NAC639.403. Application required for pharmacist to engage in practice of pharmacy at site other than licensed pharmacy; exemption for pharmacists who administer immunizations.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a registered pharmacist may apply to the Board to engage in the practice of pharmacy at a site other than the site of a licensed pharmacy by submitting an application on a form prescribed by the Board. An application must be approved before a pharmacist may commence any practice pursuant to this section. The application must include, without limitation:

     (a) The name of the pharmacist;

     (b) A description of the services that the pharmacist intends to provide at the site;

     (c) The location at which the pharmacist will provide the services;

     (d) An identification of the types of patients or other persons to whom the pharmacist intends to provide the services;

     (e) An identification of the types of pharmacies or other entities to whom the pharmacist intends to provide the services;

     (f) A description of all resources, both paper and electronic, that will be available to the pharmacist in the course of providing the services;

     (g) The days and hours during which the pharmacist intends to provide the services;

     (h) An explanation of the policy of the pharmacist for users of the services when the pharmacist is unavailable;

     (i) An explanation of the policy of the pharmacist regarding the confidentiality and security of the patient data that will be gathered, made and maintained as part of the services which are provided, including, without limitation, paper and electronic records;

     (j) Whether the services provided will be affiliated with, an adjunct of or otherwise related to a licensed pharmacy; and

     (k) A description of the business plan for the services provided.

     2. A registered pharmacist may not submit an application pursuant to subsection 1 if he or she provides services:

     (a) Pursuant to the provisions of NAC 449.15347;

     (b) Pursuant to the provisions of NAC 449.6138;

     (c) Pursuant to the provisions of NAC 449.722;

     (d) Pursuant to the provisions of NAC 449.74531;

     (e) Pursuant to the provisions of NAC 449.9905 and 639.4996;

     (f) Pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2 of NAC 639.465;

     (g) Pursuant to the provisions of NAC 639.690;

     (h) Voluntarily or without compensation, regardless of whether the services are provided individually or through an employer; or

     (i) Pursuant to a medication therapy management program approved pursuant to 42 C.F.R. § 423.153(d).

     3. A registered pharmacist who administers immunizations pursuant to a written protocol established in accordance with NAC 639.297 to 639.2978, inclusive, is not required to submit an application pursuant to this section for purposes of administering the immunizations at the authorized location.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy by R180-07, eff. 9-18-2008)