Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 134 - DELEGATED DISPENSING PERMITS › Section 172-134-006 - STANDARDS FOR DISPENSING LEGEND DRUGS AND DEVICES

Current through June 17, 2024
The requirements for dispensing drugs are set out in the
				  Pharmacy Practice Act, and this chapter.
006.01
DELEGATING
				PHARMACIST.
The delegating pharmacist must meet the requirements
				of Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									38-2882 and must report any
				significant discrepancies in the inventory of the delegated dispensing site to
				the Board and the administrator of the delegated dispensing site.
006.02
PRESCRIPTION
				REFILL.
Refills under Neb. Rev. Stat §
									38-2884(3)  for
				contraceptives cannot be authorized for greater than 1 year from the date of
				issuance of the original prescription.
006.03
DISPENSING.
Drugs must be dispensed in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									38-2884.
006.04
PACKAGING.
All drugs or devices dispensed under a delegated dispensing permit are to be
				prepackaged by the manufacturer or a pharmacist on-site into the quantity to be
				prescribed and dispensed at the delegated dispensing site.
006.05
CONTAINERS.
All new and refilled prescriptions must be packaged in new sanitary containers
				before they are dispensed; original unopened containers as received from the
				manufacturer, distributor or packer may be utilized provided the pharmacist
				ensures all labeling requirements of this chapter are met.
006.06
PRESCRIPTION AND
				PRESCRIBED MEDICAL ARTICLES RETURNS.
A delegated dispensing permit
				holder is prohibited from accepting for any purpose any dispensed
				prescriptions.
006.07
INVENTORY.
A pharmacist must ensure that the inventory
				of all drugs and devices in the delegated dispensing site have affixed to them
				the original label of the manufacturer, distributor or packer. Information
				contained on all labels and packages must be complete and accurate. A
				pharmacist must ensure that the inventory of all drugs in the drug dispensing
				area have affixed to them a label with the information set out in Neb. Rev.
				Stat. §
									38-2884. Drugs stored in the drug
				dispensing area or dispensed to patients are deemed misbranded if they are not
				labeled as specified in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									38-2884 or as set out in Neb. Rev.
				Stat. §
									71-2470.
006.08
STORAGE AND
				ENVIRONMENT.
The site, furnishings, and equipment must be
				maintained in a clean, orderly, and sanitary manner at all times. All drugs and
				devices must be stored in a manner that meets the recommended storage
				requirements of the manufacturer or those listed in 175 NAC 8-006.02.
006.09
RECORDKEEPING.
The delegating pharmacist is
				responsible for recordkeeping as set out in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									38-2882 and the following:
(A) A delegated dispensing permit holder must
				maintain a single file of the prescription information;
(B) The delegated dispensing permit holder
				must maintain records of all drugs and devices dispensed for 5 years;
(C) When an electronic recordkeeping system
				is used and it becomes inoperable, dispensing transactions occurring during
				this period of inoperability must be entered into the system when the system
				becomes operable;
(D) Dispensing
				records must be readily retrievable;
(E) Appropriate reference material for the
				practice of pharmacy must be kept; and
(F) A manual of current policies and
				procedures must be kept and includes the following:
(i) Labeling requirements;
(ii) Storage and security of drugs and
				devices;
(iii) Proper patient
				instruction;
(iv)
				Formulary;
(v) Library
				resources;
(vi) Record keeping, to
				include the medical chart;
(vii)
				Drug recall procedures;
(viii)
				Policies for licensed or certified health care staff; and
(ix) Policies for public health clinic
				workers.