Iowa Admin. Code r. 657-13.11
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
Rule 657-13.11 - General requirements for telepharmacy technician(1)Registration and certification. A telepharmacy technician shall maintain current national certification and registration in good standing with the board as a certified pharmacy technician.(2)Practice experience. Before practicing in a telepharmacy site, a telepharmacy technician shall have completed a minimum of 2,000 hours of practice experience as a certified pharmacy technician, at least 1,000 hours of which shall be practicing in an Iowa-licensed pharmacy and 160 hours of which shall be practicing in a managing pharmacy, at another pharmacy which uses the same audiovisual technology system, or at the telepharmacy site under the direct supervision of an on-site pharmacist. The board may establish a committee to consider, on a case-by-case basis, requests for exceptions to the practice experience requirements in exceptional circumstances that may otherwise result in the closure of the telepharmacy site.(3)Training. In addition to training required of all pharmacy technicians, a telepharmacy technician shall complete the following minimum training requirements before practicing in a telepharmacy site. Records of telepharmacy technician training shall be documented and maintained by the telepharmacy site.a. Review and understanding of the policies and procedures of the managing pharmacy.b. Review and understanding of the policies and procedures of the telepharmacy site.c. Review and understanding of these rules for telepharmacy practice.d. Review and understanding of pharmacy technician rules, 657-Chapter 3.e. Understanding of the operation of the audiovisual technologies to be utilized at both pharmacies.f. Training at the telepharmacy site under the direct supervision of an on-site verifying pharmacist. Training shall include operation and use of the audiovisual technology and other means of communication between the telepharmacy site and the managing pharmacy and all daily operations from unlocking and opening the telepharmacy site to closing and locking the telepharmacy site at the end of the business day. If the telepharmacy site is protected by one or more alarm systems, training shall include how to disarm and engage the alarm system or systems.(4)Continuing education. Beginning with the first full two-year continuing education period for renewal of the technician's national pharmacy technician certification after beginning practice as a telepharmacy technician, and for each subsequent renewal of national certification for as long as the technician continues to practice as a telepharmacy technician, the technician shall complete two hours of ACPE-approved continuing education in each of the following activities. These continuing education requirements shall not be in addition to the total continuing education credits required to maintain national certification.a. Patient safety/medication errors.Iowa Admin. Code r. 657-13.11
Adopted by IAB August 2, 2017/Volume XL, Number 3, effective 9/6/2017Amended by IAB December 4, 2019/Volume XLII, Number 12, effective 1/8/2020Amended by IAB March 23, 2022/Volume XLIV, Number 19, effective 4/27/2022