Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 110 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY › Part II - Pharmacies › Section 18VAC110-20-110 - Pharmacy permits generally

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. A pharmacy
				  permit shall not be issued to a pharmacist to be simultaneously in charge of
				  more than two pharmacies.
B. Except
				  in an emergency, a permit holder shall not require a pharmacist to work longer
				  than 12 continuous hours in any work day and shall allow at least six hours of
				  off-time between consecutive shifts. A pharmacist working longer than six
				  continuous hours shall be allowed to take a 30-minute break.
C. The PIC or the pharmacist on duty shall
				  control all aspects of the practice of pharmacy. Any decision overriding such
				  control of the PIC or other pharmacist on duty shall be deemed the practice of
				  pharmacy and may be grounds for disciplinary action against the pharmacy
				  permit.
D. A pharmacist shall not
				  be eligible to serve as PIC until after having obtained a minimum of two years
				  of experience practicing as a pharmacist in Virginia or another jurisdiction in
				  the United States. The board may grant an exception to the minimum number of
				  years of experience for good cause shown.
E. When the PIC ceases practice at a pharmacy
				  or no longer wishes to be designated as PIC, he shall immediately return the
				  pharmacy permit to the board indicating the effective date on which he ceased
				  to be the PIC.
F. Although not
				  required by law or regulation, an outgoing PIC shall have the opportunity to
				  take a complete and accurate inventory of all Schedules II through V controlled
				  substances on hand on the date he ceases to be the PIC, unless the owner
				  submits written notice to the board showing good cause as to why this
				  opportunity should not be allowed.
G. A PIC who is absent from practice for more
				  than 30 consecutive days shall be deemed to no longer be the PIC.
				  Pharmacists-in-charge having knowledge of upcoming absences for longer than 30
				  days shall be responsible for notifying the board and returning the permit. For
				  unanticipated absences by the PIC, which exceed 15 days with no known return
				  date within the next 15 days, the owner shall immediately notify the board and
				  shall obtain a new PIC.
H. An
				  application for a permit designating the new PIC shall be filed with the
				  required fee within 14 days of the original date of resignation or termination
				  of the PIC on a form provided by the board. It shall be unlawful for a pharmacy
				  to operate without a new permit past the 14-day deadline unless the board
				  receives a request for an extension prior to the deadline. The executive
				  director for the board may grant an extension for up to an additional 14 days
				  for good cause shown.
I. Only one
				  pharmacy permit shall be issued to conduct a pharmacy occupying the same
				  designated prescription department space. A pharmacy shall not engage in any
				  other activity requiring a license or permit from the board, such as
				  manufacturing or wholesale-distributing, out of the same designated
				  prescription department space.
J.
				  Before any permit is issued, the applicant shall attest to compliance with all
				  federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. A pharmacy permit shall not be
				  issued to any person to operate from a private dwelling or residence after
				  September 2, 2009.
Statutory Authority: §§
												54.1-2400
						and
						54.1-3307
						of the Code of Virginia.