Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 360-34-.01 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) 'Administer' means the
provision of a unit dose of vaccine by a pharmacist or nurse pursuant to a
vaccine order contained in a vaccine protocol agreement with a
physician.
(2) 'Adverse event'
means an event that is a negative consequence of the administration of vaccine
by a pharmacist or nurse that results in an unintended reaction, injury, or
illness, which may or may not have been preventable.
(3) 'Board' means the Georgia Composite
Medical Board.
(4) 'Nurse' means a
registered professional nurse as defined in paragraph (9) of Code Section
43-26-3. The term shall also mean
a licensed practical nurse as defined in paragraph (5) of Code Section
43-26-32 who is regularly employed
by a physician who actively engaged in the private practice of
medicine.
(5) 'Pharmacist' means an
individual licensed under Chapter 4 of Title 26 to engage in the practice of
pharmacy in the State of Georgia.
(6) 'Pharmacy intern' means a pharmacy intern
as defined in paragraph (19) of Code Section
26-4-5.
(7) 'Pharmacy technician' means a pharmacy
technician as defined in paragraph (32) of Code Section
26-4-5.
(8) 'Physician' means an individual holding a
current license to practice medicine and surgery in this state and whose
principal place of practice is located in this state.
(9) 'Vaccine' means
(a) A vaccine that is included on the adult
immunization schedule recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices (ACIP) of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
administered to an individual 18 years of age or older;
(b) An influenza vaccine administered to an
individual 13 years of age or older; and
(c) Any vaccine administered to an individual
13 years of age or older for an illness that has resulted in a public health
emergency, as defined in Code Section
31-12-1.1.
(10) 'Vaccine order' means a prescription
drug order, contained in a vaccine protocol agreement, issued by a physician
for a group of patients that meet a certain criteria and to be administered by
a pharmacist or a nurse. A vaccine order shall also mean a prescription drug
order, contained in a vaccine protocol agreement, for epinephrine issued by a
physician for a group of patients that meet a certain criteria and to be
administered by a pharmacist or a nurse only upon the occurrence of an actual
or perceived anaphylactic adverse reaction to the administered vaccine provided
that the vaccine protocol agreement sets forth the signs and symptoms that
warrant the administration of epinephrine.
(11) 'Vaccine protocol agreement' means a
written document mutually agreed upon and signed by a physician and a
pharmacist or by a physician and a nurse, by which document the physician
prescribes a vaccine and epinephrine, if determined appropriate by the
physician, by means of a vaccine order for administration by a pharmacist or a
nurse.
Notes
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