile machine; and
(7) Any
				other information that is available in the computerized system of the hospital
				or correctional institution that is relevant or necessary for the registered
				pharmacist to provide pharmaceutical services.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › MEDICAL FACILITIES AND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS › Chart Order Processing Services › Section 639.4917 - Policies and procedures of off-site pharmaceutical service providers (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Pharmacy by R015-05, eff. 10-31-2005; R by
				  R164-20A,
				  eff. 12/29/2022
NRS 639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › FACILITIES FOR INTERMEDIATE CARE AND FACILITIES FOR SKILLED NURSING › Section 639.492 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 639.492 to 639.498, inclusive, unless the
				context otherwise requires:
1.
			 "Director" means the director of nurses of a facility.
2. "Facility" means a facility for
			 intermediate care as defined in
			 NRS
			 449.0038 or a facility for skilled nursing as
			 defined in
			 NRS
			 449.0039.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy, eff. 7-1-92
NRS
				  639.070,
				  639.071
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › FACILITIES FOR INTERMEDIATE CARE AND FACILITIES FOR SKILLED NURSING › Section 639.494 - Prescriptions for controlled substances: Accountability record; handling of unused portions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each
			 prescription for a controlled substance which is administered to a patient at a
			 facility must be accompanied by the controlled substances accountability
			 record. The record must include:
(a) The
			 patient's name;
(b) The name of the
			 controlled substance;
(c) The date
			 the facility received the controlled substance from the pharmacy;
(d) The signature of the employee of the
			 facility who received the controlled substance;
(e) The number of the prescription;
(f) The total dosage units of the controlled
			 substance;
(g) The strength of the
			 controlled substance;
(h) The date
			 and time each dosage of the controlled substance is administered and the
			 signature of the person administering the controlled substance; and
(i) The number of dosage units of the
			 controlled substance which remain after the administration of the controlled
			 substance is completed, including:
(1) The
			 number of dosage units disposed;
(2) The date of the disposition of the dosage
			 units;
(3) The signature of the
			 director or a licensed nurse designated by the director; and
(4) The signature of the licensed consulting
			 pharmacist of the facility or a pharmacist designated by the licensed
			 consulting pharmacist.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › FACILITIES FOR INTERMEDIATE CARE AND FACILITIES FOR SKILLED NURSING › Section 639.496 - Maintenance of accountability record; examination of chart orders; issuance of receipt for controlled substances delivered to coroner

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The director shall keep each controlled
			 substances accountability record which accompanies a prescription for a
			 controlled substance in an alphabetical file by the patient's name. The record
			 must be kept on the premises of the facility for at least 2 years after the
			 controlled substance is destroyed.
2. The Board may examine the chart orders of
			 a physician at the facility in conjunction with the controlled substances
			 accountability records for the prescription of the controlled substances
			 prescribed by the physician.
3. A
			 coroner shall issue a receipt to the director for any controlled substance
			 which the facility delivers to him or her. The receipt must include the
			 information set forth in paragraphs (a), (b), (e) and (f) of subsection 1 of
			 NAC 639.494.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy, eff. 7-1-92
NRS
				  639.070,
				  639.071
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › FACILITIES FOR INTERMEDIATE CARE AND FACILITIES FOR SKILLED NURSING › Section 639.498 - Destruction of certain controlled substances: Requirement; procedure

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
			 2:
(a) At least once each month, the director
			 or a licensed consulting pharmacist shall destroy, on the premises of the
			 facility, the controlled substances described in subsection 1 of NAC
			 639.050.
(b) If the director
			 destroys the controlled substances, the licensed consulting pharmacist shall
			 witness the destruction of the controlled substances. If the licensed
			 consulting pharmacist destroys the controlled substances, the director shall
			 witness the destruction of the controlled substances.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › SURGICAL CENTERS FOR AMBULATORY PATIENTS › Section 639.4985 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 639.4985 to 639.4998, inclusive, unless the
				context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 639.4987,
				639.4989 and 639.4991 have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				sections.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy by R116-08, eff. 9-18-2008
NRS
				  639.070,
				  639.071
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › SURGICAL CENTERS FOR AMBULATORY PATIENTS › Section 639.4987 - "Compounding" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Compounding" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				639.0053.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy by R116-08, eff. 9-18-2008
NRS
				  639.070,
				  639.071
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › SURGICAL CENTERS FOR AMBULATORY PATIENTS › Section 639.4989 - "Drug" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Drug" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				639.007.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy by R116-08, eff. 9-18-2008
NRS
				  639.070,
				  639.071
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › SURGICAL CENTERS FOR AMBULATORY PATIENTS › Section 639.4991 - "Investigational drug" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Investigational drug" has the meaning ascribed to it in NAC
				639.455.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy by R116-08, eff. 9-18-2008
NRS
				  639.070,
				  639.071
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › SURGICAL CENTERS FOR AMBULATORY PATIENTS › Section 639.4992 - Dispensing of controlled substances: Registration and licensing required

