Hospital pharmacy associated clinics.
(1) A parent hospital pharmacy may add or delete a hospital pharmacy associated clinic (HPAC) to a hospital pharmacy license at any time in compliance with WAC
246-945-230 (2)(a), (b), and (d).
(2) The HPAC must designate a responsible pharmacy manager and notify the commission of changes.
(3) HPAC locations are identified as follows:
(a) Category 1 HPAC: Receives drugs transferred from the parent hospital pharmacy to the HPAC and does not perform sterile or nonsterile compounding of drugs.
(b) Category 2 HPAC: Receives drugs transferred from the parent hospital pharmacy to the HPAC and performs sterile or nonsterile compounding of drugs.
(4) A HPAC licensed under the parent hospital pharmacy license must obtain a separate DEA registration in order to possess controlled substances.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
18.64.005,
18.64.080,
18.130.075,
18.64.043,
18.64.044,
18.64.045,
18.64.046,
18.64.370,
18.64.460,
69.50.310,
18.64.011,
18.64.245,
18.64.470,
18.64.255,
18.64.205,
18.64.253,
18.64.410,
18.64.500,
18.64.590. WSR 20-12-072, ยง 246-945-233, filed 6/1/20, effective 7/1/20.]