Regulation .07 Training Requirements.
Regulation .07 Training Requirements.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Personnel shall be trained in the following areas where appropriate:
(1)
Patient rights and responsibilities;
(2)
Patient safety;
(3)
Performance improvement program;
(4)
Universal precautions which are incorporated by reference in COMAR 10.06.01.01-1;
(5)
Warehouse and equipment orientation;
(6)
Waste management;
(7)
Handling hazardous substances;
(8)
Policies and procedures;
(9)
Recognizing signs of patient abuse and neglect;
(10)
Recognizing signs of IV drug abuse;
(11)
Customer service and cultural sensitivity training;
(12)
Emergency policies and procedures which support the continuum of patient care during natural or manmade disasters; and
(13)
Patient confidentiality and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164.
B.
A pharmacist shall be trained and evaluated in the following areas, including but not limited to:
(1)
Clinical management of therapies and disease states managed by the infusion pharmacy services, including but not limited to:
(a)
Specific dosing and monitoring protocols;
(b)
Care planning;
(c)
Lab value ranges; and
(d)
Side effects;
(2)
Pump use and programming;
(3)
Parenteral infusion access devices and therapy-specific appropriateness by device;
(4)
Supplies by therapy and device;
(5)
Accurate set-up of compounding worksheet instructions;
(6)
Pharmacist functions on computer systems;
(7)
Documentation;
(8)
If performing sterile compounding, COMAR 10.34.19;
(9)
Medication storage;
(10)
IV compatibility and stability;
(11)
Calculations to ensure:
(a)
IV dose appropriateness; and
(b)
Compounding accuracy, if applicable; and
(12)
On-call requirements and procedures for handling after-hours care.
C.
A pharmacy technician obtaining clinical information shall be trained and evaluated in the following areas, including but not limited to:
(1)
Pharmacy technician functions on computer systems;
(2)
Parenteral infusion access devices
(3)
Supplies specific to therapy and device
(4)
Storage and shipping protocols;
(5)
Pharmaceutical calculations for IV compounding, if applicable;
(6)
Patient triage forms — therapy-specific training and communication with the pharmacist as specified in Regulation .05A(3)(a) of this chapter; and
(7)
Documentation of:
(a)
Communication with patients or caregiver; and
(b)
Delivery scheduling.
D.
Unlicensed personnel shall be trained and evaluated in the following areas as applicable:
(1)
Insurance pre-authorization;
(2)
Billing;
(3)
Delivery procedures;
(4)
Supplies;
(5)
Picking and packing of supplies;
(6)
Drug storage;
(7)
Shipping protocols; and
(8)
Cleaning, testing, and maintenance of patient-use equipment according to manufacturers’ specifications.