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Phar 7.13(4)(b) (b) Administers the prescribed drug product or device only under the direct supervision of a pharmacist who has successfully completed a course of study and training in administration technique conducted by a course provider approved by the Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education or the board.
Phar 7.13(4)(c) (c) After administering the prescribed drug product or device, notifies the prescribing practitioner or enters the information in a patient record system shared by the prescribing practitioner.
Phar 7.13(5) (5) The board may approve courses of study which meet criteria substantially equivalent to criteria used by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
Phar 7.13(6) (6) A course of study and training in administration technique shall include all of the following topics:
Phar 7.13(6)(a) (a) Safe injection practices to prevent infections.
Phar 7.13(6)(b) (b) Anatomy.
Phar 7.13(6)(c) (c) Proper injection techniques.
Phar 7.13(6)(d) (d) The 5 rights of administration including right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, and right time.
Phar 7.13(6)(e) (e) Patient reassessment after administration including signs and symptoms of adverse drug reactions.
Phar 7.13(6)(f) (f) Best practices in documentation of the medication administration.
Phar 7.13(7) (7) This section does not apply to the administration of vaccines.
Phar 7.13 Note Note: To administer a vaccine a pharmacist must meet the requirements in s. 450.035, Stats.
Phar 7.13 History History: CR 19-145: cr. Register December 2020 No. 780, eff. 1-1-21; correction in (6) (d) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register December 2020 No. 780.
Phar 7.14 Phar 7.14 Delegate-check-delegate.
Phar 7.14(1)(1)Definitions. In this section:
Phar 7.14(1)(a) (a) “Delegate” means a person to whom the pharmacist has delegated the task of product verification.
Phar 7.14(1)(b) (b) “Delegate-check-delegate” means the process in which one delegate conducts the task of product verification of technical dispensing functions completed by an unlicensed individual. A delegate may not conduct product verification as part of the final check of their own product preparation.
Phar 7.14(1)(c) (c) “Product verification” means doing a check of the accuracy and correctness of a product, including drug, strength, formulation, as part of the final check and ensure the product has not reached its expiration or beyond use date.
Phar 7.14(1)(d) (d) “Supervising pharmacist” means the pharmacist licensed in this state, who is responsible for the operations and outcomes of product verification done by a delegate and ensuring for direct supervision of the delegate.
Phar 7.14(2) (2)Delegate qualifications. A pharmacist may delegate the product verification of a prescription or chart order to a delegate who meets all of the following:
Phar 7.14(2)(a) (a) Is at least 18 years old.
Phar 7.14(2)(b) (b) Completed an accredited technician training program or has a minimum of 500 hours of experience in product selection, labeling and packaging.
Phar 7.14(2)(c) (c) Completed a didactic and practical training curriculum approved by the supervising and managing pharmacist that includes training in all of the following:
Phar 7.14(2)(c)1. 1. Elements of correct product including all of the following:
Phar 7.14(2)(c)1.a. a. Drug name.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)1.b. b. Strength.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)1.c. c. Formulation.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)1.d. d. Expiration date.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)1.e. e. Beyond use date.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)2. 2. Common dispensing medication errors and concepts including all of the following:
Phar 7.14(2)(c)2.a. a. Wrong medication.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)2.b. b. Wrong strength.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)2.c. c. Wrong formulation.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)2.d. d. Extra or insufficient quantity.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)2.e. e. Omitted medications if utilizing unit dose or compliance packaging.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)2.f. f. Expired medication.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)2.g. g. Look-alike or sound-alike errors.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)2.h. h. High-alert medications.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)3. 3. Eligible medications for delegate-check-delegate.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)4. 4. Organizational policies and procedures on reporting of medication errors.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)5. 5. Overview of the medication use process including all of the following:
Phar 7.14(2)(c)5.a. a. Procurement.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)5.b. b. Ordering.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)5.c. c. Dispensing.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)5.d. d. Administration.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)5.e. e. Monitoring.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)6. 6. A practical training designed to assess the competency of the delegate prior to starting the validation process. The practical training shall include simulation of at least 2 occurrences of each of the following:
Phar 7.14(2)(c)6.a. a. Wrong drug.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)6.b. b. Wrong strength.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)6.c. c. Wrong formulation.
Phar 7.14(2)(c)6.d. d. Omitted medication, if utilizing unit dose or compliance packaging.
Phar 7.14(2)(d) (d) Completed the following validation process:
Phar 7.14(2)(d)1. 1. The delegate being validated shall make a product verification on the work of a pharmacist or unlicensed person for accuracy and correctness of a minimum of 500 product verifications over a minimum of 5 separate days and achieve an accuracy rate of at least 99.8%.
Phar 7.14(2)(d)2. 2. A pharmacist shall audit 100% of the product verifications made by the delegate during the validation process.
