The bill amends Chapter 5-19.1 of the General Laws concerning pharmacies by introducing a new section, 5-19.1-37, which outlines the scope of practice for pharmacy technicians and interns in institutional pharmacies. It allows these professionals to perform technology-assisted dispensing process validation for medications prepared by other pharmacy technicians or interns, under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. The bill defines key terms such as "automated storage and distribution devices," "controlled substance," and "dispensing process validation," and specifies the conditions under which pharmacy technicians and interns can operate, including the prohibition of delegating validation for controlled substances and compounded products unless previously verified by a pharmacist.

Additionally, the bill mandates that institutional pharmacies document their dispensing process validation policies, maintain training programs for pharmacy technicians and interns, and implement a continuous quality assessment system to monitor the accuracy of the validation process. The Board of Pharmacy is tasked with creating necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement of this section. The act is set to take effect upon passage.