315.040 Exceptions to chapter.
313 words·~1 min read·
/ky/chapter-315/315-040A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(1)Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent, restrict, or otherwise interfere
with the sale of nonprescription drugs in their original packages by any retailer. No
rule or regulation shall be adopted by the Board of Pharmacy under this chapter
which shall require the sale of nonprescription drugs by a licensed pharmacist or
under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
(2)Nothing in this chapter shall interfere with the professional activities of any licensed
practicing physician, or prevent the physician from keeping any drug or medicine
that he or she may need in his or her practice, from compounding the physician's
own medications, or from dispensing or supplying to patients any article that seems
proper to the physician.
(3)Nothing in this chapter pertaining to the use of collaborative care agreements shall
apply in any hospital or other health facility operated by a hospital without the
express written permission of the hospital's governing body. Collaborative care
agreements may be restricted by the policies and procedures of the facility.
(4)Nothing in this chapter shall interfere with the activities of a physician assistant as
authorized in KRS Chapter 311.
(5)Nothing in this chapter shall interfere with the activities of an advanced practice
registered nurse as authorized in KRS Chapter 314.
(6)Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent, restrict, or otherwise interfere
with the sale or distribution of dialysate solutions as defined in KRS 315.0351 or
devices necessary to perform home peritoneal dialysis to patients with end-stage
renal disease, provided that the requirements established in KRS 315.0351(2) are
satisfied. No rule or administrative regulation shall be adopted or promulgated by
the board under this chapter that requires the sale or distribution of dialysate
solutions as defined in KRS 315.0351 or devices necessary to perform home
peritoneal dialysis by a licensed pharmacist or under the supervision of a licensed
pharmacist.