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NE Code § 38-2889 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2889 - Delegated dispensing permit; advisory committees; authorized.

38-2889.  Delegated dispensing permit; advisory committees; authorized.The board may appoint formulary advisory committees as deemed necessary for the determination of formularies for delegated dispensing permittees.Source   Laws 1994, LB 900, § 29;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 469;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 82;  Laws 2001, LB 398, § 63;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,147.59;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 354;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 985;  Laws 2009, LB154, § 7.
NE Code § 38-2890 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2890 - Pharmacy technicians; registration; requirements; certification.

38-2890.  Pharmacy technicians; registration; requirements; certification.(1) All pharmacy technicians employed by a health care facility licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act shall be registered with the Pharmacy Technician Registry created in section 38-2893. In order to be employed as a pharmacy technician in such a health care facility, a pharmacy technician (a) shall be certified by a state or national certifying body which is approved by the board (i) by January 1, 2017, if he or she was registered with the Pharmacy Technician Registry on January 1, 2016, or (ii) within one year after being registered with the Pharmacy Technician Registry, if he or she was so registered after January 1, 2016, and (b) upon being so certified, shall maintain current certification during the time he or she is so registered.(2) To register as a pharmacy technician, an individual shall (a) be at least eighteen years of age, (b) be a high school graduate or be officially recognized by the State Department of Education as possessing the equivalent degree of education, (c) have never been convicted of any nonalcohol, drug-related misdemeanor or felony, (d) file an application with the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, and (e) pay the applicable fee.Source  Laws 2007, LB236, § 31;   R.S.Supp.,2007, § 71-1,147.65;  Laws 2015, LB37, § 51;  Laws 2016, LB680, § 1.  Cross References   Credentialing, general requirements and issuance procedures, see section 38-121 et seq.  Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see section 71-401.
NE Code § 38-2891 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2891 - Pharmacy technicians; authorized tasks.

38-2891.  Pharmacy technicians; authorized tasks.(1) A pharmacy technician shall only perform tasks which do not require the professional judgment of a pharmacist and which are subject to verification to assist a pharmacist in the practice of pharmacy.(2) The functions and tasks which shall not be performed by pharmacy technicians include, but are not limited to:(a) Receiving oral medical orders from a practitioner or his or her agent except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of section 38-2870;(b) Providing patient counseling;(c) Performing any evaluation or necessary clarification of a medical order or performing any functions other than strictly clerical functions involving a medical order;(d) Supervising or verifying the tasks and functions of pharmacy technicians;(e) Interpreting or evaluating the data contained in a patient's record maintained pursuant to section 38-2869;(f) Releasing any confidential information maintained by the pharmacy;(g) Performing any professional consultations; and(h) Drug product selection, with regard to an individual medical order, in accordance with the Nebraska Drug Product Selection Act.(3) The director shall, with the recommendation of the board, waive any of the limitations in subsection (2) of this section for purposes of a scientific study of the role of pharmacy technicians approved by the board. Such study shall be based upon providing improved patient care or enhanced pharmaceutical care. Any such waiver shall state the length of the study and shall require that all study data and results be made available to the board upon the completion of the study. Nothing in this subsection requires the board to approve any study proposed under this subsection.Source  Laws 2007, LB236, § 32;   R.S.Supp.,2007, § 71-1,147.66;  Laws 2007, LB247, § 82;  Laws 2018, LB731, § 75;  Laws 2021, LB583, § 6.   Operative Date: January 1, 2022  Cross References  Nebraska Drug Product Selection Act, see section 38-28,108.
NE Code § 38-2891.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2891.01 - Pharmacy technician; validate acts, tasks, and functions of pharmacy technician; policies and procedures.

38-2891.01.  Pharmacy technician; validate acts, tasks, and functions of pharmacy technician; policies and procedures.(1) A pharmacy technician may validate the acts, tasks, and functions of another pharmacy technician only if:(a) Both pharmacy technicians are certified by a state or national certifying body which is approved by the board;(b) Both certified pharmacy technicians are working within the confines of a hospital preparing medications for administration in the hospital;(c) Using bar code technology, radio frequency identification technology, or similar technology to validate the accuracy of medication;(d) Validating medication that is prepackaged by the manufacturer or prepackaged and verified by a pharmacist; and(e) Acting in accordance with policies and procedures applicable in the hospital established by the pharmacist in charge.(2) The pharmacist in charge in a hospital shall establish policies and procedures for validation of medication by two or more certified pharmacy technicians before such validation process is implemented in the hospital.Source Laws 2019, LB74, § 5.
NE Code § 38-2892 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2892 - Pharmacy technicians; responsibility for supervision and performance.

