Kan. Admin. Regs. § 68-5-15 - Training of pharmacy technicians
(a) The
pharmacist-in-charge of any pharmacy in which one or more pharmacy technicians
peform any tasks authorized by the pharmacy act shall insure that each pharmacy
technician complies with the training requirements in this regulation.
(b) The pharmacist-in-charge of
any pharmacy in which one or more pharmacy technicians perform any tasks
authorized by the pharmacy act shall insure that there exists for the pharmacy
a current pharmacy technician training course, designed for the functioning of
that pharmacy and addressing at least the following:
(1) Knowledge and understanding of the
different pharmacy practice settings;
(2) knowledge and understanding of the duties
and responsibilities of a pharmacy technician in relationship to other pharmacy
personnel and knowledge of standards, ethics, laws, and regulations governing
the practice of pharmacy;
(3)
knowledge and ability to identify and employ pharmaceutical and medical terms,
abbreviations, and symbols commonly used in prescribing and dispensing drugs
and in record keeping;
(4)
knowledge of and the ability to carry out calculations required for common
dosage determinations;
(5)
knowledge and understanding of the identification of drugs, drug dosages,
routes of administration, dosage forms, storage requirements, and manufacturer
recalls;
(6) knowledge of and the
ability to perform the manipulative and record-keeping functions involved in
and related to dispensing prescriptions or other drug distribution systems; and
(7) knowledge of and the ability
to perform procedures and techniques, including aseptic techniques, relating to
the compounding, packaging, and labeling of drugs.
(c) The pharmacist-in-charge of any pharmacy
shall permit a pharmacy technician to perform tasks authorized by the pharmacy
act only if the pharmacy technician has successfully completed, within 180 days
of the effective date of this regulation or the effective date of the
technician's employment in the pharmacy, whichever is later, a training course
that meets the requirements of subsection (b) and was designed for the pharmacy
in which the tasks are performed.
(d) The pharmacist-in-charge of any pharmacy
in which one or more pharmacy technicians perform any tasks authorized by the
pharmacy act shall also insure that the following requirements are met:
(1) There is an annual review of the pharmacy
technician training course developed for the pharmacy.
(2) Adequate records are maintained
documenting the training of each pharmacy technician as required by this
regulation. These records shall be maintained at the pharmacy in a manner
available for inspection by a board representative.
(3) The board is notified, within 30 days of
the effective date of this regulation or the effective date of the employment
of a pharmacy technician, of the following:
(i) The full name and current residence
address of pharmacy technicians working in a pharmacy for which the
pharmacist-in-charge has responsibility;
(ii) the date on which the pharmacy
technician began the pharmacy technician training course or courses designed
for the pharmacy or pharmacies in which the pharmacy technician is working; and
(iii) the name and address of the
pharmacy or pharmacies in which the pharmacy technician is working.
Notes
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