(a)The board pursuant to its rules and regulations may
authorize a resident pharmacy licensee to store and dispense
prescription drugs as provided in subsection (b) of this section
through a telepharmacy located at a site at least ten (10) miles
from a licensed pharmacy except this ten (10) mile restriction
does not apply:
(i)In counties with a city of fifty thousand
(50,000) or more persons as shown in the most recent federal
census; or
(ii)To any facility owned or leased by the state or
any subdivision of the state; or
(iii)To any facility located in a hospital or clinic
setting.
(b)Telepharmacies shall include the following minimum
features:
(i)Storage, security and dispensing of prescription
drugs only:
(A)In unit of issue packages;
(B)Through a system which dispenses tablets o
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(a) The board pursuant to its rules and regulations may
authorize a resident pharmacy licensee to store and dispense
prescription drugs as provided in subsection (b) of this section
through a telepharmacy located at a site at least ten (10) miles
from a licensed pharmacy except this ten (10) mile restriction
does not apply:
(i) In counties with a city of fifty thousand
(50,000) or more persons as shown in the most recent federal
census; or
(ii) To any facility owned or leased by the state or
any subdivision of the state; or
(iii) To any facility located in a hospital or clinic
setting.
(b) Telepharmacies shall include the following minimum
features:
(i) Storage, security and dispensing of prescription
drugs only:
(A) In unit of issue packages;
(B) Through a system which dispenses tablets or
capsules from an enclosed and lockable cabinet directly into a
prescription vial and prints and applies a prescription label to
the vial; or
(C) By manually dispensing tablets, capsules or
liquids from a stock bottle into a prescription vial and
affixing a prescription label to the vial.
(ii) Connection by a secure communication system to
the parent pharmacy, with the capability of live video and audio
communication with a licensed pharmacist at the parent pharmacy
during hours of operation;
(iii) Adequate provision for security, including
verification of customer identity and prescription information;
(iv) Automated inventory control using bar codes,
radio frequency tags or a similar identification system;
(v) Prominent display of the name, address and toll
free telephone number of the parent pharmacy;
(vi) Telepharmacies shall be supervised by a parent
pharmacy and a licensed pharmacist and shall be staffed during
hours of operation by a licensed pharmacist, certified pharmacy
technician or registered pharmacy intern.
(c) A telepharmacy system operated as provided in this act
and in accord with rules and regulations of the board is deemed
to be operated under the charge of a licensed pharmacist for
purposes of W.S. 33-24-113(b).
(d) A licensed pharmacist who supervises a telepharmacy
shall complete an inspection of the telepharmacy at a frequency
specified by the board of pharmacy. Inspection criteria shall be
developed by the state board of pharmacy and all inspection
criteria shall be included in the policies and procedures
applicable to each telepharmacy site. Inspection reports shall
be prepared pursuant to standards adopted by the board of
pharmacy and shall be maintained by each telepharmacy until the
next state board of pharmacy inspection.