Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-367.8
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Maintenance of drugs in emergency kits by pharmacies
Official statutory text
A. A pharmacy may maintain drugs in an emergency medication kit
for dispensation in a facility as provided by this section. The
pharmacy shall establish a policy and procedures governing the
maintenance and dispensation of such drugs in accordance with the
provisions of this section. The drugs may be used only for the
emergency medication needs of a resident at the facility. The
pharmacy shall maintain the drugs in the emergency medication kit
for the facility.
B. The pharmacy may establish a pharmacy designee at the
facility who shall be responsible for transmitting required
information for dispensation of controlled dangerous substances to
the central repository of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drugs Control as provided by the Anti-Drug Diversion Act.
C. The pharmacy shall register the emergency medication kit as
a pharmacy location with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drugs Control and shall comply with the requirements for
controlled dangerous substances prescribed by rules of the Oklahoma
State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control Commission.
D. The State Board of Pharmacy shall promulgate rules relating
to emergency medication kits including, but not limited to:
1. The amount and type of drugs that may be maintained in an
emergency medication kit. The total volume of each controlled
dangerous substance shall be limited to the lesser of three doses
per licensed bed or sixty individual doses. Controlled dangerous
substances stored in emergency medication kits must be dispensed
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pursuant to a valid prescription and shall be reported to the
registered pharmacy;
2. Procedures regarding the use of drugs from an emergency
medication kit;
3. Recordkeeping requirements; and
4. Security requirements.
E. As used in this section, "facility" means a facility as
defined by the Nursing Home Care Act or an assisted living center as
defined by the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act.
for dispensation in a facility as provided by this section. The
pharmacy shall establish a policy and procedures governing the
maintenance and dispensation of such drugs in accordance with the
provisions of this section. The drugs may be used only for the
emergency medication needs of a resident at the facility. The
pharmacy shall maintain the drugs in the emergency medication kit
for the facility.
B. The pharmacy may establish a pharmacy designee at the
facility who shall be responsible for transmitting required
information for dispensation of controlled dangerous substances to
the central repository of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drugs Control as provided by the Anti-Drug Diversion Act.
C. The pharmacy shall register the emergency medication kit as
a pharmacy location with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drugs Control and shall comply with the requirements for
controlled dangerous substances prescribed by rules of the Oklahoma
State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control Commission.
D. The State Board of Pharmacy shall promulgate rules relating
to emergency medication kits including, but not limited to:
1. The amount and type of drugs that may be maintained in an
emergency medication kit. The total volume of each controlled
dangerous substance shall be limited to the lesser of three doses
per licensed bed or sixty individual doses. Controlled dangerous
substances stored in emergency medication kits must be dispensed
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 358
pursuant to a valid prescription and shall be reported to the
registered pharmacy;
2. Procedures regarding the use of drugs from an emergency
medication kit;
3. Recordkeeping requirements; and
4. Security requirements.
E. As used in this section, "facility" means a facility as
defined by the Nursing Home Care Act or an assisted living center as
defined by the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act.
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