Title: Section 80.6 - Safeguarding controlled substances

80.6 Safeguarding controlled substances.

(a) Controlled substances shall at all times be properly safeguarded and securely kept at the address on file with the Drug Enforcement Administration and which is used in the ordering of the controlled substances, where they will be available for inspection by properly authorized officers, agents and employees of the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement.

(b) Access to controlled substances stocks shall be limited to the minimum number of employees actually required to efficiently handle the manufacture, distribution, custody, dispensing, administration or other handling of such substances.

(c) The administrative head of a licensee hospital, laboratory, dispensary, nursing home and health-related facility and the supervisor of a manufacturer or distributor is responsible for the proper safeguarding and handling of controlled substances within the hospital or other facility. An administrative head or supervisor is not relieved of his responsibility to detect and correct any diversion or mishandling of controlled substances by a delegation of responsibility.

(d) Persons operating pharmacies and supervising pharmacists of such pharmacies are responsible for the proper safeguarding and handling of controlled substances within the pharmacy. Persons operating pharmacies and supervising pharmacists are not relieved of their responsibility to detect and correct any diversion of mishandling of controlled substances by a delegation of responsibility.