Iowa Code 155A.33 – Delegation of functions
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 155A.33
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- Person: means a natural person. See Iowa Code 154A.1
- Pharmacist: means a person licensed by the board to practice pharmacy. See Iowa Code 155A.3
- Pharmacy: means a location where prescription drugs are compounded, dispensed, or sold by a pharmacist and where prescription drug orders are received or processed in accordance with the pharmacy laws. See Iowa Code 155A.3
- Pharmacy technician: means a person registered by the board who is in a technician training program or who is employed by a pharmacy under the responsibility of a licensed pharmacist to assist in the technical functions of the practice of pharmacy. See Iowa Code 155A.3
- Product: means the same as defined in 21 U. See Iowa Code 155A.3
- Telepharmacy: means the practice of pharmacy via telecommunications as provided by the board by rule. See Iowa Code 155A.3
A pharmacist may delegate any technical functions to pharmacy technicians and any nontechnical functions to pharmacy support persons, but only if the pharmacist is available to provide professional oversight of the delegated functions performed by the pharmacy technician or pharmacy support person. Verification of automated dispensing, technician product verification, and telepharmacy practice accuracy and completeness remains the responsibility of the pharmacist and shall be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the board.