ORS 689.662 Authority to test and prescribe, dispense and administer treatment for COVID-19; rules

Consistent with the protocols adopted by the State Board of Pharmacy by rule, as recommended by the Public Health and Pharmacy Formulary Advisory Committee, a pharmacist may test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and prescribe, dispense and administer treatment, including drug therapy, for SARS-CoV-2.

When testing for SARS-CoV-2, a pharmacist may use:

A screening procedure that can be safely performed by a pharmacist; and

A test that:

Guides the pharmacist’s clinical decision-making;

Is determined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to qualify as a waived test under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (P.L. 100-578, 42 U.S.C. 201 and 263a) or federal regulations adopted pursuant to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 or is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; and

Is approved by the board by rule for use under this section.

A pharmacist may delegate to a pharmacy technician or an intern under the pharmacist’s supervision the administrative and technical tasks of performing a task described in subsection (2) of this section.

The board may adopt rules as necessary to carry out this section.