Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13752-A – Site inspection required
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1. Opening facility. Pharmacies licensed pursuant to this subchapter may open and operate the facility only:
A. Upon the approval of the board or its representative; or [PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. DD, §25 (AMD).]
B. Upon the pharmacist in charge certifying to the board, on forms prescribed by the board, that the facility is secure, suitable for operation as a pharmacy and in compliance with applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy. [PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. DD, §25 (AMD).]
[PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. DD, §25 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13752-A
- 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
- 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
2. Facility inspection. Licensed pharmacies that open and operate pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph B must be inspected by a member of the board or its representative within 30 days of opening. Facilities that are found to be insecure, not suitable for operation as a pharmacy or not in compliance with applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy are subject to a board-ordered emergency revocation of the license. The pharmacy may not operate after revocation. The emergency revocation is a final agency action and is not subject to judicial review, but a new application for licensure may be submitted pursuant to section 13752, and if approved, a site inspection must be performed pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph A.
[PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. DD, §25 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 130, §12 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. DD, §25 (AMD).