NAC639.638. Facilities: Security.

     1. Access to the facility of an authorized warehouse must be limited to authorized persons and kept to a minimum. An authorized warehouse is liable for the acts of all authorized persons while they are at the facility.

     2. A facility must be located in a discrete area and have a permanent or semipermanent barrier such as a wall, fence or other physical barrier that restricts unauthorized entry.

     3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4:

     (a) The portion of a facility used to store prescription drugs must be securely enclosed with a material made of steel that is at least 10 gauge in thickness with openings not more than 2 1/2 inches wide. The material must be mounted on steel posts which must be at least 1 inch in diameter and placed not more than 10 feet apart. If the material does not extend to the structural ceiling of the facility, the ceiling of the enclosed area must be constructed of material made of steel that is at least 10 gauge in thickness with openings not more than 2 1/2 inches wide. A mesh made of a lighter gauge may be used for the ceiling of a large enclosed area if the walls of the area are at least 14 feet high.

     (b) The enclosed area of a facility that is used to store prescription drugs must be equipped with a security system that includes an alarm that transmits a signal to local law enforcement agencies or a private business that provides security services if an unauthorized person obtains access to the enclosed area.

     4. The Executive Secretary may approve an alternate method of ensuring the security of a facility if he or she determines that the method will ensure that access to the facility is limited to authorized persons.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy, eff. 10-1-93)