New Hampshire Administrative Code

The following entities shall be eligible to redispense prescription drugs and medical devices: (a) A pharmacy; and (b) Any licensed prescriber. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ph 1403.04 #13435, eff 8/18/2022 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Ph 1400).

A pharmacist or practitioner licensed by this state to dispense drugs as defined by RSA 318:42 who chooses to participate in an unused prescription drug and medical devices program shall: (a) Coordinate retrieval and transportation of donated unused prescription drugs and medical…

Unused prescription drugs and medical devices shall be dispensed in compliance with the following: (a) The drugs or supplies are prescribed by a practitioner for use by an eligible patient and are dispensed by a charitable provider; (b) Eligible New Hampshire licensed pharmacies …

Dispensed prescription(s) shall clearly indicate the final charitable provider and the current patient information to assure clarity for receiving patient and shall be properly labeled according to RSA 318:47 and shall include the expiration date. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ph 1405…

Whenever possible the dispensing facility for service shall provide at least a 30 day supply and a handling fee, not exceeding $15, may be charged according to RSA 318:58, V. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ph 1405.03 #13435, eff 8/18/2022 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Ph 14…

(a) All participants may use their own manifest, provided they include:(1) Supplier or the donor name; (2) Receiver name; (3) Supplier or donor and receiver address; (4) State permit numbers; (5) Date the drug was sent, date received, and date destroyed; and (6) NDC number. Notes…

Immunity shall be provided to the program as provided in RSA 318:60. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ph 1407.01 #10064, eff 12-28-11 #13435, eff 8/18/2022 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Ph 1400).

(a) Theft or diversion of any of the unused prescription drugs shall be a violation of these rules. This shall include any expired, misbranded drug, adulterated drug, recalled drug, or other drug found to be unusable under the requirements of Ph 1400. (b) Any violation by any per…

This rule implements the New Hampshire Controlled Drug Prescription Health and Safety Program created by RSA 318-B:31-38, which authorizes the pharmacy board to establish and contract with a third party for the implementation and operation of an electronic system to facilitate th…

(a) "Authorized representative" means a parent or guardian of a minor child, or a person who has been authorized in the manner required by law to make health care decisions, or gain access to health care records, on behalf of another. (b) "Board" means "board" as defined in RSA 3…

(a) All practitioners authorized to prescribe or dispense schedule II-IV controlled substances within the state of New Hampshire shall register with the program [no later than June 30, 2015], as follows:(1) Practitioners who prescribe but do not dispense schedule II-IV controlled…

(a) Dispensers shall submit to the program the prescription drug monitoring information required by RSA 318-B:33, IV, and paragraph (b) below, for each dispensing of a schedule II-IV controlled substance, as follows: (1) Electronically, through direct upload to the program softwa…

(a) Dispensers that are unable to electronically submit, through direct upload to the program software or secure website, the required prescription drug monitoring information may request a waiver to submit the information by other means by completing and submitting a "Request fo…

(a) Dispensers that are unable to submit required prescription information within the required timeframe may request from the program manager an extension of the timeframe by telephone confirmed by email from the program manager. (b) The program manager shall allow an extension f…

(a) A patient for whom a prescription for a schedule II-IV controlled substance is dispensed, or his or her authorized representative, may request and obtain a report listing all prescription monitoring information that pertains to that patient. (b) The request in (a) above shall…

(a) Registered prescribers and dispensers, or their designees, and federal health prescribers and dispensers working in federal facilities located in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont shall have electronic program access to information on a specific patient, and in…

(a) Authorized law enforcement officials may request and obtain information from the program on a case-by-case basis for the purpose of investigation and prosecution of a criminal offense. (b) For the purposes of (a) above, a law enforcement official shall be considered authorize…

(a) New Hampshire regulatory boards, and equivalent out-of-state boards, may request and obtain information from the program, provided, however, that the request is pursuant to the regulatory board's official duties and responsibilities and the disclosures to each regulatory boar…

(a) Requests in (b) - (c) below shall be completed electronically via email or facsimile, or legibly in ink, signed by an authorized individual, and sent to the program manager at the address in Ph 1505.04(c). (b) Out-of-state prescription drug monitoring programs may request and…

(a) The program vendor shall collect and monitor all prescription drug monitoring information required by RSA 318-B:33, IV, and Ph 1504.01(b). (b) The program vendor shall review and evaluate the collected information in order to identify behavior that suggests possible drug abus…

(a) The program shall report to the appropriate regulatory boards identified in RSA 318-B:35, I(b)(2), relevant information to be used by the regulatory board for further investigation: (1) When there is cause to believe a potential violation of law or a breach of professional st…

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to, and impose duties upon, all pharmacy interns holding registrations issued by the board. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ph 1601.01 Adopted byVolume XXXIV Number 50, Filed December 11, 2014, Proposed by #10721, Effective 11/22/2014. Amended …

Except where the context makes another meaning manifest, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "Registered pharmacy intern" means a person: (1) Who is enrolled in a professional degree program of a school or college of pharmacy that has been approved by the board and is sati…

The pharmacy intern shall be so designated in his or her professional relationships, and shall in no manner falsely assume, directly or by inference, to be a pharmacist. The board shall issue to the pharmacy intern a registration for purposes of identification and verification of…

