§ 12-307
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§12–307.
(a)A license authorizes the licensee to practice pharmacy while the license is effective.
(b)Except as otherwise provided in this section, a pharmacist may engage in dispensing or distributing only from a pharmacy holding a pharmacy permit issued by the Board.
(1)Pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board, a licensed pharmacist may engage in dispensing or distributing from a setting not holding a pharmacy permit only upon receiving the prior approval of the Board.
(2)The Board shall adopt regulations that authorize a pharmacist to dispense or distribute from a remote location for the benefit of a health care facility that uses a remote automated medication system in accordance with § 12–605 of this title.
(d)A licensed pharmacist may delegate pharmacy acts to a registered pharmacy technician, pharmacy student, or pharmacy technician trainee only if the delegated pharmacy acts:
(1)Are directly supervised by a licensed pharmacist;
(2)Are not required to be performed by a licensed pharmacist;
(3)Are within the education, training, experience, and area of practice of the delegating licensed pharmacist; and
(4)Are appropriate to the education, training, and experience of the registered pharmacy technician, pharmacy student, or pharmacy technician trainee.
(e)A licensed pharmacist may delegate the entry of prescription–related data into databases or patient charts to be performed at a remote location to a registered pharmacy technician or a registered pharmacy intern if:
(1)The registered pharmacy technician or registered pharmacy intern has immediate electronic access to a pharmacist who can provide assistance as needed; and
(2)The data entry:
(i)Is not required to be performed by a licensed pharmacist;
(ii)Is within the education, training, experience, and area of practice of the delegating licensed pharmacist;
(iii)Is appropriate to the education, training, and experience of the registered pharmacy technician or the registered pharmacy intern; and
(iv)If the data entry involves access to protected patient information under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, can be performed in a manner that maintains the confidentiality of patient information.