Current through June 11, 2024
Each recovery center and surgical center for ambulatory
				patients shall:
1. Apply to the Board
			 for a license to dispense controlled substances or dangerous drugs by
			 submitting an application on a form prescribed by the Board. A license to
			 dispense controlled substances or dangerous drugs granted pursuant to this
			 subsection is a revocable privilege, and no holder of such a license acquires
			 any vested right therein or thereunder.
2. Register with the Drug Enforcement
			 Administration of the United States Department of Justice to dispense
			 controlled substances .
3. Ensure
			 that each practitioner who dispenses controlled substances or dangerous drugs
			 in the recovery center or surgical center is registered with the Board and the
			 Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States Department of
			 Justice.
4. Require each person
			 employed to work in a pharmacy of the recovery center or surgical center for
			 ambulatory patients and any person with whom the recovery center or surgical
			 center for ambulatory patients has entered into a contract to provide
			 pharmaceutical services to possess a current state license or certificate to
			 provide such services.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy, eff. 10-24-97; A by
				R085-20A,
				eff. 2/25/2021
NRS
				639.070,
				639.071,
				639.2177
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › SURGICAL CENTERS FOR AMBULATORY PATIENTS › Section 639.4996 - Establishment and review of policies and procedures by pharmacist

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A recovery center or surgical center for
			 ambulatory patients shall employ or enter into a contract with a pharmacist to
			 establish policies and procedures which:
(a)
			 Are consistent with the policies and procedures developed pursuant to NAC
			 639.477;
(b) Require the maintenance of records in
			 accordance with the provisions of NAC
			 639.485 and
			 639.486;
(c) Address the purchase, storage,
			 maintenance of records and dispensing of drugs and investigational
			 drugs;
(d) Require maintenance of a
			 perpetual inventory of all controlled substances;
(e) Prescribe the procedure for quarantining
			 and destroying drugs and investigational drugs that are expired, adulterated,
			 mislabeled or otherwise unsafe for human use;
(f) Require the storage of drugs and
			 investigational drugs in accordance with the specifications of the
			 manufacturer;
(g) Ensure that the
			 recovery center or surgical center dispenses drugs and investigational drugs
			 pursuant to chart orders and in accordance with applicable state and federal
			 laws; and
(h) Ensure that all
			 compounding is:
(1) Performed by a registered
			 pharmacist in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 639 of
			 NRS; or
(2) If performed by an
			 employee of the recovery center or surgical center, other than a registered
			 pharmacist, performed:
(I) In accordance with
			 the provisions of this chapter and chapter 639 of NRS;
(II) In a location designated for compounding
			 that is clean and disinfected before each act of compounding; and
(III) By a person who has completed training
			 for the type of compounding that will be performed.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › SURGICAL CENTERS FOR AMBULATORY PATIENTS › Section 639.4998 - Duties of pharmacist who establishes policies and procedures

Current through June 11, 2024
A pharmacist employed by or contracted with a recovery center
				or surgical center for ambulatory patients pursuant to NAC
				639.4996 shall:
1. Visit the recovery center or surgical
			 center at least once each month to:
(a)
			 Evaluate the effectiveness of the policies and procedures established pursuant
			 to NAC 639.4996; and
(b) Confirm that the recovery center or
			 surgical center is complying with those policies and procedures, the provisions
			 of this section and NAC
			 639.4996;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.500 - Ownership of pharmacies; application to conduct a pharmacy

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person, as that term is defined in
			 NRS 0.039,
			 or the State of Nevada or any of its political subdivisions, may own more than
			 one pharmacy.
2. An applicant for a
			 license to conduct a pharmacy in this State must submit to the Board a complete
			 and accurate application on a form provided by the Board, along with the
			 requisite fees. The staff of the Board shall return the application to the
			 applicant if the application is incomplete or does not include the requisite
			 fees.
Bd. of Pharmacy, §
				639.180, eff. 6-26-80-NAC A 1-26-94; R076-00,
				9-5-2000
NRS
				  639.070,
				  639.231
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.5005 - Representative of pharmacy: General requirements; exceptions; approval; enforcement

