2019 Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 315 - Pharmacists and pharmacies 315.020 Only pharmacists to supervise manufacturing of pharmaceuticals or practice pharmacy -- Exceptions -- Persons employed to assist practice of pharmacy after April 1, 2009, to be registered pharmacy technicians or exempt under KRS 315.135.
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315.020
Only pharmacists to supervise manufacturing of pharmaceuticals or
practice pharmacy -- Exceptions -- Persons employed to assist practice of
pharmacy after April 1, 2009, to be registered pharmacy technicians or exempt
under KRS 315.135.
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(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
No owner of a pharmacy who is not a pharmacist shall fail to place a pharmacist in
charge of his pharmacy or shall permit any person to compound or dispense
prescription drugs, medicines, or pharmaceuticals in his place of business except in
the presence and under the immediate supervision of a pharmacist.
No manufacturer of pharmaceuticals who is not a pharmacist shall fail to place a
pharmacist in charge of his place of business or shall permit any person to
compound prescription drugs, medicines, or pharmaceuticals in his place of
business, except as provided by the board through the promulgation of
administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A.
Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, no person shall engage in the
practice of pharmacy unless licensed to practice under the provisions of KRS
Chapter 315.
The provisions of subsection (3) of this section shall not apply to:
(a) Pharmacist interns performing professional practice activities under the
immediate supervision of a licensed pharmacist. The nature and scope of the
activities referred to in this paragraph shall be determined by the board
through administrative regulation promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A;
(b) Pharmacist interns and pharmacy technicians performing specifically
identified pharmacy practice activities while under the supervision of a
pharmacist. The nature and scope of the activities referred to in this paragraph
shall be determined by the board through administrative regulation
promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A;
(c) Other licensed health care professionals practicing within the statutory scope
of their professional practices; or
(d) Volunteer health practitioners providing services under KRS 39A.350 to
39A.366.
Effective April 1, 2009, an owner of a pharmacy shall not employ a person to assist
in the practice of pharmacy unless the person is registered as a pharmacy technician
by the board or exempt under KRS 315.135.
Effective: July 15, 2008
History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 148, sec. 7, effective July 15, 2008. -- Amended
2007 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 15, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts
ch. 257, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 191, sec. 2,
effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 221, sec. 2. -- Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2619,
2620, 2628, 2631.
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