North Carolina Administrative Code

SECTION .0200 - APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION 21 NCAC 45 .0201 INFORMATION REQUIRED (a) The following information shall be required in application for Fee-Based Practicing Pastoral Counselor and Pastoral Counseling Associate: (1) A typed or printed Application form; (2) A typed o…

21 NCAC 45 .0202 REVIEW PROCEDURE (a) The applicant shall submit the information required in Rule .0201(a) of this Section to the Board. The Board shall review the information submitted at a Board meeting to determine compliance with G.S. 90-387. (b) The Board shall publish infor…

21 NCAC 45 .0203 ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE An applicant who has met all of the requirements as a Fee-Based Practicing Pastoral Counselor or Fee-Based Pastoral Counseling Associate shall be issued a certificate. This certificate displays the applicant's name, date of certification, …

SECTION .0300 - EXAMINATION 21 NCAC 45 .0301 TYPES (a) The Board shall administer a written and oral examination to test an applicant's knowledge in the following areas: (1) Code of Ethics as set forth in G.S. 90-390(a)(7); (2) Fee-Based Practicing Pastoral Counselors Certificati…

21 NCAC 45 .0302 REPORTING OF SCORES Each applicant for certification shall be informed in writing of passage or failure on the Pastoral Counseling Certification Examination. Those who have not passed the examination shall be informed of the policy regarding re-examination. Histo…

21 NCAC 45 .0303 RE-EXAMINATION An applicant who has not passed the written/oral examination may retake the examination provided at least six months has lapsed between the examinations and the applicant pays the required examination fee. History Note: Authority G.S. 90-385(f); 90…

SECTION .0400 - CERTIFICATION RENEWAL 21 NCAC 45 .0401 CERTIFICATION RENEWAL FORM The Board shall make renewal forms accessible through its website to each licensee each year. The licensee shall return the completed form on or before January 1 of the following year. The form shal…

21 NCAC 45 .0402 SECOND NOTICE After the renewal date has passed, a second notice shall be sent to every delinquent individual, advising them that the renewal fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00), as well as the late fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00), are due. History Note: Aut…

21 NCAC 45 .0403 Reinstatement after suspension (a) A license that is suspended pursuant to G.S. 90-390(b) may be reinstated if, within two years of suspension date, the renewal fees are paid and evidence of completing continuing education requirements is submitted. The continuin…

SECTION .0500 - CONTINUING EDUCATION 21 NCAC 45 .0501 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (a) A certified person shall submit a form with continuing education requirements with his or her annual renewal form, which the Board will make accessible through its website. Each Fee-Based …

SECTION .0600 - DEFINITIONS 21 NCAC 45 .0601 EQUIVALENCY (a) For the purposes of G.S. 90-387(a)(4)(c), (d), (f), and (g), as well as G.S. 90-387(b)(4)(c), (e), (f), and (h), "equivalency" shall be determined by the Board on a case-by-case basis as set forth in this Rule. (b) Cand…

SECTION .0700 - TEMPORARY CERTIFICATES 21 NCAC 45 .0701 ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE (a) A person who requests a temporary certification as a Fee-Based Practicing Pastoral Counselor or a Fee-Based Practicing Pastoral Counseling Associate shall: (1) Submit an application to t…

SECTION .0800 - SUPERVISION 21 NCAC 45 .0801 APPROVED SUPERVISION The hours of supervision required for certification as a Fee-Based Practicing Pastoral Counselor and a Fee-Based Practicing Pastoral Counseling Associate set forth in G.S. 90-387 shall be documented as provided by …

21 NCAC 46 .0505 RECIPROCAL LICENSURE History Note: Authority G.S. 90-57; 90-64; Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 22, 1977; Amended Eff. August 16, 1981; January 15, 1981; Repealed Eff. January 1, 1982.

21 NCAC 46 .0506 LICENSE BY RECIPROCITY History Note: Authority G.S. 90-57; 90-64; Eff. March 1, 1982; Repealed Eff. April 1, 1983.

