GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1987 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 687

SENATE BILL 784

 

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT PHYSICIANS WHO DISPENSE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS MUST REGISTER AND COMPLY WITH PHARMACY REGULATIONS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 90-85.21 is amended by designating the current text as subsection (a) and adding a new subsection to read:

"(b)      Each physician who dispenses prescription drugs, for a fee or other charge, shall annually register with the Board on the form provided by the Board, and with the licensing board having jurisdiction over the physician.  Such dispensing shall comply in all respects with the relevant laws and regulations that apply to pharmacists governing the distribution of drugs, including packaging, labeling, and record keeping.  Authority and responsibility for disciplining physicians who fail to comply with the provisions of this subsection are vested in the licensing board having jurisdiction over the physician.  The form provided by the Board under this subsection shall be as follows: 

 

Application For Registration

With The Pharmacy Board

As A Dispensing Physician

 

1______________                                                2______________

Name and Address of Dispensing                         Affix Dispensing Label Here

Physician

_______________                                                _______________

 

3.  Physician's North Carolina License Number _____

 

4.  Are you currently practicing in a professional association registered with the North Carolina Board of Medical Examiners?  ___Yes  ___No.  If yes, enter the name and registration number of the professional corporation:

___________________________________________________________________

 

5.  I certify that the information is correct and complete.

_______________              ______

Signature                                 Date"

 

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective January 1, 1988.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 28th day of July, 1987.