Section 22-B1901. GENERAL OPERATING STANDARDS

 

1901.1A pharmacy shall be operated only by pharmacist holding a valid license in the District of Columbia to practice pharmacy or, if a non-resident pharmacy, a valid license in the state in which the pharmacy is physically located.

 

1901.2A licensed pharmacist shall be on duty at all times that a pharmacy is open for business. Where only one pharmacist is on duty, the pharmacy shall be closed for business during the pharmacist's meal period and breaks.

 

1901.3The following items shall be posted conspicuously in the vicinity of the pharmacy practice area:

 

(a)Certificate of Occupancy Permit (where applicable);

 

(b)Pharmacy license;

 

(c)Federal and District of Columbia Controlled Substances Registrations;

 

(d)Professional licenses of pharmacists on duty;

 

(e)Certificates of registration of pharmacy interns; and

 

(f)The hours that the pharmacy is open for business.

 

1901.4A pharmacy shall stock, maintain, sell, compound, dispense, and distribute only FDA registered drugs, medical devices, and chemicals for compounding.

 

1901.5A pharmacy shall sell, dispense, or otherwise distribute only drugs and medical devices that are safe for their intended purposes, and that are neither misbranded nor adulterated.

 

1901.6Drugs and medical devices with expired dating, or that are otherwise misbranded or adulterated, shall not be stored with currently dated products or those that are safe for their intended purposes, but shall be separated from active stock and so identified.

 

1901.7A pharmacy shall only obtain a drug or medical device from a pharmacy, manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler that is registered or exempted from registration in the District of Columbia pursuant to § 302 (c) of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act or, if a non-resident pharmacy, be registered or exempted from registration by the federal government or the state in which the pharmacy, manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler is located.

 

1901.8 Burglaries, thefts, suspected diversions, significant losses of drug inventory or the inability to account for such inventory, and damage to a pharmacy or its inventory by fire, flood, or other causes shall be reported by the licensee or agent of the licensee to the Director within forty-eight (48) hours after discovery.

 

1901.9Neither drugs nor other merchandise shall be dispensed, sold, held for sale, or given away in any pharmacy damaged by fire, flood, or other causes until the Director or designee has determined that the merchandise is not adulterated or otherwise unfit for sale, use, or consumption. Damaged premises shall be inspected by the Director or designee to determine their continued suitability for pharmacy operations.

 

1901.10Chapter 65 (Pharmacists) of Title 17 DCMR and Chapter 13 of Title 22 DCMR supplement this chapter.

 

authority

Set forth in section 19(a)(3) of the District of Columbia Pharmacist and Pharmacy Regulation Act of 1980, effective September 16, 1980, (D.C. Law 3-98; D.C. Official Code § 47-2885.18(a)(3)); section 301 of the District of Columbia Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 1981, effective August 5, 1981, (D. C. Law 4-29; D.C. Official Code § 48-903.01); Mayor’s Order 98-48, dated April 15, 1998; section 4902 of the Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Support Act of 2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official Code § 7-731); section 15 of the District of Columbia Drug Manufacture and Distribution Licensure Act of 1990, effective June 13 1990 (D.C. Law 8-137; D.C. Official Code § 48-714(a)); and Mayor’s Order 98-88, dated May 29, 1998.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 38 DCR 6734 (November 8, 1991); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 270 (January 11, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 10518 (November 12, 2010).