NAC639.526. Drive-through facilities.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if a licensee provides pharmaceutical services by means of a drive-through facility, the drive-through facility must:

     (a) Be constructed and maintained in a manner, and with materials, that secures the premises of the pharmacy from unlawful or unauthorized access.

     (b) Be readily accessible to the personnel of the pharmacy who are authorized to be in the prescription department.

     (c) Provide two-way visual and auditory communication between the personnel of the pharmacy and a patient receiving pharmaceutical services by means of the drive-through facility.

     (d) Be equipped with a computer terminal that is part of the pharmacy’s computerized system for recording information concerning prescriptions. The terminal must be so located within the prescription department that personnel of the pharmacy when providing pharmaceutical services to a patient by means of the drive-through facility can use the computer terminal without losing visual or auditory communication with the patient.

     (e) Be so equipped that a pharmacist, or intern pharmacist under the supervision of a pharmacist, can provide a patient receiving pharmaceutical services by means of the drive-through facility with the counseling required in NAC 639.707 without losing visual or auditory communication with the patient.

     2. A licensee shall not provide pharmaceutical services by means of a drive-through facility that does not include a window, or other opening, in the exterior wall of the pharmacy unless the licensee first applies for, and obtains, the approval of the Board.

     3. The Board may, upon application, and for good cause shown, waive or modify any requirement set forth in this section.

     4. As used in this section:

     (a) “Drive-through facility” means any combination of structural, mechanical, electronic or other elements located within and without the prescription department of a licensed pharmacy that enables the personnel of the pharmacy to provide pharmaceutical services to a patient who drives a vehicle to the pharmacy without the personnel of the pharmacy leaving the prescription department or the patient leaving his or her vehicle. The term includes, without limitation, a window or other opening in the exterior wall of a prescription department of a licensed pharmacy, alone, or in conjunction with one or more mechanical, electronic or other devices.

     (b) “Licensee” means a person licensed by the Board pursuant to NRS 639.231 to conduct a pharmacy.

     (c) “Patient” includes a person caring for a patient.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy by R154-04, eff. 10-22-2004)