North Dakota Administrative Code

A pharmacy technician in training must be designated as a pharmacy technician in training and will be allowed to practice the professional duties of a registered pharmacy technician as determined by the pharmacist-in-charge and the supervising licensed pharmacist. Upon receipt of…

Activities allowed by law to be performed within a licensed pharmacy by a registered pharmacy technician in the preparation of a prescription or order for dispensing or administration may be performed by one registered pharmacy technician, who may be a technician in training and …

If a registered pharmacy technician fails to pay the fee for a renewal registration within the time required, the executive director of the board shall cancel the registration for nonpayment. Upon application, the delinquent registrant may procure a renewed registration once the …

pharmacy or, if entered by the technician at the remote site, must be verified by a pharmacist. a. New prescriptions may be received and entered at the central pharmacy with a label printed at the remote site. b. New prescriptions received at the remote site may be entered into t…

1. The state board of pharmacy is responsible for maintaining, continuing, and enhancing the development of the education and professional role of the pharmacist for the protection of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of North Dakota. 2. Rural North Dakota is facing…

1. "Remote site" means a pharmacy staffed by a registered pharmacy technician with access to its main pharmacy and registered pharmacists by computer link, videolink, and audiolink while open. 2. "Satellite consultation site" means a telepharmacy where any filled prescription rea…

1. A remote site shall comply with North Dakota Century Code section 43-15-35 governing requirements for a permit to operate a pharmacy. The remote site is considered to be under the personal charge of the pharmacist at the central pharmacy. 2. A remote site shall be connected to…

To the extent of a conflict with any provision of this title, the provisions of this chapter govern with respect to a telepharmacy and remote site operating in compliance with this chapter. With the following conditions, this chapter is an exception to the following rules: 1. Pha…

1. The board may suspend immediately the permit of any class K pharmacy if a danger to the public exists. 2. The board may terminate all of the class K permits pursuant to North Dakota Century Code chapter 28-32. A sixty-day notice will be sent to the pharmacist in charge of each…

Repealed effective July 1, 2005.

1. These sites have no prescription inventory. 2. Only filled prescriptions, filled at the central pharmacy, with final patient labeling attached are allowed at these sites. 3. These sites may be controlled by supportive personnel who have been trained in the use of the patient c…

1. The supervision required in subsection 3 of section 61-07-01-04 may be accomplished via audiolink, videolink, and computer link, if the hospital has a registered pharmacy technician on duty meeting the qualifications of subsection 1 of section 61-02-08-04. 2. No prescription o…

1. These sites have prescription inventory, which is secured in an automated dispensing device connected to the central processing unit at the central pharmacy. 2. A pharmacist must approve all prescription orders before they are released from the automated dispensing device. 3. …

In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Actively reports" means reporting all dispensing errors and analysis of such errors to a patient safety organization as soon as practical or at least within thirty days of identifying the error. 2. "Ana…

1. Each pharmacy permittee shall establish continuous quality improvement program for the purpose of detecting, documenting, assessing, and preventing incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions. 2. A pharmacy permittee meets the requirements if the permittee meets the followin…

All applicants for licensure by examination as pharmacists must appear in person before the board of pharmacy at a meeting scheduled for examination of applicants for licensure. All applications must be accompanied by affidavits of graduation and hours of internship, showing that…

1. All colleges of pharmacy which have been accredited by the accreditation council for pharmacy education (ACPE). 2 All schools of pharmacy accredited by the Canadian council for accreditation of pharmacy programs (CCAPP). History: Amended effective October 1, 2007; January 1, 2…

An applicant for licensure as a pharmacist in North Dakota by examination or license transfer must obtain a passing score in any written, oral, or practical laboratory examination required by the board. History: Amended effective August 1, 1983; June 1, 1986; January 1, 2024. Gen…

1. An applicant seeking licensure by licensure transfer must secure and file an electronic license transfer application from the national association of boards of pharmacy. This board will license applicants by reciprocity if they possess the requirements in effect in North Dakot…

Repealed effective January 1, 2006.

In case of a loss or destruction of a certificate, a duplicate can be obtained by forwarding to the secretary an affidavit setting forth the facts in the case. The fee for a duplicate certificate is five dollars. General Authority: NDCC 43-15-10 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-15-21 2…

Each pharmacist's certificate or renewal thereof must be available or on file in the pharmacy in which the pharmacist is practicing the pharmacist's profession. History: Amended effective January 1, 2024. General Authority: NDCC 43-15-10(9) Law Implemented: NDCC 43-15-10(9), 43-1…

Any applicant who is a graduate of a school or college of pharmacy located outside the United States, which has not been recognized and approved by the board, but who is otherwise qualified to apply for a license to practice pharmacy in this state, shall be deemed to have satisfi…

Any pharmacist holding a certificate of licensure as a pharmacist in North Dakota may go on inactive status, and continue to hold a certificate of licensure in North Dakota, provided that the pharmacist on inactive status may not practice pharmacy within North Dakota. A pharmacis…

If a licensed pharmacist fails to pay the fee for a renewal of a license within the time required, the executive director of the board shall cancel the license for nonpayment. Upon application, the delinquent licensee may procure a renewed license once the payment of all back lic…

