New Mexico Statutes
Article 11 - Pharmacy
Section 61-11-14.1 - Nonresident pharmacy licensure; toll-free telephone service. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. Any person making application to the board for a nonresident pharmacy license shall submit to the board an application for licensure that discloses the following information:
(1) the address of the principal office of the nonresident pharmacy and the names and titles of all principal corporate officers and all pharmacists who are dispensing controlled substances or dangerous drugs to residents of this state. A report containing this information shall be made on an annual basis and within thirty days after any change of office location, corporate officer or pharmacist in charge;
(2) that the nonresident pharmacy complies with all lawful directions and requests for information from the regulatory or licensing agency of the state in which it is a resident, as well as with requests for information made by the board pursuant to this section;
(3) that the nonresident pharmacy maintains, at all times, a valid license, permit or registration to operate the pharmacy in compliance with the laws of the state in which it is a resident;
(4) a copy of the most recent inspection report resulting from an inspection of the nonresident pharmacy conducted by the regulatory or licensing agency of the state in which it is a resident; and
(5) that the nonresident pharmacy maintains its records of controlled substances or dangerous drugs that are dispensed to patients in this state so that the records are readily retrievable.
B. A nonresident pharmacy licensed under this section shall provide a toll-free telephone service to facilitate communication between patients in this state and a pharmacist at the nonresident pharmacy who has access to the patient's records. A nonresident pharmacy shall provide the toll-free telephone service during its regular hours of operation, but not less than six days a week and for a minimum of forty hours a week. The toll-free telephone number shall be disclosed on a label affixed to each container of drugs dispensed to patients in this state.
C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the dispensing of contact lenses by nonresident pharmacies.
History: 1978 Comp., § 61-11-14.1, enacted by Laws 1992, ch. 19, § 7; 1997, ch. 131, § 16.
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-11-29 NMSA 1978.
The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, purported to amend this section but made no change.

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