Iowa Admin. Code r. 657-3.23

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024

Rule 657-3.23 - Functions a pharmacy technician shall not perform

(1)Prohibited functions for all pharmacy technicians. A pharmacy technician shall not be authorized to perform any of the following functions:

a. Except for a certified pharmacy technician participating in an approved technician product verification program pursuant to 657-Chapter 40, provide the final verification for the accuracy, validity, completeness, or appropriateness of a filled prescription or medication order;

b. Conduct prospective drug use review or evaluate a patient's medication record for purposes identified in rule 657-8.21 (155A);

c. Provide patient counseling, consultation, or patient-specific drug information, tender an offer of patient counseling on behalf of a pharmacist, or accept a refusal of patient counseling from a patient or patient's agent;

d. Make decisions that require a pharmacist's professional judgment, such as interpreting prescription drug orders or applying information;

e. Transfer a prescription drug order for a controlled substance to another pharmacy or receive the transfer of a prescription drug order for a controlled substance from another pharmacy;

f. Delegate technical functions to a pharmacy support person.

(2)Prohibited functions for technician trainees. In addition to the prohibited functions in subrule 3.23(1), a technician trainee shall not be authorized to perform any of the following functions:

a. Accept new prescription drug orders or medication orders communicated to the pharmacy by a prescriber or the prescriber's agent.

b. Transfer or receive by transfer by any means the original prescription drug order information or prescription refill information of a prescription for any substance.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 657-3.23

ARC 8673B, IAB 4/7/10, effective 6/1/10; ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10; ARC 9783B, IAB 10/5/11, effective 11/9/11

Amended by IAB December 19, 2018/Volume XLI, Number 13, effective 1/23/2019

Amended by IAB March 25, 2020/Volume XLII, Number 20, effective 4/29/2020

Amended by IAB April 7, 2021/Volume XLIII, Number 21, effective 5/12/2021