2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
Health Care
Article 42.5 - Pharmacists, Pharmacy Businesses, and Pharmaceuticals
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 12-42.5-113. Exemptions from licensure - hospital residency programs - home renal dialysis - research companies

(1) The board is authorized to approve hospital residency programs in the practice of pharmacy. Persons accepted into an approved hospital residency program who are licensed to practice pharmacy in another state are exempt from the licensing requirements of this article so long as their practice is limited to participation in the residency program.

(2) This article does not apply to the sale or delivery of a dialysis solution if all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The sale or delivery is made directly by the manufacturer to a person with chronic kidney failure or to the designee of the person;

(b) The sale or delivery is for the purpose of self-administration by the person pursuant to an order by a physician lawfully practicing in this state; and

(c) The solution is sold or delivered in original packages, properly labeled, and unadulterated in accordance with the requirements of the "Colorado Food and Drug Act", part 4 of article 5 of title 25, C.R.S., and the "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act".

(3) A manufacturer that must obtain a prescription drug or device solely for use in its research, development, or testing procedures and that does not further distribute the drug or device may apply to the board for a waiver of registration pursuant to this subsection (3). The board may grant a waiver if the manufacturer submits to the board the name of the drug or device it requires and an affidavit certifying that the drug or device will only be used for necessary research, development, or testing procedures and will not be further distributed. A waiver granted pursuant to this subsection (3) does not apply to a controlled substance, as defined in section 18-18-102 (5), C.R.S., or in federal law.

(4) An employee of a facility, as defined in section 25-1.5-301, C.R.S., who is administering and monitoring medications to persons under the care or jurisdiction of the facility pursuant to part 3 of article 1.5 of title 25, C.R.S., need not be licensed by the board to lawfully possess controlled substances under this article.