Iowa Admin. Code r. 657-3.23 - [Rescinded effective 7/16/2025] Functions a pharmacy technician shall not perform
(1)
Prohibited functions for all pharmacy technicians. A pharmacy
technician shall not be authorized to perform any of the following functions:
a. Except for a certified pharmacy technician
participating in an approved technician product verification program pursuant
to 657-Chapter 40, provide the final verification for the accuracy, validity,
completeness, or appropriateness of a filled prescription or medication
order;
b. Conduct prospective drug
use review or evaluate a patient's medication record for purposes identified in
rule 657-8.21 (155A);
c. Provide patient counseling, consultation,
or patient-specific drug information, tender an offer of patient counseling on
behalf of a pharmacist, or accept a refusal of patient counseling from a
patient or patient's agent;
d. Make
decisions that require a pharmacist's professional judgment, such as
interpreting prescription drug orders or applying information;
e. Transfer a prescription drug order for a
controlled substance to another pharmacy or receive the transfer of a
prescription drug order for a controlled substance from another
pharmacy;
f. Delegate technical
functions to a pharmacy support person.
(2)
Prohibited functions for
technician trainees. In addition to the prohibited functions in
subrule 3.23(1), a technician trainee shall not be authorized to perform any of
the following functions:
a. Accept new
prescription drug orders or medication orders communicated to the pharmacy by a
prescriber or the prescriber's agent.
b. Transfer or receive by transfer by any
means the original prescription drug order information or prescription refill
information of a prescription for any substance.
Notes
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(1) Prohibited functions for all pharmacy technicians. A pharmacy technician shall not be authorized to perform any of the following functions:
a. Except for a certified pharmacy technician participating in an approved technician product verification program pursuant to 657-Chapter 40, provide the final verification for the accuracy, validity, completeness, or appropriateness of a filled prescription or medication order ;
b. Conduct prospective drug use review or evaluate a patient's medication record for purposes identified in rule 657-8.21 (155A);
c. Provide patient counseling, consultation, or patient-specific drug information, tender an offer of patient counseling on behalf of a pharmacist, or accept a refusal of patient counseling from a patient or patient's agent;
d. Make decisions that require a pharmacist's professional judgment, such as interpreting prescription drug orders or applying information;
e. Transfer a prescription drug order for a controlled substance to another pharmacy or receive the transfer of a prescription drug order for a controlled substance from another pharmacy;
f. Delegate technical functions to a pharmacy support person .
(2) Prohibited functions for technician trainees. In addition to the prohibited functions in subrule 3.23(1), a technician trainee shall not be authorized to perform any of the following functions:
a. Accept new prescription drug orders or medication orders communicated to the pharmacy by a prescriber or the prescriber's agent.
b. Transfer or receive by transfer by any means the original prescription drug order information or prescription refill information of a prescription for any substance.