RCW 18.64.570
Long-term care facilities and hospice programs—Legend drug resupply—Shared pharmacy services—Unused drugs.
(1) A pharmacy may resupply a legend drug to a patient at a long-term care facility or hospice program pursuant to a valid chart order that is signed by the prescribing practitioner, is not time limited, and has not been discontinued.
(2) A pharmacy may outsource shared pharmacy services for a long-term care facility or hospice program to another pharmacy if the outsourcing pharmacy:
(a) Obtains approval from the long-term care facility or hospice program to outsource shared pharmacy services for the facility's or program's residents or patients; and
(b) Provides a copy of the prescription or order to the pharmacy providing the shared pharmacy services.
(3) Shared pharmacy services may be used for, but are not limited to, the purpose of ensuring that drugs or devices are attainable to meet the immediate needs of residents of the long-term care facility or hospice program, or when the outsourcing pharmacy cannot provide services on an ongoing basis. Where a pharmacy uses shared pharmacy services to have a second pharmacy provide a first dose or partial fill of a prescription or drug order to meet a patient's or resident's immediate needs, the second supplying pharmacy may dispense the first dose or partially filled prescription on a satellite basis without the outsourcing pharmacy being required to fully transfer the prescription to the supplying pharmacy. The supplying pharmacy must retain a copy of the prescription or order on file, a copy of the dispensing record or fill, and must notify the outsourcing pharmacy of the service and quantity provided.
(4) A pharmacy may repackage and dispense unused drugs returned by a long-term care facility or hospice program to the pharmacy in per-use, blister packaging, whether in unit dose or modified unit dose form, except as prohibited by federal law. The commission must adopt rules providing for the safe and efficient repackaging, reuse, and disposal of unused drugs returned to a pharmacy from a long-term care facility or hospice program. In adopting rules, the commission must take into consideration the acceptance and dispensing requirements of RCW 69.70.050 (1), (2), and (5).
[ 2016 c 148 § 4.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 18 - Businesses and Professions
18.64.001 - Pharmacy quality assurance commission—Creation—Membership—Oath—Vacancies.
18.64.003 - Commission—Meetings—Chairperson—Compensation and travel expenses.
18.64.005 - Commission—Powers and duties.
18.64.006 - Commission—Panel membership—Quorum.
18.64.008 - Commission—Contraceptive availability awareness.
18.64.009 - Department of health—Enforcement employees declared to be peace officers—Authority.
18.64.020 - Licensing required.
18.64.043 - Pharmacy license—Fee—Display—Declaration of ownership and location—Penalties.
18.64.044 - Shopkeeper's registration—Penalty—Ephedrine/pseudoephedrine/phenylpropanolamine.
18.64.045 - Manufacturer's license—Fees—Display—Declaration of ownership and location—Penalties.
18.64.050 - Duplicate for lost or destroyed license or certificate—Certified documents—Fees.
18.64.140 - License—Fees—Display—Inactive license.
18.64.160 - Disciplinary action against pharmacist's and intern's licenses—Grounds.
18.64.163 - Uniform Disciplinary Act.
18.64.165 - Refusal, suspension, and revocation of other licenses.
18.64.200 - Refusal, suspension, and revocation of other licenses—Appeal procedure.
18.64.205 - Retired active license status.
18.64.245 - Prescription records—Digital or electronic form—Penalty.
18.64.246 - Prescriptions—Labels—Cover or cap to meet safety standards—Penalty.
18.64.250 - Unlawful practices—Penalty for violations—Exceptions.
18.64.253 - Students practicing pharmacy—Rules.
18.64.255 - Authorized practices.
18.64.257 - Prescription of dialysis devices and legend drugs by dialysis programs.
18.64.265 - Schedule II controlled substance—Partial fill permitted.
18.64.270 - Responsibility for drug purity—Compounding—Adulteration—Penalty.
18.64.275 - Limitations on liability for dispensing of prescription.
18.64.310 - Department of health—Powers and duties.
18.64.350 - Nonresident pharmacies—Findings.
18.64.370 - Nonresident pharmacies—License required—Application—Renewal.
18.64.380 - Nonresident pharmacies—Information required—Inspection.
18.64.390 - Nonresident pharmacies—Violations—Penalties.
18.64.400 - Nonresident pharmacies—Definition—Advertising.
18.64.410 - Nonresident pharmacies—Rules.
18.64.420 - Nonresident pharmacies—Information confidential—Exceptions.
18.64.430 - Cost disclosure to health care providers.
18.64.460 - Health care entity—License fee—Requirements—Penalty.
18.64.470 - Health care entity—Records.
18.64.480 - Waiver request to allow importation of prescription drugs from Canada.
18.64.500 - Tamper-resistant prescription pads or paper.
18.64.510 - Limitation on authority to regulate or establish standards regarding a jail.
18.64.520 - Dispensing of drug other than controlled substance—Supply limit.
18.64.530 - Topical ophthalmic products—Early refills authorized.
18.64.550 - Chart order as prescription—Long-term care facilities and hospice programs.
18.64.560 - Nursing homes and hospice programs—Emergency drug kits—Supplemental dose kits.
18.64.580 - Long-term care pharmacies—Ratio of pharmacists to pharmacy technicians—Standards.
18.64.590 - Long-term care facilities and hospice programs—Commission authority.
18.64.600 - Opioid use disorder medications—Remote dispensing sites—Registration—Rules—Fees.