Technician Product Verification

Question 1

What chapter of IAC covers Technician Product verification?

Answer 1

Chapter 40

Question 2

What are the requirements for a Tech-Check-tech (TCT) program in an institutional setting?

Answer 2

1. Legislation was passed in 2007 to allow hospital pharmacies and closed-door pharmacies providing services to long-term facilities to develop and implement TCT program per approval of the Iowa BOP.
2. in these programs, a certification technician may check the work of another certification technician in activities related:
   a. to filling of floor stock, unit dose distribution systems,
   b. proprietary bag and vial systems or manufactured premix intravenous products,
   c. and AMDS components for hospital and long-term care patients.

Question 3

Are Tech-Check-Tech programs allowed in community pharmacy practice based on Iowa Board of Pharmacy Rules?

Answer 3

1. No,
2. However legislation was pased in 2018 to allow the Iowa Board of Pharmacy to write rules for technician product verification (TPV) [formerly tech-check-tech] in all pharmacy settings including community practive.
3. In 2012 and 2013, legislation was passed to allow the Board of Pharmacy to approve a pilot or research demonstration project in community pharmacy practice for up to an 18-month timeframe, with the opportunity to be renewed longer after that time.
4. A cohort of community pharmacies have been researching TPV in their practice settings through this process.
5. Those pharmacies that are not an approved pilot site cannot currently perform TCT activities in the community pharmacy setting.