LAC 46:LIII.1711. Emergency Drug Kit Permit

A. A long-term care facility, institutional facility without an institutional pharmacy, or other board-approved site, other than a hospital, that desires to maintain an Emergency Drug Kit shall obtain an EDK permit from the board. B. Permit Application and Requirements. Application for an EDK permit shall be made on a form provided by the board. 1. The provider pharmacy shall apply to the board for an EDK permit. Upon compliance with the required provisions, the provider pharmacy shall be issued a permit by the board for the provider pharmacy to establish and maintain an EDK in the facility. 2. The provider pharmacy shall be a Louisiana-licensed pharmacy. 3. Only one provider pharmacy shall be assigned to and be responsible for each EDK. 4. EDK permits are institutional facility-specific and not transferable. 5. A separate permit is required for each EDK. 6. A copy of the EDK permit online verification from the board’s website shall be readily retrievable in the room where the EDK is located. C. Pharmacist-in-Charge. The pharmacist-in-charge of the provider pharmacy shall be the pharmacist-in-charge of the EDK. The maintenance of the EDK shall at all times remain the responsibility of the pharmacist-in-charge. D. Renewal. Each EDK permit issued by the board shall be renewed annually by the provider pharmacy, at the time designated by the board. If an EDK permit is not renewed by July 1 of each year, the existing permit shall expire and become null and void. E. Cancellation Prior to Renewal. In the event the facility or provider pharmacy elects to cancel the permit prior to the renewal date, the pharmacy shall relinquish the permit to the board office no later than 10 days following the date of cancellation.