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As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning as ascribed:

Act – Pharmacy Technician Amendment Act of 2012, effective May 1, 2013, ( D.C. Law 19-0303; D.C. Official Code §§ 3-1207.51 et seq.).

Board – the Board of Pharmacy

Direct supervision – with respect to the supervision of the pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee, that a licensed pharmacist is:

1. (a) Physically present at the same pharmacy as the pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee and in the general vicinity of the pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee;
2. (b) Readily available to answer questions of the pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee;
3. (c) Making appropriate in-process and end-process verifications of the activities of the pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee; and
4. (d) Fully responsible for the practice of the pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee.

Pharmacy technician functions - technical pharmacy-related services, that do not require professional judgment regarding the preparation and distribution of drugs, performed under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.

Pharmacy technician trainee – a person enrolled in a Board-approved training program who may perform the duties of a registered pharmacy technician under the direct supervision of a pharmacist in a licensed pharmacy in the District.

Registered pharmacy technician – a person who is registered with the Board as a pharmacy technician.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 15117 (November 20, 2015).