Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 576 - The Practice of Pharmacy › Shared Pharmacy Services › Section 20-576-74 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in this section and sections 20-576-75 to 20-576-79,
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Central dispensing pharmacy" means a
				licensed pharmacy that acts as an agent of or under contract with an
				originating pharmacy to dispense a prescription;
(2) "Delivery" means the process of
				transferring a dispensed prescription that has been through final prescription
				verification to a patient or patient's representative;
(3) "Direct supervision" has the same meaning
				as provided in section 20-598a(b) of the Connecticut General
				Statutes;
(4) "Dispense" has the
				same meaning as provided in section 20-571 of the Connecticut General
				Statutes;
(5) "Drug utilization
				review" or "DUR" or "Drug utilization review program" means an authorized and
				structured review of prescribing, dispensing, and utilization of drugs by a
				licensed pharmacist before, during, and after dispensing a prescription to
				ensure appropriate drug decision-making and positive patient outcomes. Such
				review includes, but is not limited to, the prospective and retrospective
				utilization reviews mandated by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of
				1990, as amended from time to time;
(6) "Final prescription verification" means
				the last review of a prescription by a licensed pharmacist prior to approving
				such prescription for delivery to a patient or patient's representative, after
				such review and approval the prescription is considered dispensed. Such review
				includes, but is not limited to, the original prescription, the contents of the
				prescription label, and the contents of the prescription container to ensure
				accuracy of a prescription;
(7)
				"Licensed pharmacy" means a pharmacy that is either licensed pursuant to
				section 20-594 of the Connecticut General Statutes or a nonresident pharmacy as
				defined in and operated in accordance with section 20-627 of the Connecticut
				General Statutes;
(8) "Licensed
				pharmacist" means a pharmacist either licensed pursuant to section 20-593 of
				the Connecticut General Statutes or licensed as a pharmacist in any other state
				of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
				or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the
				United States;
(9) "Order entry"
				means the process by which pharmacy personnel enter prescription data into a
				licensed pharmacy's software system. Such data includes, but is not limited to,
				patient demographics, drug name and strength, drug quantity, the directions for
				use, the number of times the prescription may be refilled, including the use of
				refill terms "PRN" and "ad lib" in lieu of a specific number of authorized
				refills, and any required cautionary statements;
(10) "Order entry verification" means the
				process by which a licensed pharmacist verifies prescription data entered in a
				licensed pharmacy's software system after order entry has been completed and
				prior to final prescription verification;
(11) "Originating pharmacy" means a licensed
				pharmacy that accepts a prescription for dispensing to a patient or patient's
				representative, either on its own or through the use of a central dispensing
				pharmacy;
(12) "Prescription" means
				a lawful order of a prescribing practitioner transmitted either orally, in
				writing or by electronic means for a drug or device for a specific
				patient;
(13) "Pharmacy personnel"
				means either a licensed pharmacist, a registered pharmacy intern, or a
				registered pharmacy technician;
(14) "Registered pharmacy intern" means a
				pharmacy intern registered pursuant to section 20-598 of the Connecticut
				General Statutes or registered as a pharmacy intern in any other state of the
				United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any
				territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United
				States;
(15) "Registered pharmacy
				technician" means a pharmacy technician registered pursuant to section 20-598a
				of the Connecticut General Statutes or registered as a pharmacy technician in
				any other state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
				Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any territory or insular possession subject to
				the jurisdiction of the United States;
(16) "Remote order entry" means order entry
				that is conducted from a location other than the physical premises of an
				originating pharmacy;
(17) "Remote
				order entry verification" means order entry verification that is conducted from
				a location other than the physical premises of an originating
				pharmacy;
(18) "Shared pharmacy
				services" means a system by which two or more licensed pharmacies process or
				dispense a prescription; and
(19)
				"Shipping record" means a record that contains all shipping information for a
				specific shipment. Such information includes, but is not limited to, each item
				contained in a shipment.