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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 10.34.14.02" title_num="10" subtitle_num="34" chapter_num="14" heading="Opening a Pharmacy.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>To apply for a pharmacy permit, an applicant shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Submit an application to the Board on the form that the Board requires;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Pay to the Board an application fee set by the Board in COMAR 10.34.09; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Submit to an opening inspection, at which time the applicant shall have, at a minimum, the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>If applicable, a Class A prescription balance and weights, or a prescription balance with equivalent or superior sensitivity;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A refrigerator, solely for the storage of medications requiring refrigeration, with a thermometer or a temperature monitoring device;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Additional equipment to enable the pharmacy to prepare and dispense prescriptions properly consistent with the pharmacy’s scope of practice;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Hot and cold running water;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A library of current reference sources, consistent with the pharmacy’s scope of practice, that is accessible to appropriate personnel;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>A current edition of Maryland Pharmacy Laws;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>A security system in accordance with COMAR 10.34.05.02; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>A pharmacist on the premises during the opening inspection, if prescription drugs are present.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A pharmacy may not be located in a residence.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A permit holder who has been issued a pharmacy permit by the Board shall, within 60 days following the initial issuance of the pharmacy permit, have and maintain an operational pharmacy.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Board shall inspect a pharmacy after the initial issuance of a pharmacy permit to ensure that the pharmacy is an operational pharmacy.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>If a pharmacy is not an operational pharmacy within 60 days following the initial issuance of a pharmacy permit, the Board shall notify the permit holder of the Board’s intent to rescind the pharmacy permit.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A permit holder who has been notified of the Board’s intent to rescind the pharmacy permit under this regulation shall return the permit to the Board within 10 days of notification, unless the permit holder submits documentation satisfactory to the Board to show that the pharmacy is an operational pharmacy.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>If a pharmacy permit has been rescinded under this regulation, the permit holder may reapply if application requirements are met.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>The Board may waive any of the requirements set forth in this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>