The following shall be considered major violations:

1. (a) F or which licensees be subject to a $100.00 fine:

   1. (1) The failure of equipment such as the medication/vaccine refrigerator or freezer, hot or cold water, heat of air conditioning failure causing the pharmacy to be outside the appropriate temperature range for proper drug storage per the manufacturer;
   2. (2) Failure to Maintain Temperature Logs;
   3. (3) No Signage on Hardcopy of C/S Rx;
   4. (4) Printed C/S Rx Not Marked Copy Only- Not Valid for Dispensing
   5. (5) Immunizing Pharmacist or Immunizing Intern with Expired CPR Certification or Liability Insurance Policy;
   6. (6) CII Inventory Missing or Incomplete;
   7. (7) Failure to Report Changes of Name, Address, or Work Location within 15 Days; and
   8. (8) Pharmacist technician or intern working in the pharmacy while unregistered or with an expired registration.

2. (b) For which licensees shall be subject to a $250.00 fine:

   1. (1) DEA 222 forms were not sent to the DEA; and
   2. (2) A registered pharmacy technician has been performing certified pharmacy technician duties.

3. (c) For which the licensee shall be subject to a $500.00 fine:

   1. (1) The biennial inventory is missing or not done;
   2. (2) A failure to report a controlled substance loss;
   3. (3) A pharmacist has been working in the pharmacy while unlicensed or with an expired license;
   4. (4) The pharmacy is an unfit place to work;
   5. (5) The pharmacy failed to report a change of its pharmacist-in-charge in a timely manner;
   6. (6) No pharmacist-in-charge change inventory was done;
   7. (7) The pharmacy has been operating without a pharmacist-in-charge; and
   8. (8) Issues with pharmacy access or security.
4. (d) The licensee shall be subject to a $1,000.00 fine if the pharmacy is not registered with the PDMP.
5. (e) The licensee shall be subject to a $5,000.00 fine if the licensee has failed to respond to a violation notice or report of investigation.

Source. #13028, eff 4-11-20