4729-9-08 Change in description of terminal or wholesale dangerous drug facility.

-- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING --

State of Ohio

STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY

77 S. High Street, Room 1702

Columbus, Ohio 43215-6126

Acting under the authority of Ohio Revised Code Sections 119.03 to 119.13, 3715.69, 3719.28, 4729.26, and 4729.66, the State Board of Pharmacy hereby announces a public hearing will be held on Monday, November 4, 2002 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 1960, Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts, 77 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio.

This  is  a  statement  of  the  agency's  intention  to  consider adopting proposed amended rules as follows:

4729-3-01 (Definitions.), 4729-3-02 (Registration as a pharmacy intern.), 4729-3-03 (Application for registration as a pharmacy intern.), 4729-3-04 (Pharmacy intern identification card renewal.), and 4729-3-05 (Internship credit.) to update language and clarify requirements;

4729-5-01 (Definitions.) to update "original prescription" definition for new technology; 4729-5-15 (Prescriber.) to remove redundant language;

4729-5-24 (Prescription copy.) to permit transfer of prescription copies by pharmacy interns;

      (Manner of issuance of a prescription.) to clarify requirements for putting on the prescription the full name and address of the prescriber and the telephone number where the prescriber can be personally reached;

      (Criteria for licensure by examination.) to specify an expiration time for examination applications;

4729-9-08 (Change in description of terminal or wholesale dangerous drug facility.) to clarify that the required fee must be submitted with a new application.

The full text of the proposed rules are available at the office of the State Board of Pharmacy in printed form without charge to any person affected by such proposals. The proposed rules are also on the Board's website at www.state.oh.us/pharmacy and on the Register of Ohio website at www.registerofohio.state.oh.us.

On the date and at the time and place designated in this notice, any person affected by the proposed actions of the State Board of Pharmacy may appear and be heard in person, by his/her attorney, or both; may present his/her position, argu- ments, or contentions orally or in writing; offer witnesses; and, present evidence tending to show that any proposal, if adopted or effectuated, will be unreasonable or unlawful.

William T. Winsley, M.S., R.Ph.

Executive Director