Okla. Admin. Code § 535:15-13-5
Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024
Section 535:15-13-5 - Supervision of pharmacy technicians(a) All tasks performed by pharmacy technicians must be in a licensed pharmacy located in Oklahoma and must be accomplished under the immediate and direct supervision of a pharmacist who is currently licensed by the Board. (1) Failure by the licensed pharmacy and pharmacist manager (PIC) to provide adequate supervision; and/or failure of a pharmacist to adequately supervise a technician is a violation of these State Board of Pharmacy regulations. (2) An intern cannot supervise a technician. (3) Failure to adequately supervise a pharmacy technician is a violation of these State Board of Pharmacy regulations by the pharmacist, pharmacy and pharmacist manager. (b) A pharmacy technician may perform certain non-judgmental functions of dispensing as enumerated in this Subchapter, provided that whenever the pharmacist leaves the prescription department, other than for in-pharmacy counseling of a patient, all dispensing functions listed shall cease. (c) A ratio of no more than two pharmacy technicians per supervising pharmacist on duty shall be maintained. (d) A licensed pharmacy that conducts significant compounding may utilize up to two pharmacy technicians specifically trained in compounding who shall, only while performing compounding duties, not be counted for the purposes of the pharmacy technician to pharmacist ratio of two pharmacy technicians to one supervising pharmacist. (e) A pharmacy intern working in the pharmacy will not affect or change this ratio. (f) The pharmacist must certify, by reviewing, the completed prescription for accuracy and completeness before the prescription is released from the prescription department. An intern cannot certify the completion of a technician filled prescription. Okla. Admin. Code § 535:15-13-5
Added at 11 Ok Reg 3431, eff 6-27-94; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2626, eff 7-1-00; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2982, eff 9-2-03 (emergency); Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2452, eff 7-1-04; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2257, eff 7-1-07; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2249, eff 7-11-10Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 23, August 17, 2015, eff. 8/27/2015.Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 24, September 1, 2021, eff. 9/11/2021