(a) A nursing home consultant pharmacist and the nursing home administrator shall be jointly responsible to ensure that a pharmacist license is posted at the facility at all times.(b) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall set by rule the standards by which the controlled and legend drugs and devices will be maintained in the nursing home or long-term care facility.(c) The consultant pharmacist, in conjunction with the nursing home administrator and director of nurses, shall ensure the proper control and accountability, storage, and proper utilization of drugs and other legend devices dispensed to patients residing in the facility according to board standards as well as standards established by state and federal guidelines.Amended by Act 2021, No. 63,§ 6, eff. 7/28/2021.Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1592, eff. 7/24/2019.Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1591, eff. 7/24/2019.Acts 2001, No. 910, § 11; 2009, No. 355, § 6; 2011, No. 859, § 10.
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