Iowa Code 155A.33A – Technician product verification programs
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1. A pharmacist in charge of a pharmacy located in this state may formally establish a technician product verification program to optimize the provision of pharmacist patient care services. The board may require a pharmacist in charge intending to implement a technician product verification program to submit a program plan for board consideration and approval. The plan shall demonstrate that onsite practice hours for a pharmacist will not be reduced but will be redistributed directly to patient care activities.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 155A.33A
- Board: means the board of pharmacy. See Iowa Code 155A.3
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- Pharmacist: means a person licensed by the board to practice pharmacy. See Iowa Code 155A.3
- Pharmacist in charge: means the pharmacist designated on a pharmacy license as the pharmacist who has the authority and responsibility for the pharmacy's compliance with laws and rules pertaining to the practice of pharmacy. See Iowa Code 155A.3
- Pharmacy: means a location where prescription drugs are compounded, dispensed, or sold by a pharmacist and where prescription drug orders are received or processed in accordance with the pharmacy laws. See Iowa Code 155A.3
- Pharmacy technician: means a person registered by the board who is in a technician training program or who is employed by a pharmacy under the responsibility of a licensed pharmacist to assist in the technical functions of the practice of pharmacy. See Iowa Code 155A.3
- Product: means the same as defined in 21 U. See Iowa Code 155A.3
- State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Iowa Code 152E.3
- Technician product verification: means the process by which a certified pharmacy technician provides the final product verification for prescription drugs or devices filled or prepared by a registered pharmacy technician, pharmacist-intern, or with an automated dispensing system. See Iowa Code 155A.3
2. The board shall adopt rules for the development, implementation, and oversight of technician product verification programs. The rules shall address program policy and procedures, pharmacist and pharmacy technician training, program quality assurance and evaluation, recordkeeping, redistribution of pharmacist activities, and other matters necessary for the development, implementation, and oversight of the program.