Code of Maryland Regulations (Last Updated: April 6, 2021) |
Title 10. Maryland Department of Health |
Part 4. |
Subtitle 34. BOARD OF PHARMACY |
Chapter 10.34.14. Opening and Closing of Pharmacies |
Sec. 10.34.14.04. Required Information and Procedure
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A. At the closing inspection of a licensed pharmacy, the pharmacy permit holder shall provide to the Board, or the Boards agent, information and documentation required by Regulation .05 of this chapter.
B. The pharmacy permit holder shall remove or completely cover indications that the premises was a pharmacy within 30 days after the date the licensed pharmacy ceases to operate as a pharmacy.
C. The pharmacy permit holder shall notify prescription drug suppliers to the pharmacy, before ceasing to operate as a pharmacy, of the date that the location will cease to operate as a pharmacy.
D. The pharmacy permit holder shall notify the public of the date that the pharmacy will cease to operate as a pharmacy by that date.
E. The pharmacy permit holder shall notify the public of the location to which the patients' records have been transferred, by the date the pharmacy ceases to operate.
F. If patient records are not transferred, the pharmacy permit holder shall notify the public of the:
(1) Location of the patient records;
(2) Method by which the patient records shall be maintained; and
(3) Procedure by which patients and other authorized individuals or entities may access the patient records.
G. The pharmacy permit holder shall comply with all federal and State laws and regulations.
H. If the Boards agent performs the closing inspection, the Boards agent shall obtain information and documentation required by Regulation .05 of this chapter.