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TITLE 22EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 15TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY
CHAPTER 291PHARMACIES
SUBCHAPTER BCOMMUNITY PHARMACY (CLASS A)
RULE §291.34Records

    (D) the name, address, and DEA registration number of the pharmacy, practitioner, or other registrant to whom the controlled substances are distributed.

  (4) If the distribution is for a Schedule II controlled substance, the following is applicable.

    (A) The pharmacy, practitioner, or other registrant who is receiving the controlled substances shall issue Copy 1 and Copy 2 of a DEA order form (DEA 222) to the distributing pharmacy.

    (B) The distributing pharmacy shall:

      (i) complete the area on the DEA order form (DEA 222) titled "To Be Filled in by Supplier";

      (ii) maintain Copy 1 of the DEA order form (DEA 222) at the pharmacy for two years; and

      (iii) forward Copy 2 of the DEA order form (DEA 222) to the Divisional Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

(i) Other records. Other records to be maintained by a pharmacy:

  (1) a log of the initials or identification codes that will identify each pharmacist, pharmacy technician, and pharmacy technician trainee, who is involved in the dispensing process, in the pharmacy's data processing system, (the initials or identification code shall be unique to ensure that each individual can be identified, i.e., identical initials or identification codes shall not be used). Such log shall be maintained at the pharmacy for at least seven years from the date of the transaction;

  (2) Copy 3 of DEA order form (DEA 222) that has been properly dated, initialed, and filed, and all copies of each unaccepted or defective order form and any attached statements or other documents and/or for each order filled using the DEA Controlled Substance Ordering System (CSOS) the original signed order and all linked records for that order;

  (3) a copy of the power of attorney to sign DEA 222 order forms (if applicable);

  (4) suppliers' invoices of dangerous drugs and controlled substances; a pharmacist shall verify that the controlled drugs listed on the invoices were actually received by clearly recording his/her initials and the actual date of receipt of the controlled substances;

  (5) suppliers' credit memos for controlled substances and dangerous drugs;

  (6) a copy of inventories required by §291.17 of this title (relating to Inventory Requirements);

  (7) reports of surrender or destruction of controlled substances and/or dangerous drugs to an appropriate state or federal agency;

  (8) the Schedule V nonprescription register book;

  (9) records of distribution of controlled substances and/or dangerous drugs to other pharmacies, practitioners, or registrants; and

  (10) a copy of any notification required by the Texas Pharmacy Act or the sections in this chapter, including, but not limited to, the following:

    (A) reports of theft or significant loss of controlled substances to DEA, Department of Public Safety, and the board;

    (B) notifications of a change in pharmacist-in-charge of a pharmacy; and

    (C) reports of a fire or other disaster that may affect the strength, purity, or labeling of drugs, medications, devices, or other materials used in the diagnosis or treatment of injury, illness, and disease.

(j) Permission to maintain central records. Any pharmacy that uses a centralized recordkeeping system for invoices and financial data shall comply with the following procedures.

  (1) Controlled substance records. Invoices and financial data for controlled substances may be maintained at a central location provided the following conditions are met.

    (A) Prior to the initiation of central recordkeeping, the pharmacy submits written notification by registered or certified mail to the divisional director of the Drug Enforcement Administration as required by Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, §1304.04(a), and submits a copy of this written notification to the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. Unless the registrant is informed by the divisional director of the Drug Enforcement Administration that permission to keep central records is denied, the pharmacy may maintain central records commencing 14 days after receipt of notification by the divisional director.

    (B) The pharmacy maintains a copy of the notification required in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.

    (C) The records to be maintained at the central record location shall not include executed DEA order forms, prescription drug orders, or controlled substance inventories, that shall be maintained at the pharmacy.

  (2) Dangerous drug records. Invoices and financial data for dangerous drugs may be maintained at a central location.

  (3) Access to records. If the records are kept on microfilm, computer media, or in any form requiring special equipment to render the records easily readable, the pharmacy shall provide access to such equipment with the records.

  (4) Delivery of records. The pharmacy agrees to deliver all or any part of such records to the pharmacy location within two business days of written request of a board agent or any other authorized official.

(k) Ownership of pharmacy records. For the purposes of these sections, a pharmacy licensed under the Act is the only entity that may legally own and maintain prescription drug records.

(l) Documentation of consultation. When a pharmacist consults a prescriber as described in this section, the pharmacist shall document on the hard copy or in the pharmacy's data processing system associated with the prescription such occurrences and shall include the following information:

  (1) date the prescriber was consulted;

  (2) name of the person communicating the prescriber's instructions;

  (3) any applicable information pertaining to the consultation; and

  (4) initials or identification code of the pharmacist performing the consultation clearly recorded for the purpose of identifying the pharmacist who performed the consultation if the information is recorded on the hard copy prescription.


Source Note: The provisions of this §291.34 adopted to be effective September 14, 1988, 13 TexReg 4306; amended to be effective September 5, 1990, 15 TexReg 4807; amended to be effective March 18, 1991, 16 TexReg 1365; amended to be effective January 29, 1992, 17 TexReg 323; amended to be effective January 1, 1993, 17 TexReg 9116; amended to be effective September 30, 1993, 18 TexReg 6460; amended to be effective June 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 3921; amended to be effective March 29, 1995, 20 TexReg 1888; amended to be effective June 20, 1995, 20 TexReg 4121; amended to be effective March 21, 1996, 21 TexReg 2227; amended to be effective April 7, 1997, 22 TexReg 3106; amended to be effectiveMarch29, 2000, 25 TexReg 2575; amended to be effective August 31, 2000, 25 TexReg 8405; amended to be effective March 7, 2001, 26 TexReg 1865; amended to be effective June 20, 2001, 26 TexReg 4478; amended to be effective June 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 1736; amended to be effective March 4, 2004, 29 TexReg 1951; amended to be effective June 6, 2004, 29 TexReg 5361; amended to be effective September 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 8516; amended to be effective March 10, 2005, 30 TexReg 1275; amended to be effective December 3, 2006, 31 TexReg 9610; amended to be effective March 25, 2007, 32 TexReg 1510; amended to be effective September 18, 2007, 32 TexReg 6319; amended to be effective March 6, 2008, 33 TexReg 1784; amended to be effective September 7, 2008, 33 TexReg 7218; amended to be effective June 7, 2009, 34 TexReg 3391; amended to be effective December 6,2009, 34 TexReg 8691; amended to be effectiveMarch 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 2005; amended to be effective July 11, 2011, 36 TexReg 4402; amended to be effective November 24, 2011, 36 TexReg 7867; amended to be effective March 13, 2012, 37 TexReg 1705; amended to be effective June 7, 2012, 37 TexReg 4046; amended to be effective September 8, 2013, 38 TexReg 5722; amended to be effective September 11, 2014, 39 TexReg 7094; amended to be effective December 7, 2014, 39 TexReg 9345; amended to be effective June 12, 2016, 41 TexReg 4257; amended to be effective December 19, 2016, 41 TexReg 9934

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