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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
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Subtitle J. PHARMACY AND PHARMACISTS |
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Chapter 568. PHARMACY TECHNICIANS |
Sec. 568.008. TECHNICIANS IN HOSPITALS WITH CLINICAL PHARMACY PROGRAM
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(a) In this section, "clinical pharmacy program" means a program that provides pharmaceutical care services as specified by board rule.
(b) A Class C pharmacy that has an ongoing clinical pharmacy program may allow a pharmacy technician to verify the accuracy of work performed by another pharmacy technician relating to the filling of floor stock and unit dose distribution systems for a patient admitted to the hospital if the patient's orders have previously been reviewed and approved by a pharmacist.
(c) The pharmacist-in-charge of the clinical pharmacy program shall adopt policies and procedures for the verification process authorized by this section.
(d) A hospital must notify the board before implementing the verification process authorized by this section.
(e) The board shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules specifying:
(1) the duties that may be verified by another pharmacy technician;
(2) the records that must be maintained for the verification process; and
(3) the training requirements for pharmacy technicians who verify the accuracy of the work of other pharmacy technicians.