§ 90-85.22. Device and medical equipment permits. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 90‑85.22.  Device and medical equipmentpermits.

(a)        Devices. – Each place, whether located in this State or out‑of‑state,where devices are dispensed or delivered to the user in this State shallregister annually with the Board on a form provided by the Board and obtain adevice permit. A business that has a current pharmacy permit does not have toregister and obtain a device permit. Records of devices dispensed in pharmaciesor other places shall be kept in accordance with rules adopted by the Board.

(b)        Medical Equipment. – Each place, whether located in thisState or out‑of‑state, that delivers medical equipment to the userof the equipment in this State shall register annually with the Board on a formprovided by the Board and obtain a medical equipment permit. A business thathas a current pharmacy permit or a current device permit does not have toregister and obtain a medical equipment permit. Medical equipment shall bedelivered only in accordance with requirements established by rules adopted by theBoard.

(c)        This section shall not apply to either of the following:

(1)        A pharmaceutical manufacturer registered with the Food andDrug Administration.

(2)        A wholly owned subsidiary of a pharmaceutical manufacturerregistered with the Food and Drug Administration. (1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1188, s. 1; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c.692, s. 1; 2001‑339, s. 1.)