GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	1 

SENATE BILL 960

Short Title:  Regulation of Pharmacies.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Soles.

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Referred to:  Health Care.

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April 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO ADOPT RULES REGULATING PHARMACIES. 
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 90-85.21 reads as rewritten:
"§ 90-85.21.  Pharmacy permit; Board regulation of pharmacies.
(a)	In accordance with Board regulations, each pharmacy in North Carolina shall annually register with the Board on a form provided by the Board. The application shall identify the pharmacist-manager of the pharmacy and all pharmacist personnel employed in the pharmacy. All pharmacist-managers shall notify the Board of any change in pharmacist personnel within 30 days of such change.
(b)	Each physician who dispenses prescription drugs, for a fee or other charge, shall annually register with the Board on the form provided by the Board, and with the licensing board having jurisdiction over the physician. Such dispensing shall comply in all respects with the relevant laws and regulations that apply to pharmacists governing the distribution of drugs, including packaging, labeling, and record keeping. Authority and responsibility for disciplining physicians who fail to comply with the provisions of this subsection are vested in the licensing board having jurisdiction over the physician. The form provided by the Board under this subsection shall be as follows:

Application For Registration
With The Pharmacy Board
As A Dispensing Physician

1.		2.
Name and Address of Dispensing	Affix Dispensing Label Here
Physician

3.  Physician's North Carolina License Number ...................

4.  Are you currently practicing in a professional association registered with the North Carolina Medical Board?  .....Yes  .....No.  If yes, enter the name and registration number of the professional corporation:

5.  I certify that the information is correct and complete.
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Signature	Date

(c)	To protect public health and safety, the Board may adopt rules regulating pharmacies."
Section 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.