Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 34 - BOARD OF PHARMACY
Chapter 10.34.34 - Pharmacy Technicians
Section 10.34.34.02 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.34.34.02
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Board" means the State Board of
Pharmacy.
(2) Compounding.
(a) "Compounding" means the preparation,
mixing, assembling, packaging, or labeling of a drug or device:
(i) As the result of a practitioner's
prescription drug order or initiative based on the
practitioner/patient/pharmacist relationship in the course of professional
practice; or
(ii) For the purpose
of, or incident to, research, teaching, or chemical analysis and not for the
sale or dispensing of the drug or device.
(b) "Compounding" includes the preparation of
drugs or devices in anticipation of a prescription drug order based on routine,
regularly observed prescribing patterns.
(3) Delegated Pharmacy Act.
(a) "Delegated pharmacy act" means an
activity that constitutes the practice of pharmacy delegated by a licensed
pharmacist under Health Occupations Article, Title 12, Subtitle 6B, Annotated
Code of Maryland, and this chapter.
(b) "Delegated pharmacy act" does not
include:
(i) An act within the parameters of a
Drug Therapy Management contract as provided under Health Occupations Article,
Subtitle 6A, Annotated Code of Maryland;
(ii) The administration of an influenza
vaccination in accordance with Health Occupations Article, §12-508, Annotated
Code of Maryland, or this title;
(iii) The delegation of a pharmacy act by a
registered pharmacy technician, pharmacy student, or pharmacy technician
trainee;
(iv) A pharmacy activity
performed by a pharmacy student in accordance with Health Occupations Article,
§12-301(b),
Annotated Code of Maryland; or
(v)
A pharmacy activity performed by an applicant for a license to practice
pharmacy, if the applicant does not perform delegated pharmacy acts for more
than 10 months.
(4) "Direct supervision" means that a
licensed pharmacist is physically available onsite to supervise the performance
of delegated pharmacy acts.
(5)
"Experiential learning rotation" means a course offered by an Accreditation
Council for Pharmacy Education accredited school of pharmacy that is designed
to provide pharmacy practice experiences to students seeking the doctor of
pharmacy degree.
(6) Final Product
Verification.
(a) "Final product
verification" means:
(i) Confirming the
accuracy of the device or drug product, and dosage form of a filled
prescription or medication order; or
(ii) Confirming the accuracy of the device or
drug product, and dosage form of a prescription or medication selected for
stocking into a medication distribution system.
(b) "Final product verification" does not
include determining the appropriateness of the prescription device or drug
product, dosage form, directions for use, labeling, packaging, or any other
determination that requires the application of a pharmacist's clinical
expertise.
(7)
"Medication distribution system" means an automated medication system,
emergency box, interim box, medication carousel or cart, or other storage and
dispensing system.
(8) "National
pharmacy technician certification program" means a program approved by a
Board-recognized national accrediting body.
(9) "Pharmacy student" means an individual
who is enrolled as a student in a school or college of pharmacy approved by the
Board or accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy
Education.
(10) "Pharmacy
technician trainee" means an individual engaged in a Board-approved pharmacy
technician training program.
(11)
"Registered pharmacy technician" means an individual who is registered with the
Board to perform delegated pharmacy acts.
(12) "Registration" means, unless the context
requires otherwise, a registration issued by the Board to perform delegated
pharmacy acts under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
(13) "Supervision" means reviewing the work,
guiding and directing the activities, and monitoring the performance of an
individual.
(14) "Unit dose" means
a package labeled with bar code scanning or other similar technology containing
a single dose of a device, drug, or medication ordered or prescribed for a
patient.
(15) "Unit-of-use" means a
package or container, such as a unit dose (injectable, liquid, or solid), otic,
ophthalmic product, otic product, topical product, or a prescription vial
filled from a stock bottle or in the original manufacturer's packaging,
designed to be dispensed to a patient that is labeled with bar code scanning or
other similar technology.
(16)
"Validated pharmacy technician" means a registered pharmacy technician who has
obtained a product verification certificate issued by a Board-approved national
training program and satisfied other regulatory requirements.
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