Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Chapter 95 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES
Subchapter 10 - SCOPE OF PRACTICE
Section 16-95-86 - Scope of practice of a pharmacy technician
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 16-95-86
Current through February, 2024
A pharmacy technician may perform the following tasks, not requiring professional judgment, under the immediate supervision of a pharmacist:
(1) Process prescription labels, drug packaging, stocking, delivery, record keeping, pricing, documentation of third party reimbursements, and preparing, labeling, compounding, storing, and providing medication; and
(2) Medication preparation is permissible provided that the pharmacy technician:
(A) Has
a working knowledge of the pharmaceutical medical terms, abbreviations, and
symbols commonly used in the prescribing, dispensing, and charting of
medications;
(B) Is able to perform
the arithmetic calculations required for the usual dosage determination and
solution preparation;
(C) Has a
thorough knowledge and understanding of the pharmacy technician's duties and
responsibilities, including standards of ethics and applicable laws and
regulations governing the practice of pharmacy;
(D) Has a working knowledge of drug dosages,
route of administration, and dosage forms and therapeutics;
(E) Has a working knowledge of the procedures
and operations relating to the manufacturing, packaging, and labeling of drug
products; and
(F) Has an
appropriate working knowledge of the procedures and operations relating to
aseptic compounding and parenteral admixture operations.
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