RCW 18.64A.010Definitions.Terms used in this chapter shall have the meaning set forth in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(1) 'Commission' means the pharmacy quality assurance commission;(2) 'Department' means the department of health;(3) 'Pharmacist' means a person duly licensed by the commission to engage in the practice of pharmacy;(4) 'Pharmacy' means every place properly licensed by the commission where the practice of pharmacy is conducted;(5) 'Pharmacy ancillary personnel' means pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants;(6) 'Pharmacy technician' means:(a) A person who is enrolled in, or who has satisfactorily completed, a commission-approved training program designed to prepare persons to perform nondiscretionary functions associated with the practice of pharmacy; or(b) A person who is a graduate with a degree in pharmacy or medicine of a foreign school, university, or college recognized by the commission;(7) 'Pharmacy assistant' means a person registered by the commission to perform limited functions in the pharmacy;(8) 'Practice of pharmacy' means the definition given in RCW 18.64.011;(9) 'Secretary' means the secretary of health or the n registered by the commission to perform limited functions in the pharmacy;(8) 'Practice of pharmacy' means the definition given in RCW 18.64.011;(9) 'Secretary' means the secretary of health or the secretary's designee.[ 2013 c 19 s 32; 1997 c 417 s 1; 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 s 422; 1977 ex.s. c 101 s 1.]NOTES:Effective date—Severability—1989 1st ex.s. c 9: See RCW 43.70.910 and 43.70.920.
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