(a) General.
(1) Individuals who are not registered with the Board
may not be employed as or perform the duties of a pharmacy technician
or pharmacy technician trainee.
(2) Individuals who have previously applied and registered
as a pharmacy technician, regardless of the pharmacy technician's
current registration status, may not register as a pharmacy technician
trainee.
(3) Individuals who apply and are qualified for both
a pharmacy technician trainee registration and a pharmacy technician
registration concurrently will not be considered for a pharmacy technician
trainee registration.
(b) Registration for pharmacy technician trainees.
An individual may register as a pharmacy technician trainee only once
and the registration may not be renewed.
(1) Each applicant for pharmacy technician trainee
registration shall:
(A) have a high school or equivalent diploma (e.g.,
GED), or be working to achieve a high school or equivalent diploma.
For the purposes of this subparagraph, an applicant for registration
may be working to achieve a high school or equivalent diploma for
no more than two years;
(B) complete the Texas application for registration
that includes the following information:
(i) name;
(ii) addresses, phone numbers, date of birth, and social
security number; and
(iii) any other information requested on the application.
(C) meet all requirements necessary in order for the
Board to access the criminal history record information, including
submitting fingerprint information and paying the required fees.
(2) Once an applicant has successfully completed all
requirements of registration, and the board has determined there are
no grounds to refuse registration, the applicant will be notified
of registration as a pharmacy technician trainee and of his or her
pharmacy technician trainee registration number.
(3) Pharmacy technician trainee registrations expire
two years from the date of registration or upon issuance of registration
as a registered pharmacy technician, whichever is earlier.
(c) Initial registration for pharmacy technicians.
(1) Each applicant for pharmacy technician registration
shall:
(A) have a high school or equivalent diploma (e.g.,
GED), or be working to achieve a high school or equivalent diploma.
For the purpose of this clause, an applicant for registration may
be working to achieve a high school or equivalent diploma for no more
than two years; and
(B) either have:
(i) taken and passed a pharmacy technician certification
examination approved by the board and have a current certification
certificate; or
(ii) been granted an exemption from certification by
the board as specified in §297.7 of this title (relating to Exemption
from Pharmacy Technician Certification Requirements); and
(C) complete the Texas application for registration
that includes the following information:
(i) name;
(ii) addresses, phone numbers, date of birth, and social
security number; and
(iii) any other information requested on the application.
(D) meet all requirements necessary in order for the
Board to access the criminal history record information, including
submitting fingerprint information and paying the required fees; and
(E) pay the registration fee specified in §297.4
of this title (relating to Fees).
(2) Once an applicant has successfully completed all
requirements of registration, and the board has determined there are
no grounds to refuse registration, the applicant will be notified
of registration as a registered pharmacy technician and of his or
her pharmacy technician registration number. If the pharmacy technician
applicant was registered as a pharmacy technician trainee at the time
the pharmacy technician registration is issued, the pharmacy technician
trainee registration expires.
(d) Renewal.
(1) All applicants for renewal of a pharmacy technician
registration shall:
(A) complete the Texas application for registration
that includes the following information:
(i) name;
(ii) addresses, phone numbers, date of birth, and social
security number;
(iii) meet all requirements necessary in order for
the Board to access the criminal history record information, including
submitting fingerprint information and being responsible for all associated
costs; and
(iv) any other information requested on the application.
(B) pay the renewal fee specified in §297.4 of
this title; and
(C) complete 20 contact hours of continuing education
per renewal period as specified in §297.8 of this title (relating
to Continuing Education).
(2) A pharmacy technician registration expires on the
last day of the assigned expiration month.
(3) As specified in §568.004 of the Act, if the
completed application and renewal fee are not received in the board's
office on or before the last day of the assigned expiration month,
the person's pharmacy technician registration shall expire. An expired
registration shall be renewed according to the following schedule.
(A) If a pharmacy technician registration has expired
for 90 days or less, the person may become registered by making application
and paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to one and one-half
times the renewal fee for the registration as specified in §297.4
of this title (relating to Fees).
(B) If a pharmacy technician registration has been
expired for more than 90 days but less than one year, the person may
become registered by making application and paying to the board a
renewal fee that is equal to two times the renewal fee for the registration
as specified in §297.4 of this title.
(C) If a pharmacy technician registration has expired
for more than one year, the pharmacy technician may not renew the
registration and must complete the requirements for initial registration
as specified in subsection (c) of this section.
(4) After review, the board may determine that paragraph
(3)(C) of this subsection does not apply if the registrant is the
subject of a pending investigation or disciplinary action.
(e) An individual may use the title "Registered Pharmacy
Technician" or "Ph.T.R." if the individual is registered as a pharmacy
technician in this state.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §297.3 adopted to be effective December 23, 2003, 28 TexReg 11264; amended to be effective September 11, 2005, 30 TexReg 5367; amended to be effective June 11, 2006, 31 TexReg 4640; amended to be effective December 3, 2006, 31 TexReg 9611; amended to be effective September 18, 2007, 32 TexReg 6375; amended to be effective December 14, 2008, 33 TexReg 10028; amended to be effective September 12, 2011, 36 TexReg 5848; amended to be effective June 11, 2015, 40 TexReg 3667; amended to be effective June 12, 2016, 41 TexReg 4258; amended to be effective March 19, 2017, 42 TexReg 1128; amended to be effective March 7, 2018, 43TexReg 1279 |