Louisiana § RS 37:1232 - Nonresident pharmacy

§ RS 37:1232. Nonresident pharmacy

            A. A pharmacy located outside this state which does business in this state within the meaning of this Chapter shall hold a current pharmacy permit as provided in this Chapter. The pharmacy shall be designated a "nonresident pharmacy" and the permit shall be designated a "nonresident pharmacy permit".

            B. A nonresident pharmacy granted a nonresident pharmacy permit by the board shall disclose to the board the location, names, and titles of all principal corporate officers, as well as the owner's managing officer and pharmacist-in-charge. A report containing this information shall be made to the board with each renewal application and within thirty business days after any change of office, corporate officer, or within ten business days of the departure of the prior owner's managing officer or pharmacist-in-charge.

            C. The nonresident pharmacy shall maintain at all times authorization to conduct the pharmacy in compliance with the laws of the state in which it is a resident. As a prerequisite to seeking a permit from the board, the nonresident pharmacy shall submit a copy of the most recent inspection report resulting from an inspection conducted by the regulatory or licensing agency of the state in which it is located, as well as any other state pharmacy licensing agency or any agent thereof, and any inspection reports produced by the federal Food and Drug Administration or the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. Thereafter, the nonresident pharmacy granted a permit shall submit to the board a copy of any subsequent inspection report on the pharmacy conducted by the regulatory or licensing body of the state in which it is located, or by any other state pharmacy licensing agency, or any agent thereof, or by the federal Food and Drug Administration or the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. In addition to or in lieu of an inspection by the regulatory or licensing body of the state in which it is a resident, or any agent thereof, the nonresident pharmacy shall be subject to an inspection by the board. When the board conducts an inspection of a nonresident pharmacy, the board shall recover its expenses from the nonresident pharmacy in addition to the applicable permit fee authorized by this Chapter.

            D. A nonresident pharmacy granted a nonresident pharmacy permit by the board shall maintain records of any controlled substances or dangerous drugs or devices dispensed to patients in this state so that the records are readily retrievable from the records of other drugs dispensed.

            E. Records for all prescriptions and products delivered into the state shall be readily retrievable from the other prescription records of the nonresident pharmacy and shall be in compliance with all federal laws and with regulations as may be required by this state.

            Acts 1999, No. 767, §1; Acts 2006, No. 164, §1; Acts 2013, No. 282, §1; Acts 2020, No. 202, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.