Indiana Code 25-26-19-8. Prohibited activities of a licensed pharmacy technician
(1) Providing advice or consultation with the prescribing practitioner or other licensed health care provider regarding the patient or the interpretation and application of information contained in the prescription or drug order, medical record, or patient profile.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-26-19-8
- board: refers to the Indiana board of pharmacy established by IC 25-26-13-3. See Indiana Code 25-26-19-1
- Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- medical record: means written or printed information possessed by a provider (as defined in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- pharmacy technician: means an individual who:
Indiana Code 25-26-19-2
(3) Dispensing prescription drug information to the patient.
(4) Final check on all aspects of the completed prescription and assumption of the responsibility for the filled prescription, including the appropriateness of the drug for the patient and the accuracy of the:
(A) drug dispensed;
(B) strength of the drug dispensed; and
(C) labeling of the prescription.
(5) Receiving a new prescription drug order over the telephone or electronically unless the original information is recorded so a pharmacist may review the prescription drug order as transmitted.
(6) Any activity required by law to be performed only by a pharmacist.
(7) Any activity that requires the clinical judgment of a pharmacist and is prohibited by a rule adopted by the board.
As added by P.L.251-2003, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.58-2014, SEC.15.