Oregon Code § 689.700·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Telepharmacy; requirements; rules.
(1) As used in this section, telepharmacy means the delivery of pharmacy
services by a pharmacist, through the use of a variety of electronic and
telecommunications technologies, to a patient at a remote location staffed by a
pharmacy technician.
(2) The pharmacy
services for which a pharmacist may use telepharmacy include the supervision of
the dispensation of prescription drugs to a patient.
(3) The remote
location at which a patient receives pharmacy services through the use of
telepharmacy must be affiliated with the pharmacy where the pharmacist
providing the pharmacy services through telepharmacy regularly engages in the
practice of pharmacy.
(4)(a) The State
Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules to carry out this section. The rules
adopted under this section must include rules:
(A) Regarding
remote supervision of a pharmacy technician in order to facilitate the use of
telepharmacy; and
(B) Describing
the pharmacy services that a pharmacist may provide through telepharmacy.
(b) In adopting
rules under this section, the board may not establish standards for
telepharmacy that are more restrictive than standards for the delivery of
in-person pharmacy services, including standards regarding prescription and
dispensation of drugs. This paragraph may not be construed to limit the
authority of the board to adopt rules to require compliance with any applicable
federal law. [2021 c.340 §2; 2022 c.45 §19]