Section 17-9999. DEFINITIONS

 

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 §§ 3-1207.51 et 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.

 

 

authority

District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) (2012 Repl.)); Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998; the Pharmacy Technician Amendment Act of 2012, effective May 1, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-0303; D.C. Official Code §§ 3-1207.51 et seq. (2012 Repl. & 2014 Supp.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 15117 (November 20, 2015).