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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03-1" citation="COMAR 10.34.14.03-1" title_num="10" subtitle_num="34" chapter_num="14" heading="Notification by Pharmacy Permit Holder of Anticipated Sale of Pharmacy Operations.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>At least 30 days before a licensed pharmacy’s sale or transfer of its pharmacy operations at the permitted establishment, the pharmacy permit holder shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Notify the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Board in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, or hand delivery to the Board’s office; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Office of Controlled Substances Administration by certified mail, return receipt requested; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Request a closing inspection of the pharmacy permit holder’s pharmacy inventory and records.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The notice shall contain:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The anticipated date of the pharmacy permit holder’s sale or transfer of its pharmacy operations; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The name of the anticipated purchaser or transferee of the pharmacy permit holder’s pharmacy operations.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Upon notification by a pharmacy permit holder of the proposed date on which the licensed pharmacy’s operations will be sold or transferred, the Board or its agent shall schedule a closing inspection of the pharmacy permit holder’s inventory and records to be performed within 14 days, excluding State and federal holidays.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>In the event the purchaser or transferee of the pharmacy’s operations is not issued a new pharmacy permit by the Board on or prior to the date of the sale or transfer of the pharmacy operations that results in the cessation of pharmacy operations, the existing pharmacy permit holder shall immediately provide notice to the public, posted outside the pharmacy and on the pharmacy’s website, including:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The anticipated day on which pharmacy operations may resume; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The pharmacy permit holder’s contact information for patients who wish to transfer prescriptions or records to another licensed pharmacy of the patient’s choice.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>