Oregon Statutes 689.700 – Telepharmacy; requirements; rules
(1) As used in this section, ‘telepharmacy’ means the delivery of pharmacy services by a pharmacist, through the use of a variety of electronic and telecommunications technologies, to a patient at a remote location staffed by a pharmacy technician.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 689.700
- delivery: means the actual, constructive or attempted transfer of a drug or device other than by administration from one person to another, whether or not for a consideration. See Oregon Statutes 689.005
- Pharmacist: means an individual licensed by this state to engage in the practice of pharmacy or to engage in the practice of clinical pharmacy. See Oregon Statutes 689.005
- Pharmacy: means a place that meets the requirements of rules of the board, is licensed and approved by the board where the practice of pharmacy may lawfully occur and includes apothecaries, drug stores, dispensaries, hospital outpatient pharmacies, pharmacy departments and prescription laboratories but does not include a place used by a manufacturer or wholesaler. See Oregon Statutes 689.005
- Pharmacy technician: means a person licensed by the board who assists in the practice of pharmacy pursuant to rules of the board. See Oregon Statutes 689.005
(2) The pharmacy services for which a pharmacist may use telepharmacy include the supervision of the dispensation of prescription drugs to a patient.
(3) The remote location at which a patient receives pharmacy services through the use of telepharmacy must be affiliated with the pharmacy where the pharmacist providing the pharmacy services through telepharmacy regularly engages in the practice of pharmacy.
(4)(a) The State Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules to carry out this section. The rules adopted under this section must include rules:
(A) Regarding remote supervision of a pharmacy technician in order to facilitate the use of telepharmacy; and
(B) Describing the pharmacy services that a pharmacist may provide through telepharmacy.
(b) In adopting rules under this section, the board may not establish standards for telepharmacy that are more restrictive than standards for the delivery of in-person pharmacy services, including standards regarding prescription and dispensation of drugs. This paragraph may not be construed to limit the authority of the board to adopt rules to require compliance with any applicable federal law. [2021 c.340 § 2; 2022 c.45 § 19]