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in this subsection, an applicant for a license, or a
			 licensee with a license, to conduct a pharmacy shall designate at least one
			 natural person who will be the representative of the pharmacy. The Board will
			 not issue a license to an applicant or renew the license of a licensee that is
			 required to designate a representative of a pharmacy pursuant to this section
			 unless the Board determines that the designated natural person meets the
			 qualifications set forth in subsection 2 and approves that natural person to be
			 the designated representative of the pharmacy. The requirement to designate a
			 representative set forth in this subsection does not apply to:
(a) An applicant or a licensee that is a
			 publicly traded corporation;
(b) An
			 applicant or licensee whose pharmacy is determined by the Board to be located
			 within a large retail store, including, without limitation, a grocery store,
			 variety store or department store under common ownership; or
(c) An applicant or licensee in which a
			 majority interest of the applicant or licensee is owned by a pharmacist who is:
(1) Licensed by the Board; and
(2) A resident of this State.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.5007 - Terms and conditions of license to conduct pharmacy for applicant required to designate representative

Current through June 11, 2024
If a license to conduct a pharmacy is issued for an applicant
				that is required to designate a natural person as a representative of the
				pharmacy pursuant to NAC 639.5005, the Board may impose any term or condition
				on the license that the Board determines necessary and appropriate to ensure
				that the license is used only to conduct the legitimate practice of pharmacy,
				including, without limitation:
1.
			 Setting an expiration date for the license;
2. Restricting the conduct of the pharmacy by
			 the licensee to activities determined by the Board;
3. Restricting the drugs that may be
			 purchased by the pharmacy to only those drugs necessary to fill
			 prescriptions;
4. Prohibiting the
			 pharmacy from selling, transferring, distributing, dispensing or otherwise
			 providing prescription drugs to any person other than a patient with a
			 prescription;
5. Requiring the
			 conduct of random audits by the Board of the practices of the pharmacy to
			 ensure that the pharmacy is complying with any term or condition imposed by the
			 Board on the license of the pharmacy;
6. Requiring the pharmacy to enter into a
			 contract to act as the primary provider of prescription drugs to a facility
			 licensed to provide health care services and to provide evidence satisfactory
			 to the Board that the pharmacy has entered into such a contract; and
7. Requiring the pharmacy to provide evidence
			 satisfactory to the Board that it is able to pay the costs of overhead
			 necessary to conduct the pharmacy according to any term or condition imposed by
			 the Board on the license of the pharmacy.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy by R010-01, eff. 11-1-2001; A by R034-07,
				12-17-2009
NRS
				  639.070,
				  639.231
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.501 - Inspections; provision of self-assessment form

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Before
			 the Board will issue a new license to operate a pharmacy to any person, a
			 satisfactory inspection of the premises of the pharmacy must be conducted by a
			 member of the staff of the Board.
2. TThe Executive Secretary shall [inspect]
			 develop and implement a program for the inspection of each licensed pharmacy
			 annually or at any other time deemed necessary.
3. Before an annual inspection of a licensed
			 pharmacy, the Board will provide a selfassessment form to the pharmacy that
			 includes a questionnaire concerning statutory and regulatory compliance
			 pursuant to which the pharmacy must assess its physical plant and operations to
			 assure that the pharmacy is in compliance with all applicable statutes and
			 regulations.
4. The managing
			 pharmacist of a pharmacy or the designee of the owner of the pharmacy may
			 obtain self-assessment forms from the Board in addition to the form provided
			 pursuant to subsection 3 at any time for his or her own use.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy by R162-99, eff. 3-1-2000; A by
				R165-20A,
				eff. 2/28/2022
NRS
				639.070.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.5012 - Confidentiality and use of self-assessment and accompanying documentation (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy by R162-99, eff. 3-1-2000; R by
				R165-20A,
				eff. 2/28/2022
NRS
				639.070.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.5014 - Completion of self-assessment form before annual inspections; suggestions relating to compliance by or improvement of pharmacy

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The managing pharmacist of a pharmacy or
			 the designee of the owner of the pharmacy shall complete a self-assessment form
			 before each annual inspection of the pharmacy by a member of the staff of the
			 Board.
2. The managing pharmacist
			 or the designee of the owner who completes a self-assessment form may make:
(a) Notes and comments on the self-assessment
			 form to explain his or her answers; and
(b) Suggestions on the self-assessment form
			 relating to the compliance by or improvement of the pharmacy.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.5016 - Annual inspections: Review of self-assessment form; notes regarding discrepancies or deficiencies; correction of discrepancies or deficiencies

