Section 392-1-1-14 - Direct supervision"Direct supervision" is the ability of a pharmacist to:
1. Oversee the activities of a pharmacy intern or pharmacy technician by being physically present within the same work area as the technician being supervised;2. Direct the activities of a pharmacy intern or pharmacy technician who has no fixed workstation (e.g., visits individual patient rooms); or3. Oversee the activities of a pharmacy intern or pharmacy technician at a point of care location remote from the pharmacist in control of an automated pharmacy system. Such supervision shall be exercised via 2-way, real-time voice and video communication between the supervising pharmacist and the pharmacy technician. "Direct supervision" includes activities performed by a pharmacy intern or pharmacy technician during the supervising pharmacist's short-term absence from the workplace for meals or breaks.
02-392 C.M.R. ch. 1, § 1-14