HAR §16-95-86. Scope of practice of a pharmacy technician

A pharmacy technician may perform the following tasks, not requiring professional judgment, under the immediate supervision of a pharmacist: (1) Process prescription labels, drug packaging, stocking, delivery, record keeping, pricing, documentation of third party reimbursements, and preparing, labeling, compounding, storing, and providing medication; and (2) Medication preparation is permissible provided that the pharmacy technician: (A) Has a working knowledge of the pharmaceutical medical terms, abbreviations, and symbols commonly used in the prescribing, dispensing, and charting of medications; (B) Is able to perform the arithmetic calculations required for the usual dosage determination and solution preparation; (C) Has a thorough knowledge and understanding of the pharmacy technician's duties and responsibilities, including standards of ethics and applicable laws and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy; (D) Has a working knowledge of drug dosages, route of administration, and dosage forms and therapeutics; (E) Has a working knowledge of the procedures and operations relating to the manufacturing, packaging, and labeling of drug products; and (F) Has an appropriate working knowledge of the procedures and operations relating to aseptic compounding and parenteral admixture operations. [Eff and comp 12/24/92; comp 12/25/04; am and comp 06/22/15; am and comp 16-95-86 95-34 8/15/16] (Auth: HRS §461-4.5) (Imp: HRS §§461-9, 461- 10, 461-11)