(a) No person shall perform the functions or duties of a pharmacy intern unless such person is registered by the board. (b) Application form "Pharmacy Intern Initial Registration Form" for registration of pharmacy interns in New Hampshire may be obtained from and shall be filed a…

(a) The person to whom a pharmacy intern registration has been issued shall notify the board within 15 days if a change of one or more of the following occur: (1) Name; (2) Address; (3) Transfer of enrollment from accredited college or university pharmacy program to another; or (…

(a) The pharmacist-in-charge shall identify pharmacy interns and assure that such persons are registered with the board as pharmacy interns prior to employment or experiential pharmacy rotation. (b) All pharmacy interns shall wear a name tag, identifying them as a "Pharmacy Inter…

The duties of which a pharmacy intern is allowed to perform shall include: (a) Data entry; (b) Prospective Drug Utilization Review (DUR); (c) Counseling of patients; (d) Taking prescription provider orders by phone; (e) Transfer of prescriptions; and (f) Compounding of prescripti…

Registered pharmacy intern duties shall not include: (a) Final verification of prescription orders; or (b) Administration of vaccines. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ph 1606.03 Adopted byVolume XXXIV Number 50, Filed December 11, 2014, Proposed by #10721, Effective 11/22/2014.

(a) The board shall refuse to issue a registration, or after notice and hearing, shall revoke a registration whenever the board finds by the preponderance of the evidence any of the following:(1) That the applicant, or registrant, has willfully violated any of the provisions of R…

All pharmacy intern registrations shall expire annually on September 30. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ph 1608.01 Adopted byVolume XXXIV Number 50, Filed December 11, 2014, Proposed by #10721, Effective 11/22/2014. Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 50, Filed December 13, 2018, Proposed…

Applications for the renewal of a registration for a pharmacy intern shall be filed online at https://nhlicenses.nh.gov/eGov/Login.aspx. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ph 1608.02 Adopted byVolume XXXIV Number 50, Filed December 11, 2014, Proposed by #10721, Effective 11/22/2014. Amende…

Renewal applications shall be filed with the board in accordance with the following: (a) Applications for renewal of pharmacy intern registration shall be made online at https://nhlicenses.nh.gov/eGov/Login.aspx. (b) Each applicant shall provide the following information online a…

(a) A registered intern's failure to renew his or her registration by September 30 shall result in a lapsed registration. (b) Any intern that wishes to reinstate a lapsed license shall do so by completing and submitting an "Intern Reinstatement Application", effective October 201…

The purpose of this chapter is to require that a pharmacy permit holder establish and manage a continuous quality improvement program in each pharmacy licensed by the permit holder. Said continuous quality improvement program is to assess errors that occur during the review, prep…

This chapter shall apply to all pharmacies licensed by the board of pharmacy. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ph 1701.02 Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 16, Filed April 18, 2019, Proposed by #12758, Effective 4/19/2019, Expires 4/19/2029.

In this section the following definitions apply: (a) "Continuous quality improvement (CQI)" means a system of standards and procedures to identify and evaluate quality-related events to improve patient care; (b) "Continuous quality improvement (CQI) program" means a planned proce…

(a) A pharmacy shall either submit quality-related events to a patient safety organization (PSO) or shall create and maintain an internal program that captures and analyzes quality-related events that comply with this chapter. (b) Licensed pharmacies shall ensure that all reasona…

All quality-related events and quality-related reports that are reported to a PSO shall be deemed by the board to be confidential and privileged patient safety work product under the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 and shall not be required to be made available…

(a) A pharmacy shall hold a continuous quality improvement (CQI) meeting at least once every 3 months. (b) The pharmacist-in-charge or consultant pharmacist for the licensed pharmacy, or their designee, shall attend each meeting. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ph 1705.01 Derived from V…

(a) A summarization document shall be created after each CQI meeting and shall be retained onsite within the licensed pharmacy for a minimum of 4 years and made available within 3 business days upon request by the board. (b) The summarization document shall not contain identifiab…

Utilization of a licensed advanced pharmacy technician is intended to increase the availability of the pharmacist for involvement in cognitive and patient care services. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ph 1801.01 Derived from Volume XLII Number 45, Filed November 10, 2022, Proposed by #…

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to, and impose duties upon, all licensed advanced pharmacy technicians holding licenses issued by the board. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ph 1801.02 Derived from Volume XLII Number 45, Filed November 10, 2022, Proposed by #13463, Effective 1…

(a) "Drug preparation" means to prepare or approve a medication for dispensing when preparation is done according to manufacturer's instructions provided in the current Federal Food and Drug approved package insert. (b) "Licensed advanced pharmacy technician" means a person licen…

(a) The "Licensed Advanced Pharmacy Technician Initial Application" form PT-21 described in (d) below, for licensure to practice as an advanced pharmacy technician in the State of New Hampshire may be obtained from and shall be completed and submitted to the office of OPLC Office…

(a) If the board, after receiving and reviewing an initial application and fee, requires further information or documents to complete the application and determine the applicant's qualification for licensure, the board shall: (1) So notify the applicant in writing within 30 days;…

(a) The person to whom a licensed advanced pharmacy technician license has been issued shall, within 15 days of change of residential address or location of employment, notify the board of such changes. (b) The notice in (a) above shall contain: (1) The name of the licensee; (2) …