38-2892.  Pharmacy technicians; responsibility for supervision and performance.(1) The pharmacist in charge of a pharmacy, remote dispensing pharmacy, or hospital pharmacy employing pharmacy technicians shall be responsible for the supervision and performance of the pharmacy technicians.(2) Except as otherwise provided in the Automated Medication Systems Act, the supervision of pharmacy technicians at a pharmacy shall be performed by the pharmacist who is on duty in the facility with the pharmacy technicians or located in pharmacies that utilize a real-time, online database and have a pharmacist in all pharmacies. The supervision of pharmacy technicians at a remote dispensing pharmacy or hospital pharmacy shall be performed by the pharmacist assigned by the pharmacist in charge to be responsible for the supervision and verification of the activities of the pharmacy technicians.Source  Laws 2007, LB236, § 33;   R.S.Supp.,2007, § 71-1,147.67;  Laws 2015, LB37, § 52;  Laws 2017, LB166, § 17;  Laws 2018, LB731, § 76.  Cross References  Automated Medication Systems Act, see section 71-2444.
NE Code § 38-2893 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2893 - Pharmacy Technician Registry; created; contents.

38-2893.  Pharmacy Technician Registry; created; contents.(1) The Pharmacy Technician Registry is created. The department shall list each pharmacy technician registration in the registry. A listing in the registry shall be valid for the term of the registration and upon renewal unless such listing is refused renewal or is removed as provided in section 38-2894.(2) The registry shall contain the following information on each individual who meets the conditions set out in section 38-2890: (a) The individual's full name; (b) information necessary to identify the individual; and (c) any other information as the department may require by rule and regulation.Source  Laws 2007, LB236, § 34;   R.S.Supp.,2007, § 71-1,147.68;  Laws 2009, LB288, § 2.
NE Code § 38-2894 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2894 - Pharmacy technician; registration; disciplinary measures; procedure; Licensee Assistance Program; participation.

38-2894.  Pharmacy technician; registration; disciplinary measures; procedure; Licensee Assistance Program; participation.(1) A registration to practice as a pharmacy technician may be denied, refused renewal, removed, or suspended or have other disciplinary measures taken against it by the department, with the recommendation of the board, for failure to meet the requirements of or for violation of any of the provisions of subdivisions (1) through (18) and (20) through (25) of section 38-178 and sections 38-2890 to 38-2897 or the rules and regulations adopted under such sections.(2) If the department proposes to deny, refuse renewal of, or remove or suspend a registration, it shall send the applicant or registrant a notice setting forth the action to be taken and the reasons for the determination. The denial, refusal to renew, removal, or suspension shall become final thirty days after mailing the notice unless the applicant or registrant gives written notice to the department of his or her desire for an informal conference or for a formal hearing.(3) Notice may be served by any method specified in section 25-505.01, or the department may permit substitute or constructive service as provided in section 25-517.02 when service cannot be made with reasonable diligence by any of the methods specified in section 25-505.01.(4) Pharmacy technicians may participate in the Licensee Assistance Program described in section 38-175.Source  Laws 2007, LB236, § 35;   R.S.Supp.,2007, § 71-1,147.69;  Laws 2007, LB247, § 83;  Laws 2009, LB288, § 3;  Laws 2019, LB449, § 5.
NE Code § 38-2895 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2895 - Pharmacy technician; discipline against supervising pharmacist; enforcement orders.

38-2895.  Pharmacy technician; discipline against supervising pharmacist; enforcement orders.(1) If a pharmacy technician performs functions requiring professional judgment and licensure as a pharmacist or performs functions without supervision and verification and such acts are known to the pharmacist supervising the pharmacy technician or the pharmacist in charge or are of such a nature that they should have been known to a reasonable person, such acts may be considered acts of unprofessional conduct on the part of the pharmacist supervising the pharmacy technician or the pharmacist in charge pursuant to section 38-178, and disciplinary measures may be taken against such pharmacist supervising the pharmacy technician or the pharmacist in charge pursuant to the Uniform Credentialing Act.(2) Acts described in subsection (1) of this section may be grounds for the department, with the recommendation of the board, to apply to the district court in the judicial district in which the pharmacy is located for an order to cease and desist from the performance of any unauthorized acts. On or at any time after such application the court may, in its discretion, issue an order restraining such pharmacy or its agents or employees from the performance of unauthorized acts. After a hearing the court shall either grant or deny the application. Such order shall continue until the court, after a hearing, finds the basis for such order has been removed.Source  Laws 2007, LB236, § 36;   R.S.Supp.,2007, § 71-1,147.70;  Laws 2007, LB247, § 84;  Laws 2015, LB37, § 53.
NE Code § 38-2896 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2896 - Pharmacy technician; reapplication for registration; lifting of disciplinary sanction.

