Section R4-23-608. Change of Personnel and Responsibility

A.      A community, hospital, or limited-service pharmacy permittee shall give the Board:

1.        Notice by mail, facsimile, or electronic mail within ten days of employing or terminating a pharmacist; and

2.        Immediate notice of designating or terminating a pharma- cist-in-charge.

B.       Responsibility of ownership and management. The owner and management of a pharmacy shall:

1.        Ensure that pharmacists, interns, and other pharmacy employees comply with state and federal laws and admin- istrative rules; and

2.        Not overrule a pharmacist in matters of pharmacy ethics and interpreting laws pertaining to the practice of phar- macy or the distribution of drugs and devices.

C.      The Board may suspend or revoke a pharmacy permit if the owner or management of a pharmacy violates subsection (B).

Historical Note

Former Rules 6.6140 and 6.6150; Amended subsection

(A)  effective August 9, 1983 (Supp. 83-4). Amended effective November 1, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 4253, effective September

11, 2001 (Supp. 01-3).