Phar 7.14(2)(e) (e) Notwithstanding pars. (a) to (d), a delegate who completed the board's pilot program validation process between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2019, meets the delegation qualifications unless the delegate fails to meet the quality assurance standards under sub. (4).
Phar 7.14(3) (3)Eligible product.
Phar 7.14(3)(a)(a) Institutional pharmacies. The delegate may do the product verification in an institutional pharmacy if all of the following requirements are met:
Phar 7.14(3)(a)1. 1. The source drug product or device is in an original package from a manufacturer or a licensed pharmacist has ensured that the source package is labeled with the correct name, strength, form, control or lot number, and beyond use or expiration date.
Phar 7.14(3)(a)2. 2. A drug utilization review performed by a pharmacist prior to dispensing.
Phar 7.14(3)(a)3. 3. The drug product will be administered by an individual authorized to administer medications at the institution where the medication is administered.
Phar 7.14(3)(b) (b) Community pharmacies. The delegate may do the product verification in a community pharmacy if all of the following requirements are met:
Phar 7.14(3)(b)1. 1. The source drug product or device is in an original package from a manufacturer or a licensed pharmacist has ensured that the source package is labeled with the correct name, strength, form, control or lot number, and beyond use or expiration date.
Phar 7.14(3)(b)2. 2. A drug utilization review performed by a pharmacist prior to dispensing.
Phar 7.14(3)(b)3. 3. A non-pharmacist shall be able to check the accuracy of the medication by one of the following:
Phar 7.14(3)(b)3.a. a. The drug product or device is in the original packaging from a manufacturer.
Phar 7.14(3)(b)3.b. b. The drug product or device includes a description of the drug product or device on the prescription label.
Phar 7.14(3)(b)3.c. c. The pharmacist shows the patient or patient's agent the drug product or device and provides a monograph that includes a description of the drug product or device.
Phar 7.14(4) (4)Quality assurance.
Phar 7.14(4)(a)(a) A minimum of 5% of each delegate's product verifications shall be audited by a licensed pharmacist. The accuracy of each delegate shall be tracked individually.
Phar 7.14(4)(b) (b) A record of each delegate-check-delegate audit shall include all of the following:
Phar 7.14(4)(b)1. 1. Name of the product verification delegate.
Phar 7.14(4)(b)2. 2. Total number of product verifications performed.
Phar 7.14(4)(b)3. 3. Number of product verifications audited by the pharmacist.
Phar 7.14(4)(b)4. 4. Percentage of product verifications audited by pharmacist.
Phar 7.14(4)(b)5. 5. Percentage of accuracy.
Phar 7.14(4)(b)6. 6. Number of product verification errors identified.
Phar 7.14(4)(b)7. 7. Type of error under sub. (2) (c) 2. a. to c. and e.
Phar 7.14(4)(c) (c) On a quarterly basis, the supervising pharmacist shall perform an assessment of each delegate's previous 12 months accuracy and correctness of delegate-check-delegate product verifications including a review of the quality assurance log.
Phar 7.14(4)(d) (d) A delegate shall be revalidated if the delegate fails to maintain a product verification accuracy rate of 99.8% based on the quarterly assessment of the previous 12 months or has not performed delegate-check-delegate product verifications within the last 6 months.
Phar 7.14(5) (5)Policies and procedures. Each pharmacy shall maintain policies, procedures, and training materials for the delegate-check-delegate which shall be made available to the board upon request.
Phar 7.14(6) (6)Records.
Phar 7.14(6)(a)(a) Each pharmacy shall maintain for 5 years the following records:
Phar 7.14(6)(a)1. 1. All validation records of each delegate that include the dates that the validation occurred, the number of product verifications performed, the number of product verification errors, and overall accuracy rate.
Phar 7.14(6)(a)2. 2. Documentation indicating accepting responsibility for compliance with this section, signed and dated by both the managing pharmacist and supervising delegate-check-delegate pharmacist, indicating the name of the supervising delegate-check-delegate pharmacist, and the dates the supervision responsibilities begin and end.
Phar 7.14(6)(a)3. 3. Quality assurance audits and quarterly assessments.
Phar 7.14(6)(b) (b) Records shall be made available to the board upon request.
Phar 7.14 History History: CR 19-145: cr. Register December 2020 No. 780, eff. 1-1-21; corrections in (2) (e) made under ss. 13.92 (4) (b) 12. and 35.17, Stats., and correction in (2) (c) 6. (intro.), (4) (b) 7. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register December 2020 No. 780.
Phar 7.15 Phar 7.15 Consumer disclosures.
Phar 7.15(1)(1)Each pharmacy shall post in a prominent place and maintain the consumer disclosures required in ss. 450.13 (5m) and 450.135 (8m), Stats.
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