OAR 855-041-5055: Remote Distribution Facility (RDF)

The purpose of these rules is to provide for the use of a Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician functioning outside of a pharmacy to prepare drugs only for administration to a patient by another healthcare provider, and where requisite pharmacist supervision and verification is provided remotely by an Oregon licensed pharmacist via an audiovisual communication system. (1) A pharmacy physically located in Oregon may make written application to operate a RDF. (2) The board may approve an application for registration as a RDF which includes the following: (a) An operation plan; (b) Policies and Procedures; (c) A training plan; (d) A quality assurance plan for ensuring that there is a planned and systematic process for the monitoring and evaluation of the quality and appropriateness of pharmacy services and for identifying and resolving problems; and (e) The fee specified in Division 110. (3) Notwithstanding the definition of “supervision by a pharmacist” in Division 006, supervision in a RDF may be accomplished by a pharmacist via an audiovisual communication system from the applying pharmacy. (4) Notwithstanding rules in this Division and in Divisions 115 and 125, a Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician who works in a RDF may have access to the facility without the physical presence of a pharmacist, but may only perform Board approved functions when under the supervision of a pharmacist.