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Whenever a member of the staff of the
			 Board conducts an annual inspection of a pharmacy, the managing pharmacist of
			 the pharmacy or the designee of the owner of the pharmacy shall provide the
			 member of the staff of the Board with a completed self-assessment form of the
			 pharmacy. A member of the staff of the Board conducting an annual inspection of
			 a pharmacy shall review a self-assessment form of the pharmacy with the
			 managing pharmacist of the pharmacy or a pharmacist on duty in the pharmacy at
			 the time of the inspection to verify that all the information contained in the
			 self-assessment form of the pharmacy is true and complete.
2. If, during the annual inspection of a
			 pharmacy, the member of the staff of the Board conducting the inspection finds
			 any discrepancies between the information contained in the self-assessment form
			 of the pharmacy and the actual state or condition of the pharmacy, or if the
			 member of the staff of the Board finds any other deficiencies or conditions in
			 the pharmacy or its operation that are not otherwise in compliance with the
			 applicable statutes and regulations governing the operation of a pharmacy and
			 dispensing of drugs, the member of the staff of the Board shall make a note of
			 the discrepancy, deficiency or condition in his or her inspection.
3. A pharmacy shall correct a discrepancy,
			 deficiency or condition noted by a member of the staff of the Board pursuant to
			 subsection 2 within a reasonable time, as determined by the member of the staff
			 of the Board who noted the discrepancy, deficiency or condition. Any failure by
			 a managing pharmacist or an owner of a pharmacy, or both, to correct a
			 discrepancy, deficiency or condition in a timely manner as required by this
			 subsection constitutes unprofessional conduct pursuant to subsection 4 of
			 NRS
			 639.210 and may serve as the basis for such
			 disciplinary action against the managing pharmacist or owner of the pharmacy,
			 or both, as the staff of the Board deems appropriate.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy by R162-99, eff. 3-1-2000
NRS
				  639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.5018 - Protection of employee providing answers, information or suggestions on self-assessment form or during inspections

Current through June 11, 2024
A pharmacy shall not terminate, or otherwise negatively affect
				in any way, the employment of an employee of the pharmacy who:
1. In good faith, provides truthful answers,
			 information or suggestions relating to the compliance by or improvement of the
			 pharmacy in the preparation or completion of a self-assessment form for the
			 pharmacy;
2. Transmits a copy of a
			 self-assessment form to the senior management of the pharmacy or the Board
			 pursuant to subsection 3 of NAC 639.5014; or
3. In good faith, provides truthful
			 information to any member of the staff of the Board as part of an inspection of
			 the pharmacy pursuant to NAC 639.5016.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy by R162-99, eff. 3-1-2000
NRS
				  639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.5019 - Annual review by Board of provisions of NAC 639.501 to 639.5019, inclusive

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board will review the provisions of NAC 639.501 to
				639.5019, inclusive, at its first regularly scheduled meeting following July 1
				of each year to consider and suggest amendments to and deletions from the
				provisions of NAC 639.501 to 639.5019, inclusive, including the repeal of the
				sections.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy by R162-99, eff. 3-1-2000
NRS
				  639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.503 - Maintenance in pharmacy of current statutes, regulations and reference material

Current through June 11, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in NAC 639.472:
1. All licensed pharmacies must maintain at
			 all times and make available to pharmacists, intern pharmacists and other
			 employees, copies of all current state statutes and regulations relating to the
			 practice of pharmacy and to the sale of drugs and controlled
			 substances.
2. Each licensed
			 pharmacy must maintain in its prescription department reference materials in
			 the form of the latest editions of pharmaceutical texts, or their equivalent
			 which are on a computer program or disc. The reference materials must be
			 readily retrievable as necessary to conduct the practice of pharmacy and must
			 include, without limitation, information on:
(a) Preparation and compounding of
			 prescriptions;
(b) Biological and
			 therapeutical equivalencies of drugs;
(c) Pharmacology and
			 pharmacokinetics;
(d) Indications
			 and usage of drugs;
(e)
			 Contraindications of, adverse reactions to and warnings about drugs;
(f) Dosage and administrations of drugs;
			 and
(g) Overdosages of
			 drugs.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.505 - Maintenance in pharmacy of reports of inspection, warning notices and special bulletins

Current through June 11, 2024
A copy of each report of inspection, issued by a member of the
				Board or its administrative staff, together with any warning notice or special
				bulletin issued by the Board, must be maintained on the premises of the
				pharmacy in such a manner as to make these documents readily available on
				request for 2 years after the date of issue unless earlier destruction is
				authorized.
Bd. of Pharmacy, §
				639.230, eff. 6-26-80
NRS
				  639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.510 - Maintenance and storage of pharmaceutical stock

