§ 12-307. Scope of license; pharmacy permits; exceptions

   (a) In general. -- A license authorizes the licensee to practice pharmacy while the license is effective.

(b) Permit required. -- Except as otherwise provided in this section, a pharmacist may engage in dispensing or distributing only from a pharmacy holding a pharmacy permit issued by the Board.

(c) Permit required -- exception. --

   (1) Pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board, a licensed pharmacist may engage in dispensing or distributing from a setting not holding a pharmacy permit only upon receiving the prior approval of the Board.

   (2) The Board shall adopt regulations that authorize a pharmacist to dispense or distribute from a remote location for the benefit of a health care facility that uses a remote automated medication system in accordance with § 12-605 of this title.

(d) Delegation of certain acts. -- A licensed pharmacist may delegate pharmacy acts to a registered pharmacy technician, pharmacy student, or pharmacy technician trainee provided that the delegated pharmacy acts:

   (1) Are directly supervised by a licensed pharmacist;

   (2) Are not required to be performed by a licensed pharmacist;

   (3) Are within the education, training, experience, and area of practice of the delegating licensed pharmacist; and

   (4) Are appropriate to the education, training, and experience of the registered pharmacy technician, pharmacy student, or pharmacy technician trainee.

HISTORY: 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1997, ch. 614; 2006, ch. 523, § 3; 2008, chs. 215, 216.