856 IAC 7-7-3 Access to contents and secure method of drop off

Sec. 3. (a) Secure method of drop off. It is not required that licensed personnel physically facilitate the placement of the drugs by the patient or customer into the storage device or receptacle. If done by the patient into a secure device, then no other involvement or documentation need occur. If pharmacy staff is involved in assisting with the drop off and collection of drugs, the personnel involved (one (1) of which shall be licensed) will witness and document that the drop off and placement of the drugs into the storage device or receptacle occurred. All that needs to be included in this acknowledgement and documentation is the date and time the drop off occurred, the names of the personnel that facilitated and witnessed the drop off, and that the drugs were placed into the appropriate storage device and receptacle for destruction. (The board does not intend that this documentation include the name of the patient, the drugs accepted, or any physical count or inventory of the product.) (b) Access to contents. Only personnel designated in the policies and procedures governing the take back program for each individual entity and program shall have access to remove the storage device(s) from the receptacle where the drugs are collected or to transfer the device to the party performing the destruction services (be that party internal or external). When the device is accessed for removal of the storage device to transport or facilitate the contents for destruction, the process will involve two (2) personnel for witness and acknowledgment purposes, one (1) of which will be a licensed member of the pharmacy staff.