Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-18a. Unscheduled closing of the prescription department or the pharmacy(a) (1) A pharmacy that has received approval from the commission, in accordance with section 20-576-17 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, to…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-19. Disclosure of times of operation of prescription departmentPharmacies which have received approval from the commission to operate when the prescription department is closed shall comply with the following requirements: (1) …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-2. Applications(a) All applications for licenses or permits shall be made on forms furnished by the department. All such forms shall be signed by the applicant thereby indicating that all information contained in the applicatio…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-20. New pharmacy or relocation of existing pharmacy(a) The pharmacist manager and applicant for a new pharmacy premise, or the pharmacist manager and licensee of a pharmacy premise which moves its location to a new premise loca…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-21. Name of pharmacist manager to be postedThe name of the pharmacist manager shall be conspicuously posted within the prescription department of a pharmacy, or in immediate proximity to it. The manager's name shall be displaye…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-22. Report of absence of pharmacist manager(a) If a pharmacist manager is absent from the pharmacy for any reason for more than sixteen consecutive days, the licensee shall immediately report such absence to the commission. The…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-23. Newly designated pharmacist managersA pharmacist who is designated to be a pharmacist manager and has not previously managed a Connecticut pharmacy, shall appear before the commission for a personal interview related to the…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-24. Provision of prescription blanks to prescribing practitioners prohibitedNo pharmacist or pharmacy shall provide any prescribing practitioner with prescription blanks bearing a pharmacist's or pharmacy's name thereon. (Adopt…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-25. Labeling of prescriptionsAll prescriptions dispensed in pharmacies and all outpatient prescriptions dispensed in institutional pharmacies shall be labeled and such labels shall contain all information required by federal an…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-26. Prescription procedures(a) Oral orders from a prescribing practitioner or his agent for new prescriptions or oral authorizations for prescription refills shall be communicated directly to a pharmacist. Nothing in this subse…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-27. Substitution of drugs. DefinitionsAs used in sections 20-576-27 through 20-576-30, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, \"Purchaser\" means the patient for whom the drug product is prescribed, or the…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-28. Notification to patient concerning substitutionThe pharmacist, prior to any substitution of a drug product pursuant to section 20-619 of the General Statutes, shall notify the patient or the patient's agent of any such subs…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-29. Recording of drug substitutionWhenever a pharmacist substitutes a drug product pursuant to section 20-619 of the General Statutes, the pharmacist shall: (1) Record on the face of the prescription form of a written prescript…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-3. Applications for pharmacist license(a) An applicant for a license to practice pharmacy other than by reciprocity shall be required to take a two part examination consisting of the following: (1) Part I. The North American Ph…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-30. Disclosing the price of legend drugs(a) As used in section 20-611 of the General Statutes, and in this section, \"prospective purchaser\" means a person for whom a prescription has been issued in compliance with section 20-…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-30a. Sale of Nonlegend Drugs(a) A nonlegend drug permittee shall only purchase nonlegend drugs from a wholesaler or another nonlegend drug permittee.(b) A nonlegend drug permittee shall ensure all nonlegend products purchased f…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-31. Storage, Sale and Acquisition of Nonlegend Drugs in Vending Machines”(a) A vending machine registrant shall only purchase nonlegend drugs from a wholesaler or another nonlegend drug permittee.(b) A vending machine registran…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-32. Pharmacy technicians. Definitions(a) The definitions in section 20-571 of the Connecticut General Statutes and this section shall apply to sections 20-576-33 to 20-576-39 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State A…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-33. RatioThe ratio of pharmacy technicians to pharmacists in an institutional pharmacy shall be as follows: (1) In an outpatient pharmacy, the ratio shall not exceed two pharmacy technicians to one supervising pharmacist, excep…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-34. Supervision and responsibilityThe pharmacist providing direct supervision of pharmacy technicians shall be responsible for their actions. Any violations relating to the dispensing of drugs resulting from the actions of phar…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-35. Limitations. Name tags(a) Pharmacy technicians shall not: (1) receive new prescription orders verbally from a prescribing practitioner or the practitioner's agent; (2) consult with a patient or the patient's agent regarding…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-36. Ratio(a) The ratio of pharmacy technicians to pharmacists shall not exceed two pharmacy technicians to one supervising pharmacist, except that the ratio shall not exceed three pharmacy technicians to one supervising pharmac…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-37. Training and registration(a) Pharmacy technicians shall complete initial training as determined by the pharmacist manager of each pharmacy. Such training shall include, but not be limited to, on-the-job and other related ed…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-38. Supervision and responsibilityThe pharmacist providing direct supervision of pharmacy