{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-5-23","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-5-23","heading":"Pharmacist-in-charge.","body":"(a) A pharmacy shall be under the direction and supervision of a licensed pharmacist who shall be designated by the owner of the pharmacy as the pharmacist-in-charge: Provided, That the Board may permit by rule for a charitable clinic pharmacy to be supervised by a committee of pharmacists-in-charge who accept as a group the responsibilities of the required pharmacist-in-charge. This designation shall be filed with the board within thirty days of the designation.\n(b) The pharmacist-in-charge is responsible for the pharmacy's compliance with state and federal pharmacy laws and regulations and for maintaining records and inventory.\n(c) A pharmacist-in-charge may not hold such designated position at more than one pharmacy, whether within or outside the State of West Virginia: Provided, That the Board may permit by rule that he or she may volunteer as the pharmacist-in-charge at a charitable clinic pharmacy while serving as a pharmacist-in-charge in another pharmacy.\n(d) An interim pharmacist-in-charge may be designated for a period not to exceed sixty days. The request for an interim pharmacist-in-charge shall detail the circumstances which warrant the change. This change in designation shall be filed with the board within thirty days of the designation.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 5. PHARMACISTS, PHARMACY TECHNICIANS, PHARMACY INTERNS AND PHARMACIES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-5-23/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:10Z","sha256":"110d140f125f0240883a3e7fe45c2adef5366387b75b1b8c015ced9b5122ec4b","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-5-22a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-5-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}