STATE OF WISCONSIN
Pharmacy Examining Board
IN THE MATTER OF RULE-MAKING PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE
PHARMACY EXAMINING BOARD
ORDER OF THE PHARMACY EXAMINING BOARD
ADOPTING RULES
(CLEARINGHOUSE RULE 16-079)
ORDER
An order of the Pharmacy Examining Board to repeal and recreate s. Phar 7.10 relating to administration of drug products and devices other than vaccines.
Analysis prepared by the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
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ANALYSIS
Statutes interpreted: ss. 450.035 (1r) and (1t), Stats.
Statutory authority: ss. 15.08 (5) (b) and 450.02 (2g) (b), Stats.
Explanation of agency authority:
Each examining board: shall promulgate rules for its own guidance and for the guidance of the trade or profession to which it pertains and define and enforce professional conduct and unethical practices not inconsistent with the law relating to the particular trade or profession. [s. 15.08 (5) (b), Stats.]
The board shall promulgate rules that establish requirements and procedures for the administration of a drug product or device, as defined in s. 450.035(1g), by a pharmacist under s. 450.035(1r). [s. 450.02(2g)(b), Stats.]
Related statute or rule: N/A
Plain language analysis:
This proposed rule establishes requirements and procedures for a pharmacist or pharmacist intern to administer a prescribed drug product or device in order to implement 2015 Act 290. (A drug product or device does not include vaccinations.)
A pharmacist may not administer by injection a prescribed drug product or device unless the pharmacist has completed a course of study and training in administration techniques.
A person who has successfully completed their second year and is enrolled in a school of pharmacy or a pharmacist licensed in another state who has applied for a Wisconsin pharmacist license may not administer a drug product or device unless they successfully complete a course of study and training in administration technique and administers the drug product or device only under the direct supervision of a pharmacist who has successfully completed the course of study.
The course of study must be approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or the Board. The Board will evaluate programs using criteria substantially equivalent to the criteria used by the Accreditation Council or Pharmacy Education.
After the pharmacist administers a prescribed drug product or device, the pharmacist or the pharmacist’s agent shall notify the prescribing practitioner or enter the information in a patient record system the pharmacist shares with the prescribing practitioner.
Summary of, and comparison with, existing or proposed federal regulation: None
Comparison with rules in adjacent states:
Illinois: Illinois does not have rules relating to administration of drugs or devices other than vaccinations/immunizations.
Iowa: Iowa designates persons as qualified to administer drugs who are licensed pharmacists and have successfully completed a medication administration course. [657-8.32 Iowa Admin Code]
Michigan: Michigan does not have rules relating to administration of drugs or devices.
Minnesota: Minnesota does not have rules relating to administration of drugs or devices.
Summary of factual data and analytical methodologies:
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