2006 Minnesota Statutes

151.19 REGISTRATION; FEES.
    Subdivision 1. Pharmacy registration. The board shall require and provide for the annual
registration of every pharmacy now or hereafter doing business within this state. Upon the
payment of a fee to be set by the board, the board shall issue a registration certificate in such form
as it may prescribe to such persons as may be qualified by law to conduct a pharmacy. Such
certificate shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the pharmacy for which it is issued and
expire on the 30th day of June following the date of issue. It shall be unlawful for any person to
conduct a pharmacy unless such certificate has been issued to the person by the board.
    Subd. 2. Nonresident pharmacies. The board shall require and provide for an annual
nonresident special pharmacy registration for all pharmacies located outside of this state that
regularly dispense medications for Minnesota residents and mail, ship, or deliver prescription
medications into this state. Nonresident special pharmacy registration shall be granted by the
board upon the disclosure and certification by a pharmacy:
(1) that it is licensed in the state in which the dispensing facility is located and from which
the drugs are dispensed;
(2) the location, names, and titles of all principal corporate officers and all pharmacists who
are dispensing drugs to residents of this state;
(3) that it complies with all lawful directions and requests for information from the Board of
Pharmacy of all states in which it is licensed or registered, except that it shall respond directly
to all communications from the board concerning emergency circumstances arising from the
dispensing of drugs to residents of this state;
(4) that it maintains its records of drugs dispensed to residents of this state so that the records
are readily retrievable from the records of other drugs dispensed;
(5) that it cooperates with the board in providing information to the Board of Pharmacy of
the state in which it is licensed concerning matters related to the dispensing of drugs to residents
of this state; and
(6) that during its regular hours of operation, but not less than six days per week, for
a minimum of 40 hours per week, a toll-free telephone service is provided to facilitate
communication between patients in this state and a pharmacist at the pharmacy who has access to
the patients' records; the toll-free number must be disclosed on the label affixed to each container
of drugs dispensed to residents of this state.
    Subd. 3. Sale of federally restricted medical gases. The board shall require and provide
for the annual registration of every person or establishment not licensed as a pharmacy or a
practitioner engaged in the retail sale or distribution of federally restricted medical gases. Upon
the payment of a fee to be set by the board, the board shall issue a registration certificate in such
form as it may prescribe to those persons or places that may be qualified to sell or distribute
federally restricted medical gases. The certificate shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in
the business for which it is issued and expire on the date set by the board. It is unlawful for a
person to sell or distribute federally restricted medical gases unless a certificate has been issued
to that person by the board.
History: (5808-20) 1937 c 354 s 20; 1953 c 76 s 3; 1961 c 394 s 6; 1969 c 486 s 2; 1976 c
222 s 90; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 550 s 11; 1989 c 314 s 1