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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 110. Board of Pharmacy
Chapter 50. Regulations Governing Wholesale Distributors, Manufacturers, Third-Party Logistics Providers, and Warehousers
11/21/2024

18VAC110-50-30. Application; location of business; inspection required.

A. Any person or entity desiring to obtain a license as a wholesale distributor; registration as a nonresident wholesale distributor, nonresident manufacturer, nonresident warehouser, or nonresident third-party logistics provider; or permit as a manufacturer, warehouser, or third-party logistics provider shall file an application with the board on a form approved by the board. An application shall be filed for a new license, registration, or permit, or for acquisition of an existing wholesale distributor, manufacturer, warehouser, nonresident wholesale distributor, nonresident manufacturer, third-party logistics provider, nonresident warehouser, or nonresident third-party logistics provider.

B. A licensee or permit holder proposing to change the location of an existing license or permit, or make structural or security system changes to an existing location, shall file an application for approval of the changes following an inspection conducted by an authorized agent of the board.

C. A license, permit, or registration shall not be issued to any wholesale distributor, manufacturer, warehouser, nonresident warehouser, nonresident wholesale distributor, nonresident manufacturer, third-party logistics provider, or nonresident third-party logistics provider to operate from a private dwelling or residence or to operate without meeting the applicable facility requirements for proper storage and distribution of drugs or devices. Before any license, permit, or registration is issued, the applicant shall demonstrate compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.

D. If a wholesale distributor, manufacturer, warehouser, or third-party logistics provider engages in receiving, possessing, storing, using, manufacturing, distributing, or otherwise disposing of any Schedules II through V controlled substances, it shall also obtain a controlled substances registration from the board in accordance with § 54.1-3422 of the Code of Virginia and shall also be duly registered with the DEA and in compliance with all applicable laws and rules for the storage, distribution, shipping, handling, and transporting of controlled substances.

E. The proposed location, structural changes, or security system changes shall be inspected by an authorized agent of the board prior to issuance of a license or permit.

1. Applications that indicate a requested inspection date, or requests that are received after the application is filed, shall be honored provided a 14-day notice is allowed prior to the requested inspection date.

2. Requested inspection dates that do not allow a 14-day notice to the board may be adjusted by the board to provide 14 days for the scheduling of the inspection.

3. At the time of the inspection, the proposed prescription drug storage area shall comply with 18VAC110-50-40 and 18VAC110-50-50, and wholesale distributors shall meet the requirements of 18VAC110-50-90.

4. If an applicant substantially fails to meet the requirements for issuance of a permit or license and a reinspection is required, or if the applicant is not ready for the inspection on the established date and fails to notify the inspector or the board at least 24 hours prior to the inspection, the applicant shall pay a reinspection fee as specified in 18VAC110-50-20 prior to a reinspection being conducted.

F. Prescription drugs shall not be stocked within the proposed location or moved to a new location until approval is granted by the inspector or board staff.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3307 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 24, eff. September 6, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 19, eff. June 29, 2017; Volume 35, Issue 12, eff. March 22, 2019.

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