D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-9999
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning as ascribed:
Act - Pharmacy Technician Amendment Act of 2012, effective May 1, 2013, (D.C. Law 19-0303; D.C. Official Code §§ 3-1207.51et seq.).
Board - the Board of Pharmacy
Direct supervision - with respect to the supervision of the pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee, that a licensed pharmacist is:
(a) Physically present at the same pharmacy as the pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee and in the general vicinity of the pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee;
(b) Readily available to answer questions of the pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee;
(c) Making appropriate in-process and end-process verifications of the activities of the pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee; and
(d) Fully responsible for the practice of the pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee.
Pharmacy technician functions - technical pharmacy-related services, that do not require professional judgment regarding the preparation and distribution of drugs, performed under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy technician trainee - a person enrolled in a Board-approved training program who may perform the duties of a registered pharmacy technician under the direct supervision of a pharmacist in a licensed pharmacy in the District.
Registered pharmacy technician - a person who is registered with the Board as a pharmacy technician.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-9999