Hospital pharmacy continuity of care endorsement

(a) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy may issue a hospital pharmacy continuity of care endorsement to a healthcare organization that is licensed as a hospital in this state and that has a hospital pharmaceutical services permit. (b) A hospital pharmacy continuity of care endorsement shall allow a hospital to sell drugs and medications at retail for emergency room patients or patients upon discharge from the hospital for off premises, personal use in an outpatient setting for either up to a thirty-one (31) day supply or a single commercially available package size that is used as a continuation of or supplement to hospital or emergency room treatment. Added by Act 2023, No. 233,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023. (a) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy may issue a hospital pharmacy continuity of care endorsement to a healthcare organization that is licensed as a hospital in this state and that has a hospital pharmaceutical services permit. (b) A hospital pharmacy continuity of care endorsement shall allow a hospital to sell drugs and medications at retail for emergency room patients or patients upon discharge from the hospital for off premises, personal use in an outpatient setting for either up to a thirty-one (31) day supply or a single commercially available package size that is used as a continuation of or supplement to hospital or emergency room treatment. Added by Act 2023, No. 233,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.