SECTION .1200 - ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD 21 NCAC 46 .1201 GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE BOARD (a) The purpose of the Board is to regulate the practice of pharmacy in North Carolina in order to safeguard and protect the life and health of the people of North Carolina, and in order to pr…

21 NCAC 46 .1202 ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE BOARD Election of officers of the Board shall be held in May of each year. History Note: Authority G.S. 90-85.6; 90-85.8; Eff. April 1, 1983; Amended Eff. May 1, 1989; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive …

21 NCAC 46 .1203 MEETINGS OF THE BOARD The Board shall meet at least twice each year at a place designated by the Board for the purpose of examining candidates for a license to practice pharmacy in North Carolina and may hold such other examination meetings as it may deem appropr…

21 NCAC 46 .1204 OFFICE OF THE BOARD History Note: Authority G.S. 90-85.6; Eff. April 1, 1983; Amended Eff. November 1, 2003; July 1, 1996; May 1, 1989; Repealed Eff. October 1, 2010.

21 NCAC 46 .1205 FISCAL YEAR The fiscal year of the Board shall be from October 1st through September 30th of the following calendar year. History Note: Authority G.S. 90-85.6; Eff. April 1, 1983; Amended Eff. May 1, 1989; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without su…

21 NCAC 46 .1206 FEES The fees provided for in G.S. 90-85.24 as maximum fees which the Board is entitled to charge and collect are hereby established as the fees for each of the items in G.S. 90-85.24. History Note: Authority G.S. 90-85.6; 90-85.24; Eff. November 1, 1983; Amended…

21 NCAC 46 .1207 DEVICE AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMMITTEE (a) The device and medical equipment committee shall consist of the following: (1) a representative of the medical equipment suppliers; (2) a representative of the medical oxygen suppliers; (3) a representative of the rehabi…

21 ncac 46 .1317 DEFINITIONS Terms used in this Chapter and G.S. 90, Article 4A, are defined as follows, unless otherwise defined in G.S. 90, Article 4A: (1) "Ambulation assistance equipment" means devices that aid in walking, excluding canes, crutches, and walkers. (2) "Approved…

SECTION .1400 - HOSPITALS: OTHER HEALTH FACILITIES 21 NCAC 46 .1401 REGISTRATION AND PERMITS (a) All Health Care Facilities providing services within the practice of pharmacy shall apply for and receive a pharmacy permit as provided in G.S. 90-85.21. (b) Physically separate dispe…

21 NCAC 46 .1405 STANDARDS FOR PHARMACY SERVICE History Note: Authority G.S. 90-85.2; 90-85.6; Eff. March 1, 1984; Repealed Eff. May 1, 1989.

21 NCAC 46 .1406 AUTOMATIC STOP ORDERS History Note: Authority G.S. 90-85.2; 90-85.3(r); 90-85.6; Eff. March 1, 1984; Amended Eff. May 1, 1989; Repealed Eff. May 1, 1997.

21 NCAC 46 .1407 INSTITUTIONAL FORMULARY History Note: Authority G.S. 90-85.2; 90-85.3(r); 90-85.6; Eff. March 1, 1984; Repealed Eff. May 1, 1989.

21 NCAC 46 .1408 INSTITUTIONAL DISCHARGE MEDICATION OPTION History Note: Authority G.S. 90-85.6; 90-85.32; Eff. March 1, 1984; Amended Eff. May 1, 1989; Repealed Eff. May 1, 1997.

21 NCAC 46 .1409 RESEARCH PARTICIPATION History Note: Authority G.S. 90-85.3(r); 90-85.6; 90-85.34; Eff. March 1, 1984; Repealed Eff. May 1, 1989.

21 NCAC 46 .1410 PERSONNEL (a) The health care facility pharmacy must be directed by a legally qualified pharmacist, hereinafter referred to as the pharmacist-manager, who shall be responsible for meeting the requirements set forth by Federal and State law, this Section, 21 NCAC …

21 NCAC 46 .1411 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PHARMACIST-MANAGER (a) The pharmacist-manager shall establish written procedures for the safe and effective distribution of pharmaceutical products. Procedures shall be reviewed annually to assure they reflect current practice in the facil…

21 NCAC 46 .1412 PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS A health care facility pharmacy shall have sufficient floor space allocated to it to ensure that drugs are prepared in sanitary, well lighted, and enclosed places. It shall have equipment and physical facilities for proper compounding, dispe…

21 NCAC 46 .1413 ABSENCE OF PHARMACIST (a) When a health care facility pharmacy is not open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, arrangements shall be made in advance by the pharmacist-manager for provision of drugs and pharmaceutical care to the medical staff, other authorized per…

21 ncac 46 .1414 DRUG DISTRIBUTION AND CONTROL (a) MEDICATION ORDERS. (1) Pharmacists shall dispense medications from a health care facility pharmacy only upon receipt of a medication order. A mechanism shall be in place to verify the authenticity of the medication order. Oral or…

