Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 34 - BOARD OF PHARMACY
Chapter 10.34.34 - Pharmacy Technicians
Section 10.34.34.04 - Validated Pharmacy Technician
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.34.34.04
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Validated Pharmacy Technician - Minimum Requirements.
(1) Experience. Prior to working as a
validated pharmacy technician, an individual shall have a minimum of 1 year of
experience as a registered pharmacy technician in the State.
(2) Training. In addition to the requirements
for pharmacy technician registration, to act as a validated pharmacy
technician, an individual shall possess a product verification certificate
issued by a Board-approved national pharmacy technician certification
program.
B. Validated Pharmacy Technician - Final Product Verification. A pharmacist may delegate responsibility to perform the final verification of a prescription device, drug product, or medication order to a validated pharmacy technician under the following circumstances:
(1) Prescription or
Medication Order.
(a) A pharmacist shall
verify the data entry of the prescription device, drug product, or medication
order in the pharmacy management system or, if applicable, the electronic
health record for:
(i) Accuracy;
(ii) Appropriateness of the device, drug
product, or medication;
(iii)
Appropriateness of the dosage form;
(iv) Directions for use;
(v) Labeling;
(vi) Packaging; and
(vii) Any other determination that requires
the application of clinical expertise.
(b) Bar code scanning or similar technology
is utilized during the filling process and at the verification step to validate
device, drug product, or medication selection accuracy.
(c) The product being verified is packaged in
unit-dose or unit-of-use packaging.
(2) Stocking or Replenishing a Medication
Distribution System. Notwithstanding any other regulation, a validated pharmacy
technician may perform the final product verification of a prescription device,
drug product, or medication selected for stocking into a medication
distribution system provided that:
(a) The
medication distribution system utilizes bar code scanning or other similar
technology to validate the device, drug product, or medication selection;
and
(b) The pharmacy responsible
for the medication distribution system maintains and reviews annually a quality
assurance policy which includes routine audits of the system to ensure the
accuracy of stocked prescriptions.
(3) A validated pharmacy technician may not
perform the final product verification of a prescription device, drug product,
or medication that the technician personally prepared.
C. Validated Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Permit Holder's Responsibilities. A pharmacy utilizing a validated pharmacy technician shall maintain records for a minimum of 2 years, and have those records readily available to the Board upon request, including:
(1) A current list of all validated pharmacy
technicians;
(2) A job description
for each validated pharmacy technician; and
(3) Policies and standard operating
procedures for validated pharmacy technicians.
D. Validated Pharmacy Technician " Pharmacist's Responsibilities.
(1) A
pharmacist may not delegate the final product verification of a compounded
medication under any circumstance.
(2) Notwithstanding any delegation of a
pharmacy act to a validated pharmacy technician, a pharmacist shall maintain
professional responsibility for every medication or prescription dispensed, and
for each medication or prescription stocked into a medication distribution
system under the supervision of the pharmacist.
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