Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter639 Pharmacists and Pharmacy |
IMMUNIZATION BY PHARMACISTS AND INTERN PHARMACISTS |
NAC639.2973. Training and certification to administer immunizations.
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1. Before a pharmacist may administer an immunization pursuant to a written protocol or before an intern pharmacist acting under the direct and immediate supervision of a pharmacist may administer such immunizations, the pharmacist or intern pharmacist must be trained and certified to administer immunizations by completing a course approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education that includes:
(a) Certification in life-saving techniques pursuant to the American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiac Life Support for Health Care Providers or its equivalent;
(b) Education and practical training, including, without limitation, written study materials regarding techniques for administering immunizations;
(c) Evaluation of the knowledge and technique of the pharmacist or intern pharmacist in administering immunizations;
(d) Instruction consistent with the current training guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and
(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a minimum of 20 hours of instruction and practical training concerning:
(1) The standards for pediatric, adolescent and adult immunization practices recommended and approved by the United States Public Health Service Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices;
(2) Basic immunology, and vaccine and immunization protection;
(3) Diseases that are preventable through vaccination and immunization;
(4) Recommended immunization schedules;
(5) Vaccine and immunization storage and management;
(6) Informed consent;
(7) Physiology and techniques for administration of immunizations;
(8) Preimmunization and postimmunization assessment and counseling;
(9) Immunization reporting and records management; and
(10) Identification, response, documentation and reporting of adverse events.
2. In lieu of complying with the requirements of paragraph (e) of subsection 1, a pharmacist or an intern pharmacist who administers immunizations consisting exclusively of live attenuated influenza vaccine through the nasal passages of a person may complete a program of less than 20 hours of instruction which is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education and includes instruction relating to:
(a) The epidemiology of influenza;
(b) The pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of influenza;
(c) The administration, storage and handling of influenza vaccines; and
(d) The counseling of patients who will be immunized with the vaccine.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy by R009-01, eff. 11-1-2001; A by R187-03, 4-8-2004; R180-05, 12-29-2005; R115-08, 9-18-2008)