La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LIII-709

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section LIII-709 - Scope of Practice

A. Pharmacy interns may perform any duty of a pharmacist provided he is under the supervision of a pharmacist.

B. The ratio of pharmacy interns, certified pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy technician candidates to pharmacists on duty shall not exceed four to one in any variable at any given time, of which the ratio of pharmacy technician candidates to pharmacists shall be no more than two to one. In addition, the ratio of pharmacy interns on rotation with a board approved college of pharmacy to pharmacists shall be no more than three to one.

C. A pharmacy intern may not:

1. present or identify himself as a pharmacist;

2. sign or initial any document which is required to signed or initialed by a pharmacist unless a preceptor cosigns the document; or

3. independently supervise pharmacy technicians or pharmacy technician candidates.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LIII-709

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Pharmacy, LR 36:755 (April 2010), Amended by the Department of Health Board of Pharmacy, LR 48495 (3/1/2022), Amended LR 491558 (9/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1182.