Or. Admin. Code § 855-115-0120

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 855-115-0120 - Responsibilities: Personnel

(1) When practicing pharmacy per ORS 689, each Pharmacist must:

(a) Ensure personnel that require licensure have been granted and maintain licensure with the board;

(b) Ensure licensed personnel work within the duties permitted by their licensure;

(c) Ensure non-Pharmacist personnel only perform duties they are licensed and trained to perform;

(d) Know the identity of each Intern under their supervision, and Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Technician under their supervision, direction and control at all times;

(e) Ensure each Intern only practices pharmacy under the supervision of a Pharmacist as outlined in OAR 855-120 including any applicable ratios;

(f) Ensure each Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Technician only assists in the practice of pharmacy under the supervision, direction, and control of a Pharmacist as outlined in OAR 855-125;

(g) Ensure licensed personnel do not engage in prohibited practices as outlined for Interns in OAR 855-120-0150 and for Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Technicians in OAR 855-125-0150;

(h) Ensure non-licensed personnel do not practice or assist in the practice of pharmacy;

(i) Ensure initial and ongoing training is completed that is commensurate with the tasks that the Pharmacist and persons under their supervision will perform, prior to the performance of those tasks;

(j) Ensure continued competency in tasks that are performed by the Pharmacist and persons under their supervision; and

(k) Ensure that the supervision of non-Pharmacist personnel does not exceed their capacity to safely supervise based on the workload and services being provided.

(2) When engaging in the practice of pharmacy per ORS 689, each Pharmacist may delegate the practice of pharmacy to other health care providers who are appropriately trained and authorized to perform the delegated tasks.

Or. Admin. Code § 855-115-0120

BP 16-2023, adopt filed 08/16/2023, effective 3/1/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 689.205

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 689.155