technicians shall be responsible for their actions. Any violations relating to the dispensing of drugs resulting from the actions of phar…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-39. Limitations. Name tags(a) Pharmacy technicians shall not: (1) receive new prescription orders verbally from a prescribing practitioner or the practitioner's agent; (2) consult with a patient or the patient's agent regarding…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-4. Eligibility for examination(a) An applicant who is a graduate of a school or college of pharmacy accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education and approved by the commission, and who has had at least fifteen…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-40. Prescriptions transmitted by facsimile machineNo pharmacist or pharmacy shall dispense legend drugs which are not controlled substances upon a prescription transmitted by means of a facsimile machine unless such prescriptio…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-41. RequirementsPrescriptions for legend drugs which are not controlled substances may be transmitted by a prescribing practitioner or his agent to a pharmacy by means of a facsimile machine. All such prescriptions must comply …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-42. Accuracy of prescriptionsIf a pharmacist questions the accuracy or authenticity of a prescription order transmitted by facsimile machine, the pharmacist shall contact the prescribing practitioner for verification before dis…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-43. Relationship with prescribing practitioners and health care facilities(a) No pharmacist or pharmacy shall maintain direct telephone, facsimile machine or computer lines to any health care facility or prescribing practitione…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-44. Computer system requirements for non-controlled legend drugs(a) Original written prescriptions for non-controlled substances shall be received, executed and filed in accordance with sections 20-614 and 20-615 of the General…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-45. Refill history capability requirementsAny computerized system must also provide on line retrieval via visual display device or hard copy printout of the current refill history for all prescription orders which are currently…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-46. Documentation of data requirementsDocumentation of the fact that the refill information entered into the computer each time a pharmacist refills an original prescription order for non-controlled substance is correct must be…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-47. Information available upon requestAny computerized system shall have the capability of producing a printout of any refill data, for a three year period following the last date of dispensing, which the utilizing pharmacy is …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-48. Auxiliary system provisionIn the event that a pharmacy which employs such a computerized system experiences system downtime, the pharmacy shall have an auxiliary procedure to be used for documentation of refills of non-cont…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-49. When handwritten system allowedIf an automated data processing system is used for the storage and retrieval of refill information for prescription orders as authorized by section 20-576 of the General Statutes and the regul…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-5. Examination conductAny candidate committing a fraudulent or deceitful act related to the taking of the examination shall be prohibited from further examination for a minimum period of one year. (Adopted effective January 11,…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-50. Notice to commission upon commencement of use or changeAny pharmacy instituting an automated data processing system, or changing to an entirely new system, for the storage and retrieval of refill information for prescriptio…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-51. Requirement of safeguardsIf an automated data processing system is used for the storage and retrieval of refill information for prescription orders as authorized by section 20-576 of the General Statutes and the regulations…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-52. Reconstruction of data in case of accidentIf an automated data processing system is used for the storage and retrieval of refill information for prescription orders as authorized by section 20-576 of the General Statutes an…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-53. Discontinuance of data processing systemIn the event that a pharmacy using an electronic data processing system for storage and retrieval of information goes out of business, sells out to another pharmacy that does not wish…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-54. DefinitionsAs used in sections 20-576-54 to 20-576-59, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: (1) \"Commission\" means the Commission of Pharmacy;(2) \"Community pharmacy\" means a pharmacy licensed un…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-55. Classes of pharmaciesThe commission shall approve a pharmacy for licensure in one or more of the following classes: (1) Community pharmacy;(2) Infusion therapy pharmacy;(3) Long-term care pharmacy;(4) Nuclear pharmacy;(5) S…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-56. Practice of pharmacy in classesThe commission shall approve each pharmacy to practice in one or more classes, as listed in section 20-576-55 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. No pharmacy shall conduct any su…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-57. Designation of class(a) The commission shall, when approving a new pharmacy license application, designate the class or classes, as listed in section 20-576-55 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, in which the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-58. Request for reconsideration. Modifications(a) A pharmacy may request the commission to reconsider the pharmacy's initial designation of class not later than thirty days after the notice of such classification. (b) A pharmac…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 20-576-59. Waivers and modifications(a) Upon written request, the commission may grant a waiver or modification of any regulation pertaining to the operation of a pharmacy within a designated class or classes. The commission may appro…