49 Pa. Code § 27.12 - Practice of pharmacy and delegation of duties
(a)
General. It is unlawful
for a person not licensed as a pharmacist by the Board to engage or allow
another person to engage in the practice of pharmacy as defined in §
27.1 (relating to definitions) and
section 2 of the act (63 P.S. §
390-2) except in accordance with this
section.
(b)
Delegation. A pharmacist may delegate aspects of the practice
of pharmacy to a pharmacy intern, pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician
trainee, as defined in §
27.1, subject to the following
conditions:
(1) The pharmacist shall review
every prescription or drug order prior to its being dispensed to determine the
name of the drug, strength, dosage, quantity, permissible refills and other
information required under §
27.18(b)
(relating to standards of practice) to verify the accuracy of the
preparation.
(2) The pharmacist
shall provide direct and immediate personal supervision to pharmacy interns,
pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainees working with the
pharmacist.
(3) The pharmacist
shall ensure that the label of the container in which a nonproprietary drug is
dispensed or sold pursuant to a prescription complies with the labeling
requirements of §
27.18(d).
(c)
Pharmacy interns.
(1) A pharmacy intern may work only under the
direct and immediate personal supervision of a pharmacist in accordance with
subsection (b)(2).
(2) A pharmacy
intern may neither enter nor be in a pharmacy if a pharmacist is not on
duty.
(3) A pharmacy intern working
under the direct and immediate personal supervision of a pharmacist may perform
procedures which require professional skill and training. Examples of these
procedures include: verifying ingredients, weighing ingredients, compounding
ingredients and other similar processing of ingredients.
(4) A pharmacy intern working under the
direct and immediate personal supervision of a pharmacist may administer
injectable medications, biologicals and immunizations if the pharmacist and the
pharmacy intern each hold an active authorization to administer injectable
medications, biologicals and immunizations issued by the Board in accordance
with §§
27.401-27.408.
(d)
Pharmacy technicians and pharmacy
technician trainees.
(1) A pharmacy
technician or pharmacy technician trainee may work only under the direct and
immediate personal supervision of a pharmacist in accordance with subsection
(b)(2).
(2) The following are
examples of the types of activities which a pharmacy technician or pharmacy
technician trainee may perform:
(i) Carry
containers of drugs in and around the pharmacy.
(ii) Count pills, tablets and capsules and
put them in a container.
(iii) Type
or print, or both, labels.
(iv)
Maintain records which are related to the practice of pharmacy.
(v) {Reserved}.
(vi) Enter prescription, drug order or
patient information in a patient profile.
(vii) Assist the pharmacist in the
compounding of sterile and nonsterile drug products, as permitted by the
written protocol created and maintained in accordance with paragraph
(4).
(3) A pharmacy
technician or pharmacy technician trainee may not do any of the following:
(i) Accept or transcribe an oral order or
telephone prescription.
(ii) Enter
or be in a pharmacy if a pharmacist is not on duty.
(iii) Perform any act within the practice of
pharmacy that involves discretion or independent professional
judgment.
(iv) Perform a duty until
the pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee has been trained and the
duty has been specified in a written protocol.
(4) The pharmacist manager shall create and
maintain a written protocol for each pharmacy technician and pharmacy
technician trainee employed in the pharmacy. The protocol shall specify each
duty which the pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee may perform.
The pharmacist manager and the pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician
trainee shall date and sign the protocol and each amendment to the protocol.
When a change of pharmacist manager occurs, the new manager shall review the
protocol and sign it, indicating that the new manager understands its contents.
The pharmacist manager shall make the protocol available to agents of the Board
upon demand.
(5) A pharmacy
technician shall wear a name tag that clearly identifies the pharmacy
technician's first name with the title "Registered Pharmacy
Technician."
(6) A pharmacy
technician trainee shall wear a name tag that clearly identifies the pharmacy
technician trainee's first name with the title "Pharmacy Technician
Trainee."
Notes
The provisions of this § 27.12 amended under sections 4(j), 6(k)(1) and (9) and 9.2(a) of the Pharmacy Act (63 P.S. §§ 390-4(j), 390-6(k)(1) and (9) and 390-9.2(a)).
This section cited in 6 Pa. Code §22.62 (relating to conditions of provider participation); and 49 Pa. Code § 27.1 (relating to definitions).
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