Iowa Admin. Code r. 657-40.2
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
"Board" means the board of pharmacy.
"Certifiedpharmacy technician " means an individual who holds a valid current national certification and who has registered with the board as a certified pharmacy technician pursuant to 657-Chapter 3.
"Checking technician " means a certified pharmacy technician who has been authorized pursuant to rule 657-40.4 (155A) by the responsible pharmacist to provide drug product verification in a TPV program.
"Representative sample " means a subset of prescriptions that must be verified by a pharmacist for each checking technician involved in a TPV program. A subset consists of a minimum of 1 percent of prescriptions verified by each checking technician or 25 prescriptions per checking technician, whichever is greater.
"Responsiblepharmacist" means the pharmacist who is designated by the pharmacy or pharmacist in charge to oversee a TPV program and who is responsible for ensuring the TPV program complies with these rules.
"Technician product verification program" or"TPV" means a program formally established and implemented pursuant to these rules which permits a checking technician to provide technology-assisted drug product verification during the prescription-filling or medication distribution process. "TPV" includes programs previously approved by the board as "tech-check-tech" or "TCT" programs.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 657-40.2