Arizona Laws 32-1982. Full-service wholesale permittees; bonds; designated representatives; fingerprinting requirements
A. A full-service wholesale permittee that engages in the wholesale distribution of prescription-only drugs into, within or from this state must maintain a bond as required by federal law and have a designated representative. If the full-service wholesale permittee changes its designated representative, the new designated representative must possess and submit a valid fingerprint clearance card before the change in representation is made.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1982
- Drug: means :
(a) Articles that are recognized, or for which standards or specifications are prescribed, in the official compendium. See Arizona Laws 32-1901
- Hospital: means any institution for the care and treatment of the sick and injured that is approved and licensed as a hospital by the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 32-1901
- Pharmacy: means :
(a) Any place where drugs, devices, poisons or related hazardous substances are offered for sale at retail or where prescription orders are dispensed by a licensed pharmacist. See Arizona Laws 32-1901
- Third-party logistics provider: means an entity that provides or coordinates warehousing or other logistics services for the following items, but that does not take ownership of the items, and that distributes those items as directed by a manufacturer, wholesaler, dispenser or durable medical equipment supplier that is permitted by the board:
(a) Narcotic drugs or other controlled substances. See Arizona Laws 32-1901
- Wholesale distribution: means distribution of a drug to a person other than a consumer or patient. See Arizona Laws 32-1981
B. The designated representative of a full-service wholesale permittee must:
1. Be at least twenty-one years of age.
2. Be employed by the full-service wholesale permittee in a managerial level position.
3. Be actively involved in the daily operation of the wholesale distribution of prescription-only drugs.
4. Be physically present at the full-service wholesale permittee facility during regular business hours unless the absence of the designated representative is authorized.
5. Serve as a designated representative for only one full-service wholesale permittee.
6. Not have any criminal convictions under any federal, state or local laws relating to wholesale or retail prescription-only drug distribution or distribution of controlled substances.
7. Possess a valid fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to Title 41, Chapter 12, Article 3.1.
C. For the purposes of this article, a full-service wholesale permittee does not include a hospital, chain pharmacy warehouse or third-party logistics provider.