R156-17b-617d. Class E Pharmacy Operating Standards- Durable Medical Equipment

(1) In accordance with Section 58-17b-302 and Subsection 58-17b-601(1), durable medical equipment facility shall: (a) be of suitable size and construction to facilitate cleaning, maintenance and proper operations; (b) provide adequate lighting, ventilation, sanitation, space, equipment and security conditions; (c) be equipped to permit the orderly storage of durable medical equipment in a manner to permit clear identification, separation and easy retrieval of products and an environment necessary to maintain the integrity of the product inventory; (d) be equipped to permit practice within the standards and ethics of the profession as dictated by the usual and ordinary scope of practice to be conducted within that facility; (e) maintain prescription forms and records for a period of five years; (f) be locked and enclosed in such as way as to bar entry by the public or any non-personnel when the facility is closed; and (g) post the license of the facility in full view of the public. (2) A licensed practitioner who administers durable medical equipment to a patient or animal is not engaging in the practice of pharmacy, and does not require a license as a Class E pharmacy.