21 NCAC 46 .1415 MEDICATION IN HEALTH CARE FACILITY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS (a) In those Health Care Facilities with 24-hour outpatient pharmacy service, all drugs dispensed to outpatients, including emergency department patients, must be dispensed by the permitted pharmacy during …

21 NCAC 46 .1416 REPACKAGING (a) Drugs which are prepackaged from within a health care facility pharmacy for subsequent dispensing or administration shall be labeled to include: (1) the generic or trade name, strength, and quantity of drug; (2) identification of the manufacturer,…

21 NCAC 46 .1417 REMOTE MEDICATION ORDER PROCESSING SERVICES History Note: Authority G.S. 90-85.6; 90-85.21; 90-85.21A; 90-85.26; 90-85.32; 90-85.34; Eff. February 1, 2006; Amended Eff. December 1, 2015; March 1, 2013; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substa…

21 NCAC 46 .1418 HEALTH CARE FACILITY PHARMACY TECHNICIANS (a) For the purposes of this Rule, a "Validating Technician" shall be a pharmacy technician who: (1) is registered with the Board and trained as specified in G.S. 90-85.15A; (2) is a certified technician; (3) is employed …

21 ncac 46 .1419 AUTOMATED DISPENSING OR DRUG SUPPLY DEVICES (a) Automated dispensing or drug supply devices may be used in health care facility pharmacies and where a pharmacy permit exists for a patient profile dispensing system, provided the utilization of the devices is under…

SECTION .1500 - ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: EXAMINATIONS 21 NCAC 46 .1501 APPLICATION (a) All applications for examination shall be made on forms provided by the Board, filed with the Board 45 days prior to the date of the examination, and accompanied by the required fee. (b) All app…

21 NCAC 46 .1502 AGE Proof of age must be shown by birth certificate, biblical records, or other acceptable proof. History Note: Authority G.S. 90-85.15; 93B-9; Eff. April 1, 1983; Amended Eff. May 1, 1989; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public…

21 NCAC 46 .1503 EXPERIENCE IN PHARMACY AND PHARMACY INTERNSHIP (a) An applicant for license must show that the applicant has received 1500 hours of practical experience under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist which has been acquired while enrolled in a school of pharmacy …

21 NCAC 46 .1504 EDUCATION All applicants shall furnish on forms provided by the Board satisfactory evidence that they have received an undergraduate professional degree from an approved school. History Note: Authority G.S. 90-85.15; Legislative Objection Lodged Eff. March 29, 19…

21 NCAC 46 .1505 EXAMINATION (a) The applicant shall pass the following examinations: (1) the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination ("NAPLEX"); and (2) the North Carolina version of the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination ("MPJE"). (b) In order to pass either …

21 NCAC 46 .1506 RULES OF EXAMINATION CONDUCT History Note: Authority G.S. 90-85.6; 90-85.15; 90-85.16; Eff. April 1, 1983; Amended Eff. May 1, 1989; Expired Eff. November 1, 2017 pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A.

21 NCAC 46 .1507 PARTIAL EXAMINATION History Note: Authority G.S. 90-85.6; 90-85.15; 90.85.16; Eff. April 1, 1983; Amended Eff. May 1, 1989; Repealed Eff. January 1, 2009.

21 NCAC 46 .1508 PREREQUISITES FOR DISEASE STATE MANAGEMENT EXAMINATION History Note: Authority G.S. 90-85.6; 90-85.34; Eff. August 1, 2000; Repealed Eff. July 1, 2005.

SECTION .1600 - LICENSES AND PERMITS 21 NCAC 46 .1601 PHARMACY PERMITS (a) Applications for pharmacy permits, whether original or renewal, shall be made upon forms provided by the Board. The Board shall not issue any original or annual renewal pharmacy permit until the Board is s…

21 NCAC 46 .1602 LICENSE BY RECIPROCITY (a) An applicant for licensure without examination, must have: (1) Originally been licensed as a pharmacist by an examination equivalent to the North Carolina examination specified in Rule .1505(a)(1) of this Chapter; (2) Achieved scores on…

21 ncac 46 .1603 WHEN NEW PERMIT REQUIRED A new pharmacy, device, or medical equipment permit is required for a new location, a change to a different or successor business entity, or a change resulting in a different person or entity owning more than 50 percent interest in the pe…