The Board of Pharmacy issued the following clarification regarding pharmacy technicians’ authority to administer vaccines:
As part of his COVID Action Plan, Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Executive Order 11, to give flexibility and support to healthcare providers, hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Paragraph 13 of Executive Order 11 increases the number of persons performing the duties of a pharmacy technician that a pharmacist may supervise to five (5) and exempts pharmacy technicians performing COVID-19 administrative tasks from being counted in the ratio. Please be advised that the administration of a CLIA-waived test or vaccine does not constitute an administrative task. Additionally, the decision regarding the number of pharmacy technicians a pharmacist will supervise, and whether any other duty constitutes a COVID-19 administrative task, is a decision that must be made by the Pharmacist-in-Charge or pharmacist on duty, pursuant to 18VAC110-20-112(A) and 18VAC110-20-110(C). The Executive Order shall remain in effect until February 21, 2022, unless sooner amended or rescinded by further executive order or directive.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Jill McCormack at 717-592-8977.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Jill McCormack at 717-592-8977.