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Pharmacy Practice Act

Connecticut · 20 · §§ 20-570 to 20-639 · 94 sections

Overview

The act regulates the practice of pharmacy and the distribution of drugs, establishing licensing and permit requirements for pharmacies, wholesale drug distributors, out-of-state and specialty pharmacies, and nuclear pharmacy operations, together with minimum operating standards and duties covering dispensing, labeling, recordkeeping, and notification of significant events. It vests a regulatory board with rulemaking authority and with power to inspect records, investigate applicants and licensees, and refuse, limit, suspend, or revoke licenses, and it prescribes penalties for violations along with a duty to prosecute them. It also authorizes prescribers and pharmacists to supply certain emergency medications for use in schools and extends liability protection for doing so, governs the sale of listed poisons, sets out audit rights and an appeals process for pharmacies subject to review, and requires registration and oversight of prescription discount program administrators.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

In the courts

Sections of this act have been cited in 1 court decision.

Most-cited authority: 787 F.3d 638 - New York ex rel. Schneiderman v. Actavis PLC

Sections covered

  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-570Short title: Pharmacy Practice Act
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-571(Formerly Sec. 20-184a). Definitions
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-572(Formerly Sec. 20-163). Commission of Pharmacy. Appointment and term of members
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-573(Formerly Sec. 20-165). Meetings of commission. Records
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-574(Formerly Sec. 20-164a). Supervision by Commissioner of Consumer Protection
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-575Powers and responsibilities
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-576(Formerly Sec. 20-164). Regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-576aAcceptance and disposal of unused prescription drugs at pharmacies. Regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-577(Formerly Sec. 20-179). Employment of inspectors by Commissioner of Consumer Protection; duties. Inspection of correctional, juvenile training and care-giving institutions, dispensing outpatient facilities, institutional and retail pharmacies by commissioner
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-578(Formerly Sec. 21a-306). Information not to be disclosed. Exception
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-579(Formerly Sec. 20-175). Causes for suspension, revocation, refusal to issue or renew or the placing of conditions on licenses, temporary permits and registrations and for assessment of civil penalty
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-579aAdverse license, permit or registration eligibility action based on provision of reproductive health care services prohibited
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-580(Formerly Sec. 20-167). Revocation or suspension of nonlegend drug permit
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-581(Formerly Sec. 20-185). Penalty for violation of Pharmacy Practice Act. Exception
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-582(Formerly Sec. 20-176). Appeals of decisions of Commission of Pharmacy
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-583Where appeals returnable
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-584Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Pharmacy
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-590(Formerly Sec. 20-170). Issuance of license or temporary permit to practice pharmacy; requirements
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-591Graduates of foreign pharmacy schools. Regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-592Licensure of individual who is a licensed pharmacist in another state or jurisdiction
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-593(Formerly Sec. 20-172). *(See end of section for amended versions of subsections (b) and (c) and effective date.) Pharmacist license certificate; expiration; renewal; fee; display document
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-594(Formerly Sec. 20-168). Pharmacy license; application; information required; issuance or renewal of license; expiration. Transfer of pharmacy to new location. Report re administrative or legal action
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-595(Formerly Sec. 20-168a). Pharmacy licenses held by corporations. Notice of change in officers or directors
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-596(Formerly Sec. 20-168b). Ownership of pharmacies by prescribing practitioners
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-597(Formerly Sec. 20-169). Pharmacy to be supervised and managed by pharmacist. Regulations re prescription department. Change in management, ownership or name of pharmacy
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-598(Formerly Sec. 20-177). Registration of pharmacy interns
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-598aRegistration and certification of pharmacy technicians
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-598bDesignation of advanced pharmacy technicians. Duties. Regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-599(Formerly Sec. 20-174a). Continuing education: Definitions
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-600(Formerly Sec. 20-174b). Continuing education: Requirements; renewal of licenses; regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-601*(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Fees
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-602Registration of clerks. Duties. Regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-603Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Pharmacy
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-605Practice of pharmacy without license or temporary permit prohibited
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-606(Formerly Sec. 20-178). Use of the title “pharmacist”
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-607(Formerly Sec. 20-173). Certificate of license, temporary permit or registration to be available for inspection
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-608(Formerly Sec. 20-174). Use of certificate of license, temporary permit or display document by unlicensed person prohibited
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-609(Formerly Sec. 20-184). Pharmacy license to be posted. Business which is not a pharmacy prohibited from using words, displays or symbols indicating it is a pharmacy; exemption
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-609aUse of electronic technology or telepharmacy by hospital. Quality assurance evaluations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-610(Formerly Sec. 20-166). Dispensing or retail sale of legend drugs, legend devices and certain other drugs by other than pharmacies and hospitals, prohibited
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-611(Formerly Sec. 20-175b). Advertising legend drug prices
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-612Only pharmacy may accept prescription for dispensing
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-612aConfirmation of identification prior to release of controlled substance. Exceptions
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-613(Formerly Sec. 21a-308). Dispensing of drug or legend device pursuant to prescription only; exceptions. Emergency dispensing of drug or device in care-giving, correctional or juvenile training institutions; regulations. Pharmacy technicians. Prescribing practitioner authorized to dispense own prescription, when
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-613aRequests for controlled substance issued on results of answers to electronic questionnaire. Regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-614(Formerly Sec. 20-184b). Prescriptions: Form and content. Offer to consult with pharmacist. Electronic data intermediaries
