(1) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall provide for the issuance of nursing home consultant permits by rule.
(2) The consultant pharmacist-in-charge and the nursing home administrator shall be jointly responsible to ensure that a valid permit is posted at the facility at all times.
(3) The board shall set by rule the standards by which the controlled and legend drugs and devices will be maintained in the nursing home or long-term care facility.
(4) The consultant pharmacist-in-charge, in conjunction with the nursing home administrator and director of nurses, shall ensure the proper control and accountability, storage, and proper utilization of drugs and other legend devices dispensed to patients residing in the facility according to board standards as well as those established by state and federal guidelines.