Sec.20-576-36. Ratio

(a) The ratio of pharmacy technicians to pharmacists shall not exceed two pharmacy technicians to one supervising pharmacist, except that the ratio shall not exceed three pharmacy technicians to one supervising pharmacist:

(1) for intravenous admixtures and other sterile products preparation, unit dose and unit of use dispensing and bulk compounding; ; or

(2) (A) if at least one of the three pharmacy technicians is a Certified Pharmacy Technician; and

(B) the supervising pharmacist has not, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, provided notice to the pharmacist manager that the pharmacist refuses to supervise three pharmacy technicians.

(b) Except for intravenous admixtures and other sterile products preparation, unit dose and unit of use dispensing and bulk compounding, a pharmacist may refuse to supervise three pharmacy technicians at one time. The pharmacist shall put any such refusal in writing and give it to the pharmacist manager. Any refusal shall include a specific statement that the pharmacist refuses to supervise three pharmacy technicians, the names and addresses of the pharmacies involved, the date and the signature of the pharmacist. A pharmacist may rescind any refusal by providing the pharmacist manager with a signed, dated statement. A pharmacy shall keep all refusals or rescissions on file in the pharmacy or a place where they can be readily retrieved and provided to the department.

(Adopted effective January 11, 1999; Amended June 28, 2004)