6800 PHARMACIES AND PHARMACISTS

6800.3750 UNIT DOSE DISPENSING. Subpart 1. Control. A unit dose system shall be under the control of the pharmacist-in-charge. The act of drug dispensing is reserved for licensed pharmacists and registered pharmacist-interns acting under the supervision of licensed pharmacists, a…

6800.3800 [Renumbered 6800.3750] Published Electronically: September 21, 2011

6800.3850 PHARMACY TECHNICIANS. Subpart 1. Technician registration required. Pharmacy technicians may be used in performing pharmacy tasks not specifically reserved in this chapter to a licensed pharmacist only when the technician is properly registered with the board. An individ…

6800.3900 [Renumbered 6800.3850] Published Electronically: September 21, 2011

6800.3950 ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING; COMPUTER USAGE. Subpart 1. Policy and procedures. Up-to-date written policy and procedures shall be developed and maintained that explain the operational aspects of the electronic data processing system and shall: A. include examples of outpu…

6800.4000 [Renumbered 6800.3950] Published Electronically: September 21, 2011

6800.4050 DRUG IDENTIFICATION. Subpart 1. Minimum requirement. The finished dosage form of any legend drug in solid oral dosage form manufactured, packaged, or distributed for sale in this state after January 1, 1983, shall be clearly marked or imprinted with a symbol, number, na…

6800.4075 CENTRALIZED PRESCRIPTION PROCESSING AND FILLING. Subpart 1. Licensure. A. A central service pharmacy located in another state that provides any services listed in part 6800.0100, subpart 1c, to a pharmacy located in this state shall be licensed as a nonresident pharmacy…

6800.4100 [Renumbered 6800.4050] Published Electronically: September 21, 2011

6800.4150 LABELING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND OTHER DRUGS. Drugs administered systemically as controlled substances under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152, and parts 6800.4200 to 6800.4250, and other drugs deemed appropriate in the professional judgment of the pharmacist and dis…

6800.4200 INCLUSIONS AND EXCEPTIONS. Subpart 1. Substances included. The substances in parts 6800.4210 to 6800.4250 are, because of their potential for abuse, defined and controlled in the following schedules and are, therefore, subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, ch…

6800.4210 SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. Schedule I shall consist of the drugs and other substances, by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or brand name designated, listed in this part. A. Opiates. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in anot…

6800.4220 SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. The following items are listed in Schedule II: A. Schedule II shall consist of the drugs and other substances, by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or brand name designated, listed in this part. B. Substances…

6800.4230 SCHEDULE III CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. The following items are listed in Schedule III: A. Schedule III shall consist of the drugs and other substances, by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or brand name designated, listed in this part. B. Stimula…

6800.4240 SCHEDULE IV CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. The following items are listed in Schedule IV: A. Schedule IV shall consist of the drugs and other substances, by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or brand name designated, listed in this part. B. Narcotic d…

6800.4250 SCHEDULE V CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. The following items are listed in Schedule V: A. Schedule V shall consist of the drugs and other substances, by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or brand name designated, listed in this part. B. Narcotic drug…

6800.4300 DISPENSING SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FOR PATIENTS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS. Subpart 1. Authorization. Prescription drug orders for Schedule II controlled substances written for patients in long-term care facilities and terminally …

6800.4400 REGISTRATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE RESEARCHERS. Subpart 1. Application; fee; permit. A person who engages in research, teaching, or educational projects involving the use, study, or testing of controlled substances shall annually, on or before June 1 of each year, app…

6800.4600 PERPETUAL INVENTORY. Each pharmacy located in this state shall maintain a perpetual inventory system for Schedule II controlled substances. The system shall be established in a manner that will provide total accountability in all aspects of Schedule II drug distribution…

6800.4700 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE VERIFICATION. Each hospital pharmacy shall develop and implement a written quality assurance plan that provides for pharmacist verification of drug distribution records relating to the distribution of controlled substance drugs from the pharmacy to …

6800.4800 REPORTING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE LOSSES. Any pharmacy, drug wholesaler, drug manufacturer, or controlled substance researcher detecting the theft or significant loss of any controlled substance drug, where the loss is attributable to other than inadvertent error, must rep…

6800.5100 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. [Repealed, 36 SR 237] Subp. 2. Experiential education program. "Experiential education program" means the pharmacy practice experience component of the professional pharmacy curriculum of an accredited college or school of pharmacy. Subp. 3. Conc…

6800.5200 INTERNSHIP. The purpose of parts 6800.5100 to 6800.5600 is to define and regulate the internship experience of prospective pharmacists as required by Minnesota Statutes, sections 151.10 and 151.101. These parts take effect immediately but do not nullify any period of in…

6800.5300 REGISTRATION AND REPORTING. Subpart 1. Registration. Every person shall register with the board before beginning a pharmacy internship in Minnesota. Every person participating in a pharmacy residency or fellowship shall either register as an intern or be licensed as a p…

6800.5350 PRECEPTORS. Subpart 1. Certificates. Pharmacists intending to act as preceptors for pharmacist-interns must register as preceptors with the board by submitting an application and any supporting documentation required by the board. A preceptor registration shall expire e…

6800.5400 TRAINING. Subpart 1. Intent. The intent of this rule is to establish minimum standards for the training of interns so that they are provided with a proper preceptor-intern relationship and a broad base of practical experience that supplements didactic academic training …

