(a) In addition to all the duties performed by a New Hampshire certified pharmacy technician, licensed advanced pharmacy technician duties shall include, but not limited to:
- (1) Product verification; and
- (2) Approval of drug preparation.
- (b) A licensed advanced pharmacy technician with duties involving sterile and non-sterile compounding shall have completed a training program jointly accredited by the American Society for Hospital Pharmacists and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ASHP/ACPE) before performing those tasks.
(c) Licensed advanced pharmacy technician duties shall not include:
- (1) The interpretation or evaluation of a prescription or drug order;
- (2) Verification of a compounded drug;
- (3) Counseling or advising individuals related to the clinical use of a medication;
- (4) Duties that require clinical knowledge, training, or judgement;
- (5) Duties outside their scope of training or education; and
- (6) Any duty that a federal or state law or regulation requires a pharmacist to perform.
Source. #13463, eff 10-18-22