Section 333.17763 - Grounds for fine, reprimand, or probation; grounds for denying, limiting, suspending, or revoking license.

PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978

333.17763 Grounds for fine, reprimand, or probation; grounds for denying, limiting, suspending, or revoking license.

Sec. 17763.

In addition to the grounds set forth in part 161, the disciplinary subcommittee may fine, reprimand, or place a pharmacist licensee on probation, or deny, limit, suspend, or revoke the license of a pharmacist or order restitution or community service for a violation or abetting in a violation of this part or rules promulgated under this part, or for 1 or more of the following grounds:

(a) Permitting the dispensing of prescriptions by an individual who is not a pharmacist, pharmacist intern, or dispensing prescriber.

(b) Permitting the dispensing of prescriptions by a pharmacist intern, except in the presence and under the personal charge of a pharmacist.

(c) Selling at auction drugs in bulk or in open packages unless the sale has been approved in accordance with rules of the board.

(d) Promoting a prescription drug to the public in any manner.

(e) In addition to the prohibition contained in section 7405(1)(e), dispensing a prescription for a controlled substance as defined in section 7104 that is written and signed or transmitted by facsimile, electronic transmission, or other means of communication by a physician prescriber in a state other than Michigan, unless the prescription is issued by a physician prescriber who is authorized under the laws of that state to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery and to prescribe controlled substances.


History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 79, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1997, Act 153, Eff. Mar. 31, 1998 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 214, Eff. Oct. 12, 2004 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 536, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2005 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 85, Imd. Eff. July 19, 2005 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 672, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 2007 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 150, Imd. Eff. Nov. 19, 2009
Popular Name: Act 368