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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.34.05.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="34" chapter_num="05" heading="Security Responsibility.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The pharmacy permit holder is responsible for ensuring that pharmacists, employees, and others who enter the pharmacy:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Know and abide by the requirements of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Maintain those measures necessary to ensure this chapter’s enforcement;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Report theft or significant loss of controlled dangerous substances to the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Board;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Local police;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Office of Controlled Substances Administration; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Report theft of non-controlled prescription drugs or devices to the Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>In determining whether a loss is significant pursuant to §A(3) of this regulation, the pharmacy permit holder shall consider at least the following factors:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The actual quantity of controlled dangerous substances lost in relation to the type of business;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The specific controlled dangerous substances lost;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Whether the loss of the controlled dangerous substances can be associated with access to those controlled dangerous substances by specific individuals, or whether the loss can be attributed to unique activities that may take place involving controlled dangerous substances;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A pattern of losses over a specific time period, whether the losses appear to be random, and the results of efforts taken to resolve the losses;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Whether the specific controlled dangerous substances are likely candidates for diversion, if known; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Local trends and other indicators of the diversion potential of the missing controlled dangerous substances, if known.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>