The purpose of these rules is to provide for the use of a Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician functioning outside of a pharmacy to prepare drugs only for administration to a patient by another healthcare provider, and where requisite pharmacist supervision and verification is provided remotely by an Oregon licensed pharmacist via an audiovisual communication system.
- (1) A pharmacy physically located in Oregon may make written application to operate a RDF.
(2) The board may approve an application for registration as a RDF which includes the following:
- (a) An operation plan;
- (b) Policies and Procedures;
- (c) A training plan;
- (d) A quality assurance plan for ensuring that there is a planned and systematic process for the monitoring and evaluation of the quality and appropriateness of pharmacy services and for identifying and resolving problems; and
- (e) The fee specified in Division 110.
- (3) Notwithstanding the definition of “supervision by a pharmacist” in Division 006, supervision in a RDF may be accomplished by a pharmacist via an audiovisual communication system from the applying pharmacy.
- (4) Notwithstanding rules in this Division and in Divisions 115 and 125, a Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician who works in a RDF may have access to the facility without the physical presence of a pharmacist, but may only perform Board approved functions when under the supervision of a pharmacist.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 689.205
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 689.155
History
BP 45-2024, minor correction filed 04/11/2024, effective 04/11/2024
BP 17-2022, amend filed 04/20/2022, effective 04/20/2022
BP 8-2017, adopt filed 12/22/2017, effective 12/26/2017