Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2220 - State Board of Pharmacy
Chapter 6 - Pharmaceutical Care Standards
Section 20 CSR 2220-6.055 - Non-Dispensing Activities
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment establishes requirements for pharmacy technicians assisting pharmacists with non-dispensing activities authorized by the rule outside of a Missouri licensed pharmacy.
(1) Pursuant to section 338.220, RSMo, a pharmacist may perform the following non-dispensing activities outside of a licensed pharmacy:
(2) Confidentiality. A pharmacist, pharmacy technician, or intern pharmacist performing non-dispensing activities pursuant to this rule shall comply with all applicable state and federal confidentiality laws and regulations. Sufficient storage and security for confidential documents and electronic data processing hardware must be provided by the pharmacy permit holder or the pharmacist. In addition, data processing systems must utilize sufficient security software to ensure confidentiality and prevent unauthorized access. Any breach in the security or confidentiality of the data processing systems or confidential documents shall be documented and reported to the board in writing within seven (7) days of the breach.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this rule, a pharmacist shall not meet with patients in the pharmacist's residence or living quarters.
(4) A pharmacist, pharmacy technician, or intern pharmacist performing non-dispensing activities pursuant to this rule shall ensure compliance with Chapter 338, RSMo, and the rules of the board at all times. Nothing in this rule shall be construed to eliminate or otherwise exempt any pharmacist, pharmacy technician, intern pharmacist, or pharmacy permit holder from the record-keeping, confidentiality, or security requirements otherwise imposed by Chapter 338, RSMo, or the rules of the board. Violations of this section shall constitute grounds for discipline.
(5) This rule shall not be construed to authorize a pharmacist to conduct the unauthorized practice of medicine or to conduct any activity for which a license is required pursuant to Chapters 330, 331, 332, 334, or 337, RSMo.
(6) A pharmacy technician and intern pharmacist may be used to assist a pharmacist with non-dispensing activities outside of a pharmacy subject to the following:
*Original authority: 338.010, RSMo 1939, amended 1951, 1989, 1990, 2007, 2009; 338.140, RSMo 1939, amended 1981, 1989, 1997; and 338.220, RSMo 1951, amended 1969, 1981, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2009.