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
			 owner, manager, operator, managing pharmacist or pharmacist in charge of a
			 licensed pharmacy shall maintain in the pharmacy a representative stock of
			 dangerous drugs, controlled substances, chemicals, biologicals and devices in
			 sufficient quantity to provide adequate pharmaceutical services for the people
			 of the community which the pharmacy serves.
2. The managing pharmacist of a pharmacy:
(a) Is responsible for, and must have
			 knowledge and control of, the acquisition and disposition by the pharmacy of
			 the stock of the pharmacy; and
(b)
			 Shall ensure that the records relating to the acquisition or disposition of the
			 stock of the pharmacy are maintained as required by law.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.512 - Class A and B packaging: Label; expiration date; log

Current through June 11, 2024
1. This
			 section only applies to Class A and B packaging as defined in the
United States Pharmacopoeia
.
2. Each unit dose of a controlled substance
			 or dangerous drug packaged or repackaged by a pharmacy must contain a label
			 which specifies:
(a) The generic or trade
			 name;
(b) The strength;
(c) The expiration date; and
(d) Where applicable, an internal control
			 number or the lot number of the bulk package.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.513 - Class C packaging: Expiration date

Current through June 11, 2024
Each controlled substance or dangerous drug packaged as Class C
				or below as defined in the
United States Pharmacopoeia
must
				have an expiration date of 60 days after the packaging or repackaging unless a
				stability study satisfactory to the Board has been performed on the controlled
				substance or dangerous drug.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy, eff. 12-3-84
NRS
				  639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.515 - Stock of drugs in facility for skilled nursing or intermediate care

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A facility for skilled nursing or a
			 facility for intermediate care may maintain a stock of the following drugs for
			 emergency treatment for inpatients:
Analgesic-CII
Analgesic-non CII
Anesthetics, local
Antiarrhythmics
Antibiotics
Orally
Intravenous
Anticholinergic
Antidiarrheal
Antihistamine
Antihypertensive
Antinauseants
Antipsychotic
Bronchodilators
Calcium injectable
Dextrose injection
Diazepam
Digoxin
Diuretic injectable
Epinephrine
Glucagon
Heparin
Insulin
Intravenous solutions
Magnesium sulfate
Muscle relaxant
Naloxone
Nitroglycerin tablets
Normal saline
Phenobarbital
Phenytoin
Potassium chloride
Pressor amine
Protamine
Sodium bicarbonate
Steroids
Vitamin K
Water for injection
2. The
			 quantity of each drug stocked must not exceed 20 units of each drug at each
			 nursing station in the facility.
3.
			 All drugs must be stored and maintained in unit dosages, if manufactured in
			 that form.
Bd. of Pharmacy, §
				639.425, eff. 6-26-80-NAC A 12-3-84; 6-16-86; 2-18-88; 11-9-95; R065-08,
				9-18-2008
NRS
				  639.070,
				  639.2327
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.517 - Nurse employed by medical facility or agency to provide nursing in the home may maintain stock of certain drugs

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A registered
			 nurse employed by a medical facility or an agency to provide nursing in the
			 home may, at the direction of the medical director of the facility or agency,
			 maintain a stock of the following drugs for the emergency treatment of
			 patients:
(a) Diphenhydramine;
(b) Epinephrine;
(c) Heparin;
(d) Normal saline;
(e) Thrombolytics; and
(f) Water for injection.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.520 - Security of prescription departments

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The prescription
			 department of every pharmacy must be separated from the merchandising or public
			 areas of the premises by a barrier extending not less than 5 feet above the
			 floor level and of sufficient width to make dangerous drugs, controlled
			 substances, narcotics, poisons or restricted devices inaccessible to
			 unauthorized persons. The barrier must be constructed of solid material and
			 contain at least one gate or door permitting access by the pharmacist. Each
			 gate or door must be secured by a dead-bolt lock that can be opened from the
			 outside only by a key. The gate or door may be secured by a combination lock
			 during the hours of business.
2.
			 The registered pharmacist on duty:
(a) Shall
			 maintain possession of the key to the prescription department. Any additional
			 keys to the prescription department must be kept in a locked box which is:
(1) Operated with a key that is accessible to
			 only licensed pharmacists within the pharmacy department; and
(2) Maintained in a secure place that is
			 inaccessible to unauthorized persons.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.523 - Physical address for delivery of drugs