6800.5500 LICENSURE TRANSFER STANDARDS. The board may accept internship credit from applicants for licensure transfer who have submitted evidence of completion of internship training in another state, provided that the training is, in the opinion of the board, substantially equiv…

6800.5600 ADVISORY COMMITTEE. The board shall appoint an advisory committee on internship to advise the board on the administration of parts 6800.5100 to 6800.5600. The committee shall include practicing pharmacists, pharmacist-educators, pharmacist-interns, and representatives o…

6800.6100 SCOPE. The provisions of parts 6800.6100 to 6800.6700 are applicable to pharmaceutical services provided to patients in long-term care facilities, provided, however, that parts 6800.0100 to 6800.5600 shall also be applicable to such pharmaceutical services, unless speci…

6800.6200 PRESCRIPTION ORDER COMMUNICATION. Subpart 1. Verbal or telephone orders. Notwithstanding any other provisions of parts 6800.0100 to 6800.9700, a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse who is employed by a licensed facility and who is authoriz…

6800.6300 PRESCRIPTION LABELING. Subpart 1. Minimum information. All prescription containers, other than those dispensed pursuant to part 6800.3750, shall be properly labeled in accordance with part 6800.3400 and shall also contain at least the following additional information: q…

6800.6500 CONSULTING SERVICES TO LICENSED NURSING HOMES. Subpart 1. Written agreement. A pharmacist providing pharmacy consultative services to a licensed nursing home shall devote a sufficient number of hours during regularly scheduled visits to the facility for the purpose of r…

6800.6600 FREEDOM OF CHOICE. No pharmacist shall participate in any agreement or plan which infringes on any patient's right to freedom of choice as to the provider of prescription services. Statutory Authority: MS s 151.06 Published Electronically: September 21, 2011

6800.6700 DRUGS FOR USE IN EMERGENCY KITS. Subpart 1. Authorization upon request. A pharmacy may provide, upon a written or oral request from the quality assurance and assessment committee, limited supplies of drugs for use in an emergency kit. The drugs remain the property of th…

6800.6800 STAFF PROTECTION FROM HIV TRANSMISSION. A pharmacy may provide to a nursing home a separate supply of medications containing the prophylaxis regimen currently recommended by the Centers for Disease Control for the prevention of HIV due to accidental contact with contami…

6800.7100 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Credentialed. "Credentialed" means registered with, certified by, or similarly recognized by a health-related agency or department of the state of Minnesota. Subp. 2. Drug administration. "Drug administration" means to deliver by or pursuant to t…

6800.7200 SCOPE. The provisions of parts 6800.7100 to 6800.7950 are applicable to pharmaceutical services provided to patients in hospitals, including state hospitals, provided, however, that parts 6800.0100 to 6800.5600 and 6800.8100 to 6800.9700 shall also be applicable to such…

6800.7300 PHARMACISTS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL. Pharmaceutical services in hospitals shall be organized and directed by a pharmacist. Pharmaceutical services shall be provided only by pharmacists and other personnel under a pharmacist's supervision. The use of supportive personnel s…

6800.7400 HOSPITAL PHARMACIST-IN-CHARGE. Subpart 1. Qualifications. The pharmacist-in-charge, regardless of title or designation, shall be a pharmacist licensed in this state. Subp. 2. On-site pharmacies. A pharmacist providing pharmaceutical services to a hospital maintaining an…

6800.7510 PATIENT CARE. Pharmaceutical service policies shall cover at least the following: A. the providing of drug information to patients and health professionals; B. the limiting of drug administration; C. an ongoing proactive program to identify risks to patient safety and r…

6800.7520 PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICE POLICIES. Subpart 1. Dispensing drugs. Pharmaceutical service policies shall cover at least the following measures related to the control, accessibility, dispensing, and administration of drugs: A. developing, implementing, and maintaining a syste…

6800.7530 MAINTAINING SECURITY AND EMERGENCY ACCESS. Subpart 1. Limited access. Only a pharmacist may have access to the pharmacy except in the following situations and under the following conditions set forth in subparts 2 and 3. Subp. 2. Disaster. In the case of disaster, the h…

6800.7700 DRUG HANDLING AND STORAGE. At least the following provisions for the safe handling and secure storing of drugs shall be observed. Storage areas shall be safeguarded by an effective security system, with the pharmacist responsible for maintaining security. Drugs shall be…

6800.7800 PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICE SPACE. Subpart 1. Pharmacy security. The pharmacy or drug room shall be surrounded by a continuous partition or wall extending from floor to ceiling. All doors and windows shall be securely locked when the pharmacy or drug room is closed, so as to…

6800.7900 PRESCRIPTION LABELING. Subpart 1. Outpatient prescriptions. Labels for filled outpatient prescription drug orders shall comply with parts 6800.3400 and 6800.4150. Labels for outpatient nonprescription drugs shall comply with the federal regulations. Drugs originally dis…

6800.7950 EXTENSION OF PHARMACY SERVICES UNDER LICENSE. A licensed pharmacy in a hospital may utilize additional locations within the hospital in conformity with part 6800.0800, subpart 3, without the necessity of securing additional licenses provided, however, that the pharmacis…

6800.8000 SCOPE AND PURPOSE. The purpose of parts 6800.8000 to 6800.8008 is to provide standards for the preparation, labeling, and distribution of sterile products by licensed home health care pharmacies pursuant to a prescription drug order. The standards are intended to apply …