In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Consulting pharmacist" means a pharmacist in a long-term care facility, who: a. Establishes the procedures and rules for distribution and storage of drugs; b. Supervises the distribution and storage of …

1. General. During such time at the long-term care facility that the pharmacist is not available, arrangements shall be made in advance by the consulting and provider pharmacist for provision of drugs to the staff of the institutional facility by use of an emergency medication ki…

pharmacy. 1. Area. The pharmacy serving a long-term care facility as an institutional drug outlet shall have floor space allocated to it to ensure that drugs are prepared in sanitary, well-lighted and enclosed places, and meet the other requirements of this section. Floor space s…

1. General. The consulting pharmacist shall establish written procedures for the safe and efficient distribution of pharmaceutical products; which shall be on hand for inspections. 2. Responsibility of consulting pharmacist. The consulting pharmacist shall be responsible for the …

In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Approved pharmacy experiential program" means structured courses in the pharmacy professional curriculum that are administered by a college of pharmacy, and approved by the state board of pharmacy, via …

1. A pharmacy intern must license with the board of pharmacy when accepted into the doctor of pharmacy professional program at any board-approved college or school of pharmacy and annually while successfully completing all four years of the doctor of pharmacy program. 2. Upon rec…

The intern shall be so designated in the intern's professional relationships and shall in no manner falsely assume, directly or by inference, to be a pharmacist. The board shall issue to the intern a license for purposes of identification and verification of the intern's role as …

An intern shall be allowed to engage in the practice of pharmacy provided that such activities are under direct supervision of a pharmacist. The pharmacist shall physically review the prescription drug order and the dispensed pharmaceutical before the pharmaceutical is delivered …

Applicants for licensure as pharmacists shall submit evidence that they have satisfactorily completed not less than one thousand five hundred hours of internship credit per board forms under educational instruction and supervision of a licensed pharmacist as an approved preceptor…

1. The intern shall submit a yearly affidavit of internship completed, as certified by a licensed pharmacist preceptor. 2 2. The intern shall maintain a record of objectives and activities as part of the approved pharmacy experiential program and shall submit said record upon com…

An intern shall notify the board immediately upon change of an experiential rotation and residence address. History: Effective October 1, 1999. General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02, 43-15-10 Law Implemented: NDCC 28-32-02, 43-15-10, 43-15-18 3…

1. Continuing pharmaceutical education is a planned learning experience beyond a formal degree program designed to promote the continual development of professional knowledge, professional skills, and professional attitudes on the part of the practitioners and includes, but is no…

1. Each pharmacist shall complete at least fifteen hours (1.5 c.e.u.) of approved continuing pharmaceutical education every year as a condition of renewal of a certificate of licensure as a pharmacist in the state of North Dakota. 2. There may be no carryover or extension of cont…

1. Approved continuing pharmaceutical education means those continuing pharmaceutical education programs made available by an approved provider. Postgraduate courses offered by a school or college of pharmacy recognized by the board as an approved school shall constitute approved…

Repealed effective October 1, 2019. 2

Pharmacists and pharmacies are prohibited from accepting from patients or their agents for reuse, reissue, or resale any drugs, prescribed medications, chemicals, poisons, or medical devices except: 1. In a hospital with a licensed pharmacy, drugs, devices, or other items may be …

The exemption contained in subsection 1 of North Dakota Century Code section 43-15-02 for a duly licensed practitioner of medicine supplying the practitioner's own patients with such remedies as the practitioner may desire shall exempt such practitioners who dispense remedies as …

Pharmacists and pharmacies are allowed to destroy controlled substances as defined in subsection 6 of North Dakota Century Code section 19-03.1-01. Destruction of a pharmacy's controlled substance inventory must be done consistent with standards set by the drug enforcement admini…

Pharmacists, pharmacy interns, pharmacy technicians, and clerical personnel are required to obtain positive identification if they are unsure of the identity of the person picking up a prescription for any controlled substance, tramadol, or carisoprodol. Positive identification m…

The definition of "unprofessional conduct" for purposes of subdivision i of subsection 1 of North Dakota Century Code section 43-15-10 for disciplinary purposes includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1. The violating or attempting to violate, directly, indirectly, throug…

In addition to the requirements in section 61-04-05-02, a prescription order may be transmitted from an authorized prescribing practitioner to a pharmacy under the following provisions: 1. Using facsimile equipment to transmit schedule II controlled substance prescriptions is not…

The terms "electronic", "electronic record", "electronic signature", and "security procedure" have the meaning ascribed to them in North Dakota Century Code chapter 9-16-01. A prescription order may be transmitted electronically from an authorized prescribing practitioner to a ph…

In addition to the requirements in section 61-04-05-02, a prescription order may be transmitted from an authorized prescribing practitioner to a pharmacy under the following provisions: 1. Schedule II, III, IV, and V controlled substances prescriptions received via computer requi…

The transfer of original prescription information for the purpose of refill dispensing is permissible between pharmacies subject to the following requirements: 1. The transfer is communicated directly between licensed pharmacists, licensed pharmacy interns, or registered pharmacy…

The person transferring the prescription shall record on the original prescription or the electronic record: 1. The name and address of the pharmacy to which the prescription was transferred. 2. The name of the person receiving the prescription information and the name of the per…