Section 61-07-01-04 - Personnel1.Director. Each hospital pharmacy must be directed by a pharmacist-in-charge, hereinafter referred to as the director of pharmacy, who is licensed to engage in the practice of pharmacy in this state, and who is knowledgeable in and thoroughly familiar with the specialized functions of hospital pharmacies. The director of pharmacy is responsible for all activities of the hospital pharmacy, and for meeting the requirements of the North Dakota pharmacy practice act and this chapter. Contractual providers of pharmacy services shall meet the same requirements as director of pharmacy services.2.Supportive personnel. The director of a hospital pharmacy must be assisted by a sufficient number of additional pharmacists and ancillary personnel as may be required to operate such pharmacy competently, safely, and adequately to meet the needs of the patients of the hospital.a. Pharmacy technicians may be employed provided they have been approved by the director. The director shall develop and implement written policies and procedures to specify the duties to be performed by such technical personnel. These policies and procedures shall, at a minimum, specify that ancillary technical personnel are properly or adequately supervised by a registered pharmacist and that ancillary technical personnel are not assigned duties which may be performed only by pharmacists.b. Secretarial support should be provided as required to assist with recordkeeping, report submission, and other administrative duties.3.Supervision. All of the activities and operations of each hospital pharmacy must be personally and directly supervised by its director or pharmacist's designee. All functions and activities of ancillary personnel must be personally and directly supervised by a sufficient number of registered pharmacists to ensure that all such functions and activities are performed competently, safely, and without risk of harm to patients.N.D. Admin Code 61-07-01-04
General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-15-10(9), 43-15-10(12), 43-15-10(14)