Definitions: For the purpose of this ARTICLE XXX, the following definitions apply:
The shortest time span of any of the listed conditions shall be the expiration date assigned to the medication.
Any such medication subject to return must be intact with no doses removed from blister package (unit dose). Medications, which have been dispensed and placed in bulk packages and accepted by a responsible person at the LTCF, shall not be returned to the dispensing pharmacy for any reason. All medication subject to return, must be returned to the provider pharmacy by pharmacy personnel within five (5) days. No controlled substances may be returned.
The provider pharmacy must implement approved procedures, which ensure that any returned medication has been properly stored, has not been tampered with, and the integrity of the medication remains intact. Paper trails tracking these procedures must be maintained by the provider pharmacy for a period of two (2) years and be readily retrievable for inspection by agents of the Board.
Miss. Code. tit. 30, pt. 3001, art. XXX