38-2896.  Pharmacy technician; reapplication for registration; lifting of disciplinary sanction.A person whose registration has been denied, refused renewal, removed, or suspended from the Pharmacy Technician Registry may reapply for registration or for lifting of the disciplinary sanction at any time in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department.Source  Laws 2007, LB236, § 37;   R.S.Supp.,2007, § 71-1,147.71.
NE Code § 38-2897 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2897 - Duty to report impaired practitioner; immunity.

38-2897.  Duty to report impaired practitioner; immunity.(1) The requirement to file a report under subsection (1) of section 38-1,125 shall not apply to pharmacist interns or pharmacy technicians, except that a pharmacy technician shall, within thirty days after having first-hand knowledge of facts giving him or her reason to believe that any person in his or her profession, or any person in another profession under the regulatory provisions of the department, may be practicing while his or her ability to practice is impaired by alcohol, controlled substances, or narcotic drugs, report to the department in such manner and form as the department may require. A report made to the department under this section shall be confidential. The identity of any person making such report or providing information leading to the making of such report shall be confidential.(2) A pharmacy technician making a report to the department under this section, except for self-reporting, shall be completely immune from criminal or civil liability of any nature, whether direct or derivative, for filing a report or for disclosure of documents, records, or other information to the department under this section. The immunity granted under this section shall not apply to any person causing damage or injury by his or her willful, wanton, or grossly negligent act of commission or omission.(3) A report submitted by a professional liability insurance company on behalf of a credential holder within the thirty-day period prescribed in this section shall be sufficient to satisfy the credential holder's reporting requirement under this section.(4) Persons who are members of committees established under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act, the Patient Safety Improvement Act, or section 25-12,123 or witnesses before such committees shall not be required to report under this section. Any person who is a witness before such a committee shall not be excused from reporting matters of first-hand knowledge that would otherwise be reportable under this section only because he or she attended or testified before such committee.(5) Documents from original sources shall not be construed as immune from discovery or use in actions under this section.Source  Laws 2007, LB236, § 38;   R.S.Supp.,2007, § 71-1,147.72;  Laws 2017, LB166, § 18.  Cross References   Health Care Quality Improvement Act, see section 71-7904.  Patient Safety Improvement Act, see section 71-8701.
NE Code § 38-2898 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2898 - Fees.

38-2898.  Fees.The department shall establish and collect fees for credentialing under the Pharmacy Practice Act as provided in sections 38-151 to 38-157.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 988.
NE Code § 38-2899 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-2899 - Rules and regulations.

38-2899.  Rules and regulations.The department, with the recommendation of the board, shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations as deemed necessary to implement the Mail Service Pharmacy Licensure Act, the Pharmacy Practice Act, and the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. The minimum standards and requirements for the practice of pharmacy, including dispensing pursuant to a delegated dispensing permit, shall be consistent with the minimum standards and requirements established by the department for pharmacy licenses under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act.Source  Laws 2001, LB 398, § 27;  Laws 2003, LB 667, § 4;  Laws 2005, LB 538, § 20;   R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-1,148;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 989;  Laws 2015, LB37, § 54.  Cross References   Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see section 71-401.  Mail Service Pharmacy Licensure Act, see section 71-2406.  Uniform Controlled Substances Act, see section 28-401.01.
NE Code § 38-28,100 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-28,100 - Department; drugs and devices; powers; appeal.

38-28,100.  Department; drugs and devices; powers; appeal.The department may place under seal all drugs or devices that are owned by or in the possession, custody, or control of a licensee or permittee under the Pharmacy Practice Act at the time his or her license or permit is suspended or revoked or at the time the board or department refuses to renew his or her license or permit. Except as otherwise provided in this section, drugs or devices so sealed shall not be disposed of until appeal rights under the Administrative Procedure Act have expired or an appeal filed pursuant to the act has been determined. The court involved in an appeal filed pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act may order the department during the pendency of the appeal to sell sealed drugs or devices that are perishable. The proceeds of such a sale shall be deposited with the court.Source  Laws 2001, LB 398, § 37;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,149;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 990. Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 38-28,101 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-28,101 - Pharmacy inspector.

38-28,101.  Pharmacy inspector.Only a licensed pharmacist who is or who has been engaged in the active practice of pharmacy shall be appointed by the department to serve as a pharmacy inspector with the consent and approval of the board.Source Laws 2007, LB463, § 991.
NE Code § 38-28,103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-28,103 - Violation; penalty.