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A pharmacy
			 which purchases drugs and which is required pursuant to NAC 639.5005 to
			 designate a natural person as a representative of the pharmacy shall have the
			 drugs shipped to the pharmacy and shall physically receive the drugs at the
			 physical address for which the Board has issued the license of the
			 pharmacy.
2. The drugs purchased by
			 a pharmacy must not be drop-shipped to any address other than the physical
			 address of the pharmacy to which the Board has issued the license of the
			 pharmacy. As used in this subsection, "drop-shipped" means a direct shipment of
			 drugs to any location other than the pharmacy by the manufacturer or wholesaler
			 of the drugs.
3. A pharmacist
			 employed by a pharmacy shall acknowledge on every invoice that the drugs listed
			 in the invoice were physically received by the pharmacy at the physical address
			 to which the Board has issued the license of the pharmacy.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy by R010-01, eff. 11-1-2001
NRS
				  639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.525 - Minimum requirements for work area and equipment

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The prescription department in each
			 licensed pharmacy must contain the following minimum work area and equipment
			 for the compounding and dispensing of drugs:
(a) A prescription counter on which to work,
			 with a free working surface of not less than 3 feet in width and 2 feet in
			 depth for each person who is compounding or dispensing drugs within the
			 prescription department, including, without limitation, each registered
			 pharmacist and pharmaceutical technician who is compounding or dispensing drugs
			 within the prescription department. This working surface must be reserved for
			 and restricted solely to the compounding and dispensing of drugs.
(b) A free floor space behind the
			 prescription counter that is not less than 8 feet in length and 4 feet in
			 width.
(c) A refrigerator that is
			 equipped with:
(1) A thermometer to ensure
			 proper control of temperature; and
(2) A programmable device for monitoring
			 temperature which includes an alarm that records when the temperature falls
			 outside the range required by subsection 1 of NAC 639.527.
(d) A sink that is suitable for cleaning the
			 required pharmaceutical equipment and is supplied with hot and cold running
			 water, soap and detergent, and a clean and sanitary disposal container for
			 wastes.
(e) If the pharmacy
			 compounds prescriptions that require the measurement of weight, scales and
			 balances for medium and light weighing, at least one of which must be sensitive
			 to 1/2 grain, with weights, including, without limitation, apothecary and
			 avoirdupois, from 1/2 grain to 4 ounces and from 0.02 gm to 100 gm.
(f) Capsule and tablet counters and other
			 devices and equipment necessary to compound and dispense drugs.
(g) A facsimile machine that:
(1) Uses paper of such quality; and
(2) Prints in such a manner,
that documents printed by the machine are usable and readable
				for at least 2 years. As used in this paragraph, "facsimile machine" includes,
				without limitation, a computer that has a facsimile modem through which
				documents can be sent and received.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.526 - Drive-through facilities

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 3, if a licensee provides pharmaceutical
			 services by means of a drive-through facility, the drive-through facility must:
(a) Be constructed and maintained in a
			 manner, and with materials, that secures the premises of the pharmacy from
			 unlawful or unauthorized access.
(b) Be readily accessible to the personnel of
			 the pharmacy who are authorized to be in the prescription department.
(c) Provide two-way visual and auditory
			 communication between the personnel of the pharmacy and a patient receiving
			 pharmaceutical services by means of the drive-through facility.
(d) Be equipped with a computer terminal that
			 is part of the pharmacy's computerized system for recording information
			 concerning prescriptions. The terminal must be so located within the
			 prescription department that personnel of the pharmacy when providing
			 pharmaceutical services to a patient by means of the drive-through facility can
			 use the computer terminal without losing visual or auditory communication with
			 the patient.
(e) Be so equipped
			 that a pharmacist, or intern pharmacist under the supervision of a pharmacist,
			 can provide a patient receiving pharmaceutical services by means of the
			 drive-through facility with the counseling required in NAC 639.707 without
			 losing visual or auditory communication with the patient.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.527 - Required temperature in refrigerator or freezer used to store medicine

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The temperature in a refrigerator that is
			 used to store medicine in the prescription department of a pharmacy must be
			 maintained between 36 degrees Fahrenheit and 46 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. The temperature in:
(a) A freezer section of a refrigerator
			 described in subsection 1 if the freezer section is used to store medicine must
			 be maintained below 32 degrees Fahrenheit; and
(b) A freezer that is used to store medicine
			 in the prescription department of a pharmacy must be maintained below 32
			 degrees Fahrenheit.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.528 - Preparation and storage of food in prescription department of pharmacy

