Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1140-13-.02 - DEFINITIONS

In addition to the definitions contained in T.C.A. § 63-10-601, the following definitions are applicable to this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy;

(2) "Central pharmacy" means the central pharmacy practice site licensed by the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy located within a federally qualified health center that is connected through computer link, videolink, and audiolink to one (1) or more satellite clinics;

(3) "Dispense" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-204(12);

(4) "Issue" means the delivery of drugs from the pharmacy technician employed by the federally qualified health center participating in this program to the patient or patient's agent;

(5) "Person" means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or entity;

(6) "Pharmacist" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-204(30) and who is an employee of a federally qualified health center participating in this program;

(7) "Pharmacist-in-charge" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-204(31) and who is an employee of a federally qualified health center participating in this program;

(8) "Pharmacy practice site" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. Rule 1140-01-.01(23);

(9) "Pharmacy technician" means an individual registered by the Board as a pharmacy technician who is an employee of a federally qualified health center participating in this program and is being supervised by a pharmacist at the central pharmacy;

(10) "Program" means the pilot program established in T.C.A. § 63-10-601 for the dispensing of medications (with the exception of controlled substances schedules I, II, III, and IV) from federally qualified health centers through the use of telepharmacy;

(11) "Satellite clinic" means a clinic location located within federally qualified health center where any prescription dispensed at the central pharmacy shall be issued to the patient or patient's agent through telepharmacy;

(12) "Telepharmacy" means the method of providing pharmaceutical services through a remote site connection between a central pharmacy and a satellite clinic.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1140-13-.02

Public necessity rule filed November 25, 2008; effective through May 9, 2009. New rule 1140 filed February 24, 2009; effective May 10, 2009. Amendments filed November 22, 2016; effective 2/20/2017.

Authority: Chapter 1028 of the Public Acts of 2008, § 2 and T.C.A. §§ 63-10-601 through 63-10-602. [effective July 1, 2008].