Current through September 16, 2024
1. Before a pharmacist may administer an
immunization pursuant to a written protocol or before an intern pharmacist
acting under the direct and immediate supervision of a pharmacist may
administer such immunizations, the pharmacist or intern pharmacist must be
trained and certified to administer immunizations by completing a course
approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or its successor
organization that includes:
(a) Certification
in life-saving techniques pursuant to the American Heart Association's Basic
Life Support for Health Care Providers, the American Red Cross's Basic Life
Support for Healthcare Providers or an equivalent program approved by the
Board;
(b) Education and practical
training, including, without limitation, written study materials regarding
techniques for administering immunizations;
(c) Evaluation of the knowledge and technique
of the pharmacist or intern pharmacist in administering
immunizations;
(d) Instruction
consistent with the current training guidelines of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention; and
(e)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a minimum of 20 hours of
instruction and practical training concerning:
(1) The standards for pediatric, adolescent
and adult immunization practices recommended and approved by the United States
Public Health Service Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices;
(2) Basic immunology, and vaccine and
immunization protection;
(3)
Diseases that are preventable through vaccination and immunization;
(4) Recommended immunization
schedules;
(5) Vaccine and
immunization storage and management;
(6) Informed consent;
(7) Physiology and techniques for
administration of immunizations;
(8) Preimmunization and postimmunization
assessment and counseling;
(9)
Immunization reporting and records management; and
(10) Identification, response, documentation
and reporting of adverse events.
2. In lieu of complying with the requirements
of paragraph (e) of subsection 1, a pharmacist or an intern pharmacist who
administers immunizations consisting exclusively of live attenuated influenza
vaccine through the nasal passages of a person may complete a program of less
than 20 hours of instruction which is accredited by the Accreditation Council
for Pharmacy Education or its successor organization and includes instruction
relating to:
(a) The epidemiology of
influenza;
(b) The pathophysiology,
clinical presentation, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of
influenza;
(c) The administration,
storage and handling of influenza vaccines; and
(d) The counseling of patients who will be
immunized with the vaccine.
3. Before a pharmaceutical technician acting
under the direct and immediate supervision of a pharmacist may administer an
immunization pursuant to a written protocol, the pharmaceutical technician must
complete at least 1 hour of training relating to vaccines, immunization and the
administration of immunizations provided by:
(a) Immunize Nevada or its successor
organization;
(b) An entity
approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or its successor
organization;
(c) The owner or
managing pharmacist of the pharmacy at which the pharmaceutical technician is
employed; or
(d) Another entity
approved by the Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
Pharmacy by R009-01, eff. 11-1-2001; A by R187-03, 4-8-2004; R180-05,
12-29-2005; R115-08, 9-18-2008; A by
R142-20A,
eff. 9/21/2020; A by
R198-22A,
eff. 7/26/2023
NRS 454.213,
639.070,
639.137