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Food for consumption by the public must
			 not be prepared in the prescription department of a pharmacy.
2. A pharmacist or a member of the staff of a
			 pharmacy may prepare food in the prescription department of the pharmacy if the
			 food is for his or her own personal consumption.
3. No food or beverage may be stored in:
(a) A refrigerator that is used to store
			 medicine in the prescription department of a pharmacy;
(b) The freezer section of such a
			 refrigerator if the freezer section is used to store medicine; or
(c) A freezer that is used to store medicine
			 in the prescription department of a pharmacy.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.530 - Sanitation; required washbasins; exception

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Waste
			 material must not be allowed to collect on the floors, counters or other
			 portions of a pharmacy, and adequate waste receptacles must be
			 provided.
2. All persons authorized
			 to work within the prescription department must keep themselves and their
			 apparel in a clean and sanitary condition.
3. Each pharmacy must have a washbasin which
			 is supplied with hot and cold running water. The washbasin must be located
			 within the pharmacy and be readily available to any person authorized by law to
			 work in the prescription department.
4. In addition to the washbasin required
			 pursuant to subsection 3, and except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
			 a pharmacy that is built or remodeled after November 1, 1996, must contain a
			 lavatory with a toilet and washbasin within or adjoining the pharmacy. A
			 pharmacy that is remodeled after November 1, 1996, may ask the Board for an
			 exception to this requirement and the Board will, if it deems it appropriate,
			 grant the exception.
Bd. of Pharmacy, §
				639.235, eff. 6-26-80-NAC A 9-6-96
NRS
				  639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.535 - Remodeling or relocation of pharmacy or prescription department

Current through June 11, 2024
Before undertaking a structural remodeling or relocation of a
				pharmacy or a prescription department within the premises of a licensed
				pharmacy, the licensee shall notify the Executive Secretary in writing and pay
				to the Board an inspection fee of $75.
Bd. of Pharmacy, §
				639.240, eff. 6-26-80
NRS
				  639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.540 - Notice of employment and termination of employment of certain pharmaceutical professionals

Current through June 11, 2024
The owner, manager, operator or other person in charge of any
				pharmacy, as that term is defined in
				NRS
				639.012, shall, within 10 days after the
				employment or termination of employment of a registered pharmacist, intern
				pharmacist, pharmaceutical technician or pharmaceutical technician in training,
				give written notice to the Executive Secretary of that employment or
				termination. The notice must include the name, residential address and
				certificate number of the employee or former employee.
Bd. of Pharmacy, §
				639.190, eff. 6-26-80-NAC A 11-15-93
NRS
				  639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.542 - Identification of persons employed by pharmacy

Current through June 11, 2024
Each person employed by a pharmacy shall wear identification
				that clearly identifies the person by name and the classification of his or her
				registration.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy, eff. 11-15-93
NRS
				  639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.556 - Meal periods and rest periods for employees of pharmacy

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
			 section and
			 NRS
			 639.220:
(a) The owner of a pharmacy shall permit each
			 employee of the pharmacy to take meal periods and rest periods as required by
			 NRS
			 608.019 or any applicable collective
			 bargaining agreement; and
(b) A
			 pharmacy may schedule a regular time during which a pharmacist employed by the
			 pharmacy may take a meal period.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.570 - Involuntary closure of pharmacy

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Upon an
			 involuntary closure of a pharmacy, the licensee shall immediately surrender to
			 the Board all controlled substances and dangerous drugs, and all order forms
			 therefor, which are owned or controlled by the licensee on the premises of the
			 pharmacy. A member of the Board or one of its inspectors shall immediately take
			 possession of and hold all such substances, drugs and forms.
2. The controlled substances, dangerous drugs
			 and forms so surrendered will be held in trust by the Board for the licensee.
			 The substances and drugs so held will forthwith be inventoried, packaged,
			 sealed and stored at the expense of the licensee in a place determined by the
			 Board to be appropriately secure.
3. A licensee has 60 days after the effective
			 date of the involuntary closure to make arrangements for the lawful sale or
			 other disposition of the controlled substances and dangerous drugs so
			 inventoried and stored. If no such sale or disposition is made by the licensee
			 within the 60-day period, the Board will make arrangements for the sale or
			 other disposition of the substances and drugs for the benefit of the licensee,
			 and will account for them to the licensee. Upon disposition of the substances
			 and drugs, the order forms will be returned to the Drug Enforcement
			 Administration.
4. The licensee
			 shall cooperate with the Board to promote the efficient administration of this
			 section.
5. As used in this
			 section, "involuntary closure" of a pharmacy includes:
(a) Closure as a result of action by the
			 Federal Government, the State of Nevada or the governing body of any county or
			 city within the State of Nevada;
(b) The revocation or suspension of any
			 license issued to a pharmacy by the Board; or
(c) Any other involuntary closure, including
			 an involuntary adjudication of bankruptcy, an appointment of a receiver or an
			 entry of an order of closure by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.575 - Voluntary closure of pharmacy

