Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13752 – Application
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1. Procedures. The board shall specify by rule the licensing procedures to be followed, including, but not limited to, specification of forms for use in applying for licensure and the times and places for filing an application.
[PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. DD, §24 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13752
- Board: means the Maine Board of Pharmacy. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-A
- Pharmacist: means an individual provider of health care services licensed by this State to engage in the practice of pharmacy. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-A
- Pharmacist in charge: means a pharmacist who accepts responsibility for the operation of a licensed pharmacy in conformance with applicable laws. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-A
- Pharmacy: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-APractice of pharmacy: means the provision of health care services that include the interpretation and evaluation of prescription drug orders; the compounding, dispensing and labeling of drugs and devices, except labeling by a manufacturer, packer or distributor of nonprescription drugs and commercially packaged legend drugs and devices; the participation in drug selection and drug utilization reviews; the proper and safe storage of drugs and devices and the maintenance of proper records for these drugs and devices; the administration of vaccines licensed by the United States Food and Drug Administration that are recommended by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or successor organization, for administration to adults; the administration to adults by intramuscular and subcutaneous injection of drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; the performance of collaborative drug therapy management; the responsibility for advising, when necessary or regulated, of therapeutic values, content, hazards and use of drugs and devices; the ordering and dispensing of over-the-counter nicotine replacement products approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; the prescribing, dispensing and administering of an HIV prevention drug, as defined in section 13786?E, subsection 1, paragraph B, pursuant to a standing order or collaborative practice agreement or to protocols developed by the board; and the offering or performing of those acts, services, operations or transactions necessary in the conduct, operation, management and control of a pharmacy. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-A Qualified assistant pharmacist: means an individual licensed by this State as a qualified assistant apothecary, qualified assistant or assistant pharmacist, provided that the license is in full force and effect, except for the right to serve as a pharmacist in charge. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-A
2. Required information. Applications for licenses must include the fee as set under section 13724 and the following information about the proposed pharmacy and pharmacist in charge:
A. Ownership of the pharmacy; [PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. DD, §24 (AMD).]
B. Location of the pharmacy; [PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. DD, §24 (AMD).]
C. Identity of the pharmacist licensed to practice in the State who will be the pharmacist in charge of the pharmacy, when one is required by this chapter, and such further information as the board may determine necessary. The board shall adopt rules identifying the duties and responsibilities of the pharmacist in charge, which must include, at a minimum, responsibility for ensuring the pharmacy’s compliance with all state and federal laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the practice of pharmacy, the distribution of drugs by the pharmacy and the licensure of pharmacy personnel. A pharmacist may be the pharmacist in charge for only one pharmacy, except as otherwise determined by the board by rule. The position of pharmacist in charge may not be held by a qualified assistant pharmacist; and [PL 2021, c. 289, §10 (AMD).]
D. Attestation by the pharmacist identified as the pharmacist in charge that the pharmacist has read and understands the requirements and duties of a pharmacist in charge set forth in board rules. [PL 2021, c. 289, §11 (AMD).]
[PL 2021, c. 289, §§10, 11 (AMD).]
3. Transferability. Licenses issued by the board pursuant to this chapter are not transferable or assignable.
[PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. DD, §24 (AMD).]
4. Professional responsibility. The board shall specify by rule minimum standards for the professional responsibility in the conduct of any pharmacy that has employees or personnel engaged in the practice of pharmacy. The board may require that the portion of the facility to which the license applies be operated only under the direct supervision of no less than one pharmacist licensed to practice in this State and not otherwise and to provide such other special requirements as necessary. A change in the pharmacist in charge who is responsible for the pharmacy must be reported to the board together with the fee as set under section 13724.
[PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. DD, §24 (AMD).]
5. Minimum inventory. The board shall ascertain that the applicant has a sufficient amount of prescription inventory on location to respond appropriately to prescription orders.
[PL 1987, c. 710, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 710, §5 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 130, §11 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 262, §§B12-14 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. DD, §24 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 289, §§10, 11 (AMD).