§ 17-92-605 — Hospital pharmacy license - Services permitted

Arkansas § 17-92-605

• Jurisdiction: Arkansas
• Title: 17

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(a) All hospital pharmacies shall be licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy as provided for by this subchapter. The hospital pharmacy license shall be issued in the name of the hospital. (b) Any hospital receiving a permit shall advise the board of the name of: (1) The hospital administrator or other person assuming responsibility for the general administration of the hospital; (2) The director of the pharmacy, or other person assuming responsibility for the general operation of the hospital pharmacy, who shall be a licensed pharmacist; and (3) All other licensed pharmacists employed by the hospital in its hospital pharmacy. (c) The hospital and the director of pharmacy shall be required to report to the board any change in licensed pharmacist personnel. (d) Upon the receipt of a hospital pharmacy license, a hospital pharmacy may provide the following pharmaceutical services: (1) Prepare for distribution and administration of drugs, chemicals, medicines, prescriptions, or poisons for the use or benefit of the patients in the hospital as set forth in § 17-92-602(3) ; and (2) Compound or dispense drugs, chemicals, medicines, prescriptions, or poisons for the use or benefit of the hospital's employees, members of the immediate families of hospital employees, patients being discharged, and other persons in emergency situations.

Legislative History

Acts 1975, No. 659, §§ 3, 4; 1981, No. 584, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 72-1056, 72-1057.