657—3.23(155A)  Functions a pharmacy technician shall not perform.
	3.23(1) Prohibited functions for all pharmacy technicians. A pharmacy technician shall not be authorized to perform any of the following functions:
	a. 	Except for a certified pharmacy technician participating in an approved technician product verification program pursuant to 657—Chapter 40, provide the final verification for the accuracy, validity, completeness, or appropriateness of a filled prescription or medication order;
	b. 	Conduct prospective drug use review or evaluate a patient’s medication record for purposes identified in rule 657—8.21(155A);
	c. 	Provide patient counseling, consultation, or patient-specific drug information, tender an offer of patient counseling on behalf of a pharmacist, or accept a refusal of patient counseling from a patient or patient’s agent;
	d. 	Make decisions that require a pharmacist’s professional judgment, such as interpreting prescription drug orders or applying information;
	e. 	Transfer a prescription drug order for a controlled substance to another pharmacy or receive the transfer of a prescription drug order for a controlled substance from another pharmacy;
	f. 	Delegate technical functions to a pharmacy support person.
	3.23(2) Prohibited functions for technician trainees. In addition to the prohibited functions in subrule 3.23(1), a technician trainee shall not be authorized to perform any of the following functions:
	a. 	Accept new prescription drug orders or medication orders communicated to the pharmacy by a prescriber or the prescriber’s agent.
	b. 	Transfer or receive by transfer by any means the original prescription drug order information or prescription refill information of a prescription for any substance.
[ARC 8673B, IAB 4/7/10, effective 6/1/10; ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10; ARC 9783B, IAB 10/5/11, effective 11/9/11; ARC 4189C, IAB 12/19/18, effective 1/23/19; ARC 5007C, IAB 3/25/20, effective 4/29/20; ARC 5542C, IAB 4/7/21, effective 5/12/21]