38-28,103.  Violation; penalty.Any person who does or commits any of the acts or things prohibited by the Pharmacy Practice Act or otherwise violates any of the provisions thereof shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor except as otherwise specifically provided.Source   Laws 1961, c. 339, § 16, p. 1070;   Laws 1977, LB 39, § 145;   Laws 1993, LB 536, § 53;   Laws 1994, LB 900, § 6;  Laws 2001, LB 398, § 38;   R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,147.13;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 993.
NE Code § 38-28,104 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-28,104 - Prescription; contents.

38-28,104.  Prescription; contents.A prescription for a legend drug which is not a controlled substance must contain the following information prior to being filled by a pharmacist or a practitioner who holds a pharmacy license under subdivision (1) of section 38-2850: Patient's name; name of the drug, device, or biological; strength of the drug or biological, if applicable; dosage form of the drug or biological; quantity of drug, device, or biological prescribed; number of authorized refills; directions for use; date of issuance; prescribing practitioner's name; and if the prescription is written, prescribing practitioner's signature. Prescriptions for controlled substances must meet the requirements of sections 28-414 and 28-414.01.Source Laws 2015, LB37, § 55.
NE Code § 38-28,105 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-28,105 - Chart order; contents.

38-28,105.  Chart order; contents.A chart order must contain the following information: Patient's name; date of the order; name of the drug, device, or biological; strength of the drug or biological, if applicable; directions for administration to the patient, including the dose to be given; and prescribing practitioner's name.Source Laws 2015, LB37, § 56.
NE Code § 38-28,106 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-28,106 - Communication of prescription, chart order, or refill authorization; limitation.

38-28,106.  Communication of prescription, chart order, or refill authorization; limitation.An employee or agent of a prescribing practitioner may communicate a prescription, chart order, or refill authorization issued by the prescribing practitioner to a pharmacist or a pharmacist intern except for an emergency oral authorization for a controlled substance listed in Schedule II of section 28-405. An employee or agent of a prescribing practitioner may communicate a refill authorization issued by the prescribing practitioner to a pharmacy technician.Source  Laws 2015, LB37, § 57;  Laws 2018, LB731, § 77.
NE Code § 38-28,108 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-28,108 - Nebraska Drug Product Selection Act; act, how cited.

38-28,108.  Nebraska Drug Product Selection Act; act, how cited.Sections 38-28,108 to 38-28,116 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Drug Product Selection Act.Source   Laws 1977, LB 103, § 8;   R.S.1943, (1996), § 71-5408;  Laws 2003, LB 667, § 13;   R.S.1943, (2009), § 71-5401.01;  Laws 2015, LB37, § 59.
NE Code § 38-28,109 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-28,109 - Drug product selection; purposes of act.

38-28,109.  Drug product selection; purposes of act.The purposes of the Nebraska Drug Product Selection Act are to provide for the drug product selection of equivalent drug products or interchangeable biological products and to promote the greatest possible use of such products.Source  Laws 2003, LB 667, § 14;   R.S.1943, (2009), § 71-5401.02;  Laws 2015, LB37, § 60;  Laws 2017, LB481, § 12.
NE Code § 38-28,110 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-28,110 - Transferred to section 38-2807.01.

38-28,110.  Transferred to section 38-2807.01.
NE Code § 38-28,112 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 38 - Health Occupations and Professions|38-28,112 - Pharmacist; drug product selection; effect on reimbursement; label; price.

38-28,112.  Pharmacist; drug product selection; effect on reimbursement; label; price.(1) Whenever a drug product has been prescribed with the notation that no drug product selection is permitted for a patient who has a contract whereunder he or she is reimbursed for the cost of health care, directly or indirectly, the party that has contracted to reimburse the patient, directly or indirectly, shall make reimbursements on the basis of the price of the brand-name drug product and not on the basis of the equivalent drug product or interchangeable biological product, unless the contract specifically requires generic reimbursement under the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) A prescription drug or device when dispensed shall bear upon the label the name of the drug or device in the container unless the practitioner writes do not label or words of similar import in the prescription or so designates orally.(3) Nothing in this section shall (a) require a pharmacy to charge less than its established minimum price for the filling of any prescription or (b) prohibit any hospital from developing, using, and enforcing a formulary.Source   Laws 1977, LB 103, § 4;   Laws 1983, LB 476, § 23;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 721;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 150;  Laws 2003, LB 667, § 17;  Laws 2005, LB 382, § 13;   R.S.1943, (2009), § 71-5404;  Laws 2015, LB37, § 63;  Laws 2017, LB481, § 14.