California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 2 — Healing Arts, Chapter 9 — Pharmacy, Article 13 — Nonprofit or Free Clinics, Section 4182
(a) Each clinic that makes an application for a license under Section 4180 shall show evidence that the professional director is responsible for the safe, orderly, and lawful provision of pharmacy services. In carrying out the professional director’s responsibilities, a consulting pharmacist shall be retained to approve the policies and procedures in conjunction with the professional director and the administrator. In addition, the consulting pharmacist shall be required to visit the clinic regularly and at least quarterly. However, nothing in this section shall prohibit the consulting pharmacist from visiting more than quarterly to review the application of policies and procedures based on the agreement of all the parties approving the policies and procedures.
(b) The consulting pharmacist shall certify in writing quarterly that the clinic is, or is not, operating in compliance with the requirements of this article. Each completed written certification shall be kept on file in the clinic for three years and shall include recommended corrective actions, if appropriate.
(c) For the purposes of this article, “professional director” means a physician and surgeon acting in his or her capacity as medical director or a dentist or podiatrist acting in his or her capacity as a director in a clinic where only dental or podiatric services are provided.
(d) Licensed clinics shall notify the board within 30 days of any change in professional director on a form furnished by the board.
Notes
Requires a clinic applicant to show its professional director is responsible for safe, lawful pharmacy services and to retain a consulting pharmacist who visits at least quarterly. The pharmacist must certify compliance quarterly in writing, with each certification kept three years; clinics must report a professional-director change within 30 days, and the provision defines who may serve as professional director.
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