Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) When used in
this section, shared services shall have the following meaning unless the
content clearly indicates otherwise: "Shared services " means data
entry, interpreting the prescription or drug order, performing data entry
verification, drug utilization review, or when necessary therapeutic
intervention. Shared services, after completion, includes returning the
processed order to the requesting pharmacy for order filling, final order
verification, and delivery to the patient or patient's care-giver.
(b) Before participating in shared services,
a pharmacy shall have a current Board issued resident retail pharmacy license
and be located in Oklahoma.
(c) A
pharmacy may provide or utilize shared services functions only if the
pharmacies involved:
(1) Have the same owner,
or
(2) Have a written contract or
agreement that outlines the services provided and the shared responsibilities
of each party in complying with federal and state pharmacy statutes and rules;
and,
(3) Share a common electronic
file or technology that allows access to information necessary or required to
perform shared services in conformance with the pharmacy act and the State
Board of Pharmacy regulations.
(d) A licensed retail pharmacy engaged in
shared services shall:
(1) Maintain manual or
electronic records that identify, individually for each order processed, the
name, initials, or identification code of each pharmacist, intern, and pharmacy
technician who took part, as authorized by State Board of Pharmacy regulations,
in the data entry, order interpretation, data entry verification, drug
utilization review, final order verification, and when necessary therapeutic
intervention performed at that pharmacy;
(2) The duties performed by pharmacists,
interns and technicians in (d) (1) above shall be those as authorized in Title
59 and OAC 535;
(3) Report to the
Board as soon as practical the results of any disciplinary action taken by
another state's pharmacy regulatory agency involving shared services;
(4) Provide adequate security to
protect the confidentiality and integrity of patient information; and,
(5) Provide access for inspection
of any required record or information of any request by the Board or its
designee.
