SB510 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tom ButlerSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Pharmacy, Alabama State Board of, hospital pharmacy services permit defined and authorized, delivery of pharmacy services for hospitals further provided for, Secs.34-23-1, 34-23-30, 34-23-70, 34-23-74 am'd.

Summary

SB510 creates a hospital pharmacy services permit and updates Alabama's pharmacy rules to regulate hospital pharmacy services, permits, and supervision.

What This Bill Does

It defines a hospital pharmacy services permit and sets the process and qualifications for issuing such permits. It requires pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, and hospital pharmacy service providers to register, obtain permits, and pay fees, with renewal and transfer rules. It establishes supervision requirements by licensed pharmacists, allows hospital pharmacy services to be provided from locations outside the hospital under permit, and imposes rules on legend drugs, poisons, and prescription handling. The bill also requires the Board of Pharmacy to adopt implementing rules within three months and holds violators as misdemeanors.

Who It Affects

• Pharmacy owners and operators (pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, hospital pharmacy service providers, mail-order pharmacies) who must obtain and renew a hospital pharmacy services permit, register with the Board, pay specified fees, and comply with ownership and reporting requirements.
• Licensed pharmacists and hospitals/health care facilities (including facilities like hospitals, skilled nursing homes, and extended care facilities) who must supervise pharmacy operations, be on duty, display licensed pharmacist information, and follow storage and dispensing rules, including handling of legend drugs and poisons and allowing off-site hospital services under a permit.

Key Provisions

• Defines hospital pharmacy services permit, sets qualifications, and requires the Board to issue permits and establish fees for initial issuance.
• Requires biennial registration of pharmacies and hospital pharmacy service providers, with renewal and transfer fee schedules, reporting of ownership changes, and penalties for overdue permits.
• Establishes supervision requirements, including on-site licensed pharmacist supervision, display requirements, and rules governing dispensing, storage of legend drugs and poisons, and off-site hospital pharmacy services under permit.
• Authorizes the Board to adopt additional rules and requires the Board to promulgate implementing rules within three months after passage, with immediate effectiveness upon approval.

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Subjects

Pharmacy, Alabama State Board of