District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 47-2885.11: Pharmacy personnel.

(a)
(1)
No personnel working in any capacity, the activities of which include contact with any merchandise or drugs in a pharmacy or the care of dispensing, manufacturing, or storage facilities, who is affected by, or believed by the Mayor, upon reasonable grounds to be affected by, a communicable disease and no person who is or is believed by the Mayor, upon reasonable grounds, to be a carrier of a communicable disease shall actively engage in any work in a pharmacy.
(2)
No proprietor of any pharmacy or manager of any pharmacy shall intentionally permit any person who is, or is believed by the Mayor, upon reasonable grounds, to be, a carrier of a communicable disease to engage or continue to be engaged in any work in the pharmacy.

(b)
No person shall work in any capacity in a pharmacy if he or she:
(1)
Has the following conditions: boils, infectious wounds, sores, or an acute respiratory infection;
(2)
Is wearing unclean garments;
(3)
Is a chronic alcoholic as that term is defined in § 24-602; or
(4)
Does not follow hygienic work practices, including the washing of hands thoroughly before commencing work and as often as is necessary thereafter to remove soil and contamination.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 47. Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]
Chapter 28. General License Law.
Subchapter IV. Other Licenses.
Part C. Pharmacy.

(a)

(1)

No personnel working in any capacity, the activities of which include contact with any merchandise or drugs in a pharmacy or the care of dispensing, manufacturing, or storage facilities, who is affected by, or believed by the Mayor, upon reasonable grounds to be affected by, a communicable disease and no person who is or is believed by the Mayor, upon reasonable grounds, to be a carrier of a communicable disease shall actively engage in any work in a pharmacy.

(2)

No proprietor of any pharmacy or manager of any pharmacy shall intentionally permit any person who is, or is believed by the Mayor, upon reasonable grounds, to be, a carrier of a communicable disease to engage or continue to be engaged in any work in the pharmacy.

(b)

No person shall work in any capacity in a pharmacy if he or she:

(1)

Has the following conditions: boils, infectious wounds, sores, or an acute respiratory infection;

(2)

Is wearing unclean garments;

(3)

Is a chronic alcoholic as that term is defined in § 24-602; or

(4)

Does not follow hygienic work practices, including the washing of hands thoroughly before commencing work and as often as is necessary thereafter to remove soil and contamination.

Collected 2026-08-29T05:44:07Z. Source file · JSON

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