CHAPTER 318

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PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

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SENATE BILL 04-246 [Digest]

BY SENATOR(S) Johnson S., Arnold, Entz, Evans, Jones, Lamborn, Taylor, and Teck;

also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Clapp, Butcher, Coleman, Hefley, Jahn, Miller, Schultheis, Spence, Spradley, Stafford, and Welker.

AN ACT

Concerning the number of pharmacy personnel that a pharmacist may supervise.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

  SECTION 1.  12-22-121.7 (2) (a), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

  12-22-121.7.  Limited authority to delegate activities constituting practice of pharmacy to pharmacy interns or pharmacy technicians. (2) (a)  A pharmacist may supervise up to two three persons who are either pharmacy interns or unlicensed assistants pharmacy technicians, of whom no more than two may be pharmacy interns. If three pharmacy technicians are on duty, at least one shall be certified by a nationally recognized certification board, possess a degree from an accredited pharmacy technician training program, or have completed five hundred hours of experiential training at the pharmacy as certified by the pharmacist manager. Documentation verifying the training shall be retained within the pharmacy for review by the pharmacist responsible for the final check on prescriptions filled by the pharmacy technician and available for inspection by the board. This supervision ratio does not include other ancillary personnel that may be in the prescription drug outlet, but are not performing duties described in section 12-22-102 (26) (b) that are delegated to such interns or unlicensed assistants pharmacy technicians.

  SECTION 2.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.

Approved: May 27, 2004

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