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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-367.8: Maintenance of drugs in emergency kits by pharmacies

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  2. Title 59

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

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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