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§ 390-3.4. Pharmacy technician data entry

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)Effective: November 30, 2020

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed) (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 11. Pharmacy Act (Refs & Annos)
Effective: November 30, 2020
63 P.S. § 390-3.4
§ 390-3.4. Pharmacy technician data entry
Currentness
A pharmacy technician may conduct data entry, including prescription entry, drug order or patient information, into a patient profile via technological means without the immediate supervision of a board-licensed pharmacist if all of the following apply:
(1) The pharmacy has documented policies and procedures and other adequate safeguards to protect against patient harm and privacy incidents.
(2) The pharmacy technician is adequately trained to perform the data entry task.
(3) A supervising pharmacist is readily available to answer questions of the pharmacy technician and is responsible for the practice and accuracy of the pharmacy technician.
(4) No part of the data entry includes any direct interaction with prescription medication.

Credits

1961, Sept. 27, P.L. 1700, No. 699, § 3.4, added 2020, Nov. 30, P.L. 1306, No. 140, § 2, imd. effective.
63 P.S. § 390-3.4, PA ST 63 P.S. § 390-3.4
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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