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Whenever any
			 pharmacy licensed by the Board is closed for more than 5 consecutive days for
			 any reason other than an involuntary closure, the licensee shall notify the
			 Board of the closure. The notice must be in writing, be given not more than 5
			 days after the closure, and state the reason or reasons for the closure and the
			 anticipated period of the closure. Upon receipt of the notice, the Board will
			 make such arrangements as it deems appropriate to provide adequate and
			 continued security of all the controlled substances, dangerous drugs, chemicals
			 and poisons which are owned or controlled by the licensee or on the premises of
			 the pharmacy.
2. If the licensee of
			 a pharmacy dies or becomes legally disabled by a cause other than a mental
			 illness for which provision is made in
			 NRS
			 639.211 and the disability does not result in
			 an involuntary closure, a member of the Board or one of its inspectors shall
			 forthwith take custody of all controlled substances and dangerous drugs which
			 are owned or controlled by the licensee or are on the premises of the pharmacy
			 and thereupon proceed in the manner provided in NAC 639.570. The Board will
			 also make such arrangements as it deems appropriate to provide adequate and
			 continued security for all the chemicals and poisons which are owned or
			 controlled by the licensee or are on the premises of the pharmacy.
3. The licensee shall cooperate with the
			 Board to promote the efficient administration of this section.
Bd. of Pharmacy, §
				639.280, eff. 6-26-80
NRS
				  639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › PHARMACIES IN GENERAL › Section 639.580 - Permanent closure of pharmacy

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the licensee
			 of a pharmacy ceases to do business and permanently closes the pharmacy the
			 licensee must:
(a) Place a sign in the front
			 window of the pharmacy notifying the public of the name and address of the
			 pharmacy to which the prescription files have been transferred. The sign must
			 remain so placed for a period of 30 days unless sooner removed by the landlord
			 or a new tenant.
(b) Return to the
			 Executive Secretary his or her pharmacy license and license renewal
			 certificates.
(c) Prepare separate
			 inventories in duplicate of the controlled substances and dangerous drugs on
			 the premises at the time of the closure and provide the purchaser thereof with
			 copies of the inventories. Copies of the inventories must be retained by the
			 seller and the purchaser for 2 years.
(d) If the licensee is transferring
			 prescription files for controlled substances or dangerous drugs, comply with
			 the provisions of NAC 639.713 and 639.714, and ensure that:
(1) The information relating to the refill of
			 each prescription is included on the prescription; or
(2) If the licensee maintains his or her
			 prescription files on a computer system, the information relating to the refill
			 of each prescription is accessible by the computer system of the pharmacy to
			 which the information is transferred.
(e) Notify the Executive Secretary in writing
			 of:
(1) The method of disposition of the
			 controlled substances and dangerous drugs;
(2) The name of the purchaser; and
(3) The kinds and amounts
			 transferred.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NUCLEAR PHARMACIES › Section 639.5802 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 639.5802 to 639.584, inclusive, unless the
				context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 639.5804 to
				639.5814, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				sections.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy, eff. 11-9-95
NRS
				  639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NUCLEAR PHARMACIES › Section 639.5804 - "Agreement state" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Agreement state" means any state with which the Nuclear
				Regulatory Commission has entered into an effective agreement pursuant to
				section 274(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
				42 U.S.C. §
									2021(b).
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy, eff. 11-9-95
NRS
				  639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NUCLEAR PHARMACIES › Section 639.5806 - "Authentication of product history" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Authentication of product history" means identifying the
				purchasing source, the ultimate destination and any intermediate handling of
				any component of a radiopharmaceutical or other drug.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy, eff. 11-9-95
NRS
				  639.070
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy › NUCLEAR PHARMACIES › Section 639.5808 - "Procedures to assure the quality of radiopharmaceuticals" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Procedures to assure the quality of radiopharmaceuticals"
				means all activities necessary to assure the quality of the process used to
				provide radiopharmaceutical services, including, but not limited to,
				authentication of product history and maintenance of any records required by an
				appropriate regulatory agency.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Pharmacy, eff. 11-9-95
NRS
				  639.070