The staff of the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy is authorized to approve and issue charitable clinic permits for:

1. (1) Clinics of the Department of Health.

   1. (A) Recognizing that medications:

      1. (i) Are provided to patients in the absence of a pharmacist; and
      2. (ii) Dispensed in these clinics are limited to birth control medications, drugs to treat tuberculosis, and drugs to treat sexually transmitted disease treatment program.

   2. (B)

      1. (i) Packaged and labeled prescription drugs shall be initialed by the pharmacist to ensure accuracy and appropriateness.
      2. (ii) The prescribing practitioner or a licensed nurse may issue these predispensed prescription drugs by placing the patient’s name, date of issue, and prescription number on the label at the time of issue to patients on order of the prescriber.

   3. (C)

      1. (i) The prescription number, as placed on the label of the dispensed prescription drug, is to be placed with the prescribing practitioner’s order in the patient’s medical record.
      2. (ii) The pharmacist shall monitor patients’ medical records to ensure that medication profiles and prescription orders are maintained and utilized.
   4. (D) Since the pharmacist is not present when the patient receives the medication, the pharmacist shall develop protocol to ensure that the patient is monitored and counseled by the prescribing practitioner or nurse consistent with the requirements of 17 CAR § 160-2901.

2. (2)

   1. (A) Other facilities meeting the requirements of this part, provided that, if a pharmacist is not present, there shall be a limited formulary negotiated by the Executive Director of the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy and approved by the board at its next meeting.
   2. (B) The dispensing medication distribution provisions of this section shall apply.