1. A. The director of pharmacy or designee shall be responsible for the safe and efficient dispensing, delivery, control of, and accountability for medications and devices dispensed or distributed by the permit holder.

2. B. The director of pharmacy or designee shall work in cooperation with the professional staff of the comprehensive care facility in:

   1. (1) Meeting the responsibilities set forth in §C of this regulation; and
   2. (2) Ordering, storing, and accounting for pharmaceutical materials.

3. C. The director of pharmacy or designee shall be responsible for, at a minimum:

   1. (1) The preparation of medications compounded in the pharmacy as applicable;
   2. (2) The proper preparation, storage, and distribution of compounded sterile preparations according to COMAR 10.34.19 to the extent that the functions are performed at the pharmacy;
   3. (3) The packaging and labeling of medications;
   4. (4) Records of transactions of the pharmacy as may be required by applicable law and as may be necessary to maintain accurate control over and accountability for pharmaceuticals, including patient medication profiles;
   5. (5) Participation in those aspects of the comprehensive care facility's quality assurance improvement program which relate to pharmaceutical care and effectiveness; and
   6. (6) Implementation of the policies and decisions of the appropriate committee or committees of the comprehensive care facility related to these regulations and to other regulations of the facility.

Authority: Health Occupations Article, §§12-205, 12-301, 12-401, 12-403, 12-501, 12-503, 12-504, 12-505, 12-506, and 12-6B-01, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: October 7, 1996 (23:20 Md. R. 1424)

Chapter revised effective June 1, 2011 (38:11 Md. R. 671)

Regulation .03E amended effective September 16, 2013 (40:18 Md. R. 1479)

Regulation .07D, E amended effective April 2, 2012 (39:6 Md. R. 408)

Regulation .08B amended effective April 2, 2012 (39:6 Md. R. 408)

Regulation .09G amended effective September 16, 2013 (40:18 Md. R. 1479)