Role of State Board of Pharmacy and Georgia Composite Medical Board in Establishing Rules and Regulations

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  2. Georgia Code
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  5. Safe Medications Practice Act
  6. Role of State Board of Pharmacy and Georgia Composite Medical Board in Establishing Rules and Regulations

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  1. The State Board of Pharmacy shall establish rules and regulations governing a hospital pharmacist acting pursuant to Code Section 26-4-213 in the provision of drug therapy management in institutions in consultation or collaboration with physicians. Such rules may include the utilization of a hospital pharmacist's skills regarding dangerous drugs to promote medication safety. Such rules shall include the ordering of clinical laboratory tests in the institutional setting and the interpretation of results related to medication use when approved by a physician member of the institution's medical staff for the care and treatment of the ordering physician's patients or pursuant to a protocol established in accordance with medical staff policy.
  2. The Georgia Composite Medical Board shall establish rules and regulations governing a physician acting pursuant to this article.

(Code 1981, §26-4-214, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 195, § 1/HB 361.)

Cross references.

- Georgia Composite Medical Board, § 43-34-1 et seq.

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2010, "institution's" was substituted for "institutions's" in the last sentence of subsection (a).

CHAPTER 5 DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS Article 1 General Provisions.
  • 26-5-1. Short title.
  • 26-5-2. Legislative intent.
  • 26-5-3. Definitions.
  • 26-5-4. Classification of programs.
  • 26-5-5. Promulgation of minimum standards of quality and services for each class of programs.
  • 26-5-6. Promulgation of rules and regulations.
  • 26-5-7. License required.
  • 26-5-8. Application for license.
  • 26-5-9. Provisional licenses.
  • 26-5-10. Issuance of license; revocation or suspension.
  • 26-5-11. Conditions for issuance of license; nontransferability.
  • 26-5-12. Records of drug dependent persons treated or advised.
  • 26-5-13. Inspection of programs.
  • 26-5-14. Denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses.
  • 26-5-15. Notice of proposed denial, suspension, or revocation; hearing.
  • 26-5-16. Applicability of "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
  • 26-5-17. Confidentiality of records, names, and communications.
  • 26-5-18. Injunctions; nuisances per se.
  • 26-5-19. Penalty.
  • 26-5-20. Priority admissions policy for drug dependent pregnant females.
  • 26-5-21. State Commission on Narcotic Treatment Programs; abolishment.
  • 26-5-22. Annual on-site inspections of narcotic treatment programs.
  • 26-5-23. Publication of annual report.
Article 2 Narcotic Treatment Programs Enforcement.
  • 26-5-40. Short title.
  • 26-5-41. Definitions.
  • 26-5-42. Minimum standards of quality and services.
  • 26-5-43. Rules and regulations.
  • 26-5-44. License required.
  • 26-5-45. Application; proof of compliance.
  • 26-5-46. Application period; required letter of intent.
  • 26-5-47. Application review and requirements; nontransferability.
  • 26-5-48. Prerequisites to licensing; limits on licenses; waivers; creation of regions.
  • 26-5-49. Rewards and financial incentives prohibited.
  • 26-5-50. Compliance with zoning requirements.
  • 26-5-51. Providing of records.
  • 26-5-52. Inspections.
  • 26-5-53. Denial, suspension, or revocation of license.
  • 26-5-54. Notice.
  • 26-5-55. Administrative Procedure Act.
  • 26-5-56. Confidentiality of patient information.
  • 26-5-57. Enforcement of article.
  • 26-5-58. Violations of article.
  • 26-5-59. Priority admissions policy for pregnant females.
  • 26-5-60. Central registry.
  • 26-5-61. Records check application.
  • 26-5-62. Effectiveness of existing regulations.
Cross references.

- Hospitalization and treatment of alcoholics, drug dependent individuals, and drug abusers, T. 37, C. 7.

Administrative Rules and Regulations.

- Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Human Resources, Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases, Chapter 290-4-2.

Law reviews.

- For comment, "Solving the Problem of Prenatal Substance Abuse: An Analysis of Punitive and Rehabilitative Approaches," see 39 Emory L.J. 1401 (1990).

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Administrative Rules and Regulations.

- Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Community Health, Chapter 111-8-19.


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