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-615(Formerly Sec. 20-184c). Prescriptions: Pharmacy to assign serial number and maintain records. Transfer of records to another pharmacy
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-616(Formerly Sec. 20-184d). Prescription refills and transfers. Thirty-day supply of diabetes drugs and devices. Notice to prescribing practitioner. Payment. Referral to federally-qualified health center
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-616aPrescription refills for quantity of drug greater than initial quantity prescribed. Conditions
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-617(Formerly Sec. 20-184e). Prescriptions: Notation of drug quantity, expiration date, generic name and drug manufacturer and MedWatch program information. Label information for generic drug substitutions
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-617aFlavoring agent added to prescription product. Exemptions
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-617bCompliance packaging. Requirements. Regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-618(Formerly Sec. 21a-107). Repackaged drugs not considered misbranded, when
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-619(Formerly Sec. 20-185a). Substitution of generic drugs and biological products. Definitions. Interchangeable biological products. Prescribing practitioners. Pharmacy signs. Dispensing. Records. Regulations1 cite
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-619aBiological product prescribing. Prescribing practitioner discussion with patient or representative. Documentation. Patient request to sign for delivery
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-620(Formerly Sec. 20-185g). Pharmacist's duties towards Medicaid recipients: To obtain, record and maintain pertinent patient information about the recipient; to undertake a review of the drugs previously dispensed to the recipient and to offer to discuss the drugs to be dispensed and to counsel the recipient on their correct usage. Exception
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-621(Formerly Sec. 20-185h). Relabeling and dispensing of parenteral medication in hospital and nursing home pharmacies: When allowed
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-621aUse of automated prescription dispensing machine in long-term care pharmacies authorized. Regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-622(Formerly Sec. 20-180a). Licensed practitioners may authorize medication to be dispensed from a hospital emergency room
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-623Sale of nonlegend drugs, nonlegend devices and test strips. Labels, packaging, contents and vending machines. Penalty
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-624Permit to sell nonlegend drugs
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-625Nonlegend veterinary drugs
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-626Confidentiality of pharmacy records
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-627Nonresident pharmacy. Definitions. Certificate of registration. Requirements
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-628Shipping, mailing or delivering legend devices or drugs
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-629Denial, revocation or suspension of nonresident pharmacy certificate of registration. Referral by commission
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-630Advertising
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-631Collaborative drug therapy care plans, management agreements and policies. Scope. Care-giving institutions, devices and qualified pharmacists. Regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-631aCollaborative drug management agreements between pharmacists employed by community pharmacies and one or more physicians or advanced practice registered nurses. Pilot program
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-631bCollaborative drug therapy management agreements entered into prior to October 1, 2010
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-632Regulatory action report re disciplinary action against persons with controlled substance registrations and sanctions against pharmacists or pharmacies
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633Administration of vaccines and epinephrine cartridge injectors by pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Disclosures. Training. Recordkeeping. Regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633aPharmacy rewards program. Plain language summary. Violation
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633bSterile compounding pharmacies. Sterile compounding by health care institutions. Requirements. Exemption. Regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633cPrescribing of opioid antagonists by licensed pharmacists. Regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633dMedical protocol standing order for dispensing of opioid antagonists by licensed pharmacists. Regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633ePharmacy and institutional pharmacy perpetual inventory of Schedule II controlled substances. Regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633fOrdering and administration of COVID-19-related, HIV-related and influenza-related tests, and prescribing of HIV-related prophylaxes, by licensed pharmacists. Delegation to advanced pharmacy technicians. Recordkeeping. Confidentiality. Disclosure. Regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633gOperation of mobile pharmacies by licensed pharmacies. Application. Recordkeeping. Operations. Regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633hUnscheduled closings by licensed pharmacies. Plan. Disclosures. Prescription transfers. Regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633iIssuance of prescriptions for epinephrine auto injectors by pharmacists
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633jAuthorization, refilling and dispensing of legend devices by licensed pharmacists. Notice to prescribing practitioner
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633kPrescribing of emergency and hormonal contraceptives by licensed pharmacists. Training. Patient screening. Disclosures and notices. Assistance by pharmacy technicians. Recordkeeping. Regulations
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633ll . Disclosure of information by licensed pharmacists regarding drugs used for termination of pregnancy. Prohibition concerning automatic reciprocal jurisdiction
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-633mProvision of information concerning personal opioid drug deactivation and disposal system at time of dispensing of an opioid drug
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-634Dispensing group practices and dispensing assistants. Registration. Fees. Exemptions. Prohibitions. Penalties
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-635Prescription error reporting. Definitions. Informational signs and statements. Regulations. Nondisclosure of records
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-636Sign re storage and disposal of prescription drugs. Sticker or label on container or packaging
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-637Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Pharmacy
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-638Definitions
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-638aAdmission of pharmacists and pharmacy interns. Referral to department. Notification of disciplinary action against program participants. Recordkeeping and confidentiality. Annual reports and audit
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-638bPetition re inability of pharmacist or pharmacy intern to practice with reasonable skill or safety. Report re arrest or disciplinary action. Investigation. Disclosure. Procedure
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-638cPharmacy professional assistance program account
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-639Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Pharmacy

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