Iowa Admin. Code r. 657-40.8 - [Rescinded effective 7/16/2025] TPV program quality assurance
(1)
Quality
assurance program-quarterly verification. The responsible pharmacist
shall establish and implement a quality assurance program to evaluate TPV
program activities. Each quarter, a pharmacist shall verify a representative
sample of prescriptions verified by each checking technician. The quarterly
verification shall be documented, and such documentation shall be maintained
pursuant to subrule 40.11(2).
(2)
Review of errors. Any error resulting from TPV shall be
documented and evaluated via the pharmacy's continuous quality improvement
program (CQI) pursuant to rule
657-8.26 (155A) and shall
require the technician responsible for the error to be retrained through the
pharmacy's established training program.
(3)
Quarterly reports. The
responsible pharmacist shall ensure the completion of a quarterly report on
forms provided by the board. The quarterly report shall be maintained in the
pharmacy pursuant to subrule 40.11(3).
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(1) Quality assurance program -quarterly verification. The responsible pharmacist shall establish and implement a quality assurance program to evaluate TPV program activities. Each quarter, a pharmacist shall verify a representative sample of prescriptions verified by each checking technician . The quarterly verification shall be documented, and such documentation shall be maintained pursuant to subrule 40.11(2).
(2) Review of errors. Any error resulting from TPV shall be documented and evaluated via the pharmacy's continuous quality improvement program (CQI) pursuant to rule 657-8.26 (155A) and shall require the technician responsible for the error to be retrained through the pharmacy's established training program.
(3) Quarterly reports. The responsible pharmacist shall ensure the completion of a quarterly report on forms provided by the board . The quarterly report shall be maintained in the pharmacy pursuant to subrule 40.11(3).