Nev. Admin. Code § 639.250

Current through November 25, 2024

Section 639.250 - Restrictions on supervision

Except as otherwise provided in NAC 639.258:

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, in a hospital, a pharmacist who is dispensing prescriptions may not supervise more than a total of three pharmaceutical technicians at one time. A pharmacist who is supervising distributive functions may not supervise more than a total of two pharmaceutical technicians and one pharmaceutical technician in training while the trainee is performing technician functions in on-the-job training.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, in any pharmacy, other than a hospital pharmacy, telepharmacy, remote site, satellite consultation site or nondispensing pharmacy, a pharmacist may not supervise more than a total of three pharmaceutical technicians or one pharmaceutical technician and two pharmaceutical technicians in training at one time.

3. In any telepharmacy, remote site or satellite consultation site, a pharmacist may not supervise more than a total of three pharmaceutical technicians at one time.

4. In any nondispensing pharmacy, a pharmacist may not supervise more than a total of eight pharmaceutical technicians or six pharmaceutical technicians and two pharmaceutical technicians in training at one time.

5. A pharmacist may supervise more pharmaceutical technicians and pharmaceutical technicians in training at one time than are otherwise allowed pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 if:

(a) Not more than three of the pharmaceutical technicians or pharmaceutical technicians in training are performing the duties of a pharmaceutical technician as set forth in NAC 639.245; and

(b) The record kept by the pharmacy pursuant to NAC 639.245 identifies the pharmaceutical technicians and pharmaceutical technicians in training who are performing the duties of a pharmaceutical technician as set forth in NAC 639.245.

6. As used in this section, "nondispensing pharmacy" means a pharmacy that is licensed pursuant to this chapter and chapter 639 of NRS that does not dispense, including, without limitation, drugs, controlled substances, poisons, medicines or chemicals.

Nev. Admin. Code § 639.250

Bd. of Pharmacy, § 639.215, eff. 6-26-80-NAC A 12-3-84; 2-18-88; 3-27-90; 11-15-93; 12-13-96; R016-99, 11-3-99; R037-07, 1-30-2008; A by R098-13, eff. 3/28/2014; A by R002-19A, eff. 10/22/2019

NRS 639.070, 639.1371