1. (a) A license authorizes the licensee to practice pharmacy while the license is effective.
2. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a pharmacist may engage in dispensing or distributing only from a pharmacy holding a pharmacy permit issued by the Board.

3. (c)

   1. (1) Pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board, a licensed pharmacist may engage in dispensing or distributing from a setting not holding a pharmacy permit only upon receiving the prior approval of the Board.
   2. (2) The Board shall adopt regulations that authorize a pharmacist to dispense or distribute from a remote location for the benefit of a health care facility that uses a remote automated medication system in accordance with § 12-605 of this title.

4. (d) A licensed pharmacist may delegate pharmacy acts to a registered pharmacy technician, pharmacy student, or pharmacy technician trainee only if the delegated pharmacy acts:

   1. (1) Are directly supervised by a licensed pharmacist;
   2. (2) Are not required to be performed by a licensed pharmacist;
   3. (3) Are within the education, training, experience, and area of practice of the delegating licensed pharmacist; and
   4. (4) Are appropriate to the education, training, and experience of the registered pharmacy technician, pharmacy student, or pharmacy technician trainee.

5. (e) A licensed pharmacist may delegate the entry of prescription-related data into databases or patient charts to be performed at a remote location to a registered pharmacy technician or a registered pharmacy intern if:

   1. (1) The registered pharmacy technician or registered pharmacy intern has immediate electronic access to a pharmacist who can provide assistance as needed; and

   2. (2) The data entry:

      1. (i) Is not required to be performed by a licensed pharmacist;
      2. (ii) Is within the education, training, experience, and area of practice of the delegating licensed pharmacist;
      3. (iii) Is appropriate to the education, training, and experience of the registered pharmacy technician or the registered pharmacy intern; and
      4. (iv) If the data entry involves access to protected patient information under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, can be performed in a manner that maintains the confidentiality of patient information.

Added by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990; Acts 1997, c. 614, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 2006, c. 523, § 3, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2008, c. 215, § 1, eff. June 1, 2008; Acts 2008, c. 216, § 1, eff. June 1, 2008; Acts 2023, c. 218, § 1, eff. April 24, 2023.