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Committee backs giving hospital PICs more flexibility on technician duties and ratios; discusses infusion center licensing questions
Summary
Members favored a model that lets hospital pharmacists in charge set non‑discretionary technician tasks and determine inpatient pharmacist‑to‑technician ratios; the committee also began an information gathering process about licensing and rules that apply to infusion centers.
The Licensing Committee on Oct. 15 discussed proposed amendments to two hospital‑focused regulations — CCR §1793.8 (technicians in hospitals with clinical pharmacy programs) and CCR §1793.7 (pharmacist‑to‑pharmacy‑technician ratio for inpatient settings) — and considered whether the board should adopt a new licensing approach for infusion centers.
What the committee proposed - Hospital technician roles: Staff presented draft language to let hospital pharmacists in charge (PICs) determine additional non‑discretionary tasks that properly trained pharmacy technicians may perform in hospitals that operate clinical pharmacy programs. Several members supported a flexible, PIC‑driven model that would require written…
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