Bill Text: VA HB587 | 2010 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Pharmacists; supervision of pharmacy technicians.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-03-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0090) [HB587 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2010-HB587-Chaptered.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That § 54.1-3320 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §54.1-3320. Acts restricted to pharmacists. A. Within the practice of pharmacy as defined in §54.1-3300, the following acts shall be performed by pharmacists, except as provided in subsection B: 1. The review of a prescription, in conformance with this chapter and Chapter 34 (§54.1-3400 et seq.) of this title and with current practices in pharmacy, for its completeness, validity, safety, and drug-therapy appropriateness, including, but not limited to, interactions, contraindications, adverse effects, incorrect dosage or duration of treatment, clinical misuse or abuse, and noncompliance and duplication of therapy; 2. The receipt of an oral prescription from a practitioner or his authorized agent; 3. The conduct of a prospective drug review and counseling as required by §54.1-3319 prior to the dispensing or refilling of any prescription; 4. The provision of information to the public or to a practitioner concerning the therapeutic value and use of drugs in the treatment and prevention of disease; 5. The communication with the prescriber, or the prescriber's agent, involving any modification other than refill authorization of a prescription or of any drug therapy, resolution of any drug therapy problem, or the substitution of any drug prescribed; 6. The verification of the accuracy of a completed prescription prior to dispensing the prescription; 7. The supervision of pharmacy interns and pharmacy technicians; and 8. Any other activity required by regulation to be performed by a pharmacist. B. A pharmacy intern may engage in the acts to be performed by a pharmacist as set forth in subsection A or the Drug Control Act (§54.1-3400 et seq.) for the purpose of obtaining practical experience required for licensure as a pharmacist, if the supervising pharmacist is directly monitoring these activities. C. A registered pharmacy technician, working under the direct supervision of a qualified nuclear pharmacist, as defined by regulations of the Board, may accept oral prescriptions for diagnostic, nonpatient specific radiopharmaceuticals in accordance with subsection C of §54.1-3410.1. D. Consistent with patient safety, a pharmacist shall exercise
sole authority in determining the maximum number of pharmacy technicians that
he shall supervise; however, no pharmacist shall supervise more |
