A. Registration
required. As indicated under A.R.S. §
32-1923.01, a person shall not
work as a pharmacy technician trainee in Arizona unless the person has
registered with the Board. A registered pharmacy technician trainee shall
maintain the registration certificate at the practice site for inspection by
the Board or its designee or review by the public. Registration as a pharmacy
technician trainee is not transferable.
A.B. Eligibility.
An applicant for a 36-month, non-renewable registration as a pharmacy
technician trainee shall provide the Board proof the applicant is eligible
under A.R.S. §
32-1923.01(B).
B.C. Application.
1. An applicant for a 36-month, non-renewable
registration as a pharmacy technician trainee shall:
a. Submit a completed application
electronically on a form available on the Board's website, and
b. Submit with the application form:
i. The documents specified in the application
form, and
ii. The registration fee
specified in
R4-23-205
iii. The wall license fee
specified in R4-23-205 .
2. The Board office shall deem an application
form received on the date the Board office electronically date-stamps the
form.
C.D. registration.
1. If an applicant is found to be ineligible
for registration as a pharmacy technician trainee under statute and rule, the
Board office shall issue a written notice of denial to the applicant.
2. If an applicant is found to be eligible
for registration as a pharmacy technician trainee under statute and rule, the
Board office shall issue a certificate of registration. An applicant who is
assigned a registration number and granted "open" or "active" status on the
Board's website may begin practice as a pharmacy technician trainee. An
applicant shall not practice as a pharmacy technician trainee if the Board's
website indicates any status other than "open" or "active."
3. An applicant who is assigned a
license number and who has a "pending" status on the Board's license
verification site shall not practice as a pharmacy technician trainee until the
Board office issues a certificate of licensure as specified in subsection
(C)(2).
4. A licensee shall maintain the
certificate of licensure in the practice site for inspection by the Board or
its designee or review by the public.
5. A pharmacy technician trainee
license is valid for 36 months from the date issued. A pharmacy technician
trainee who does not complete the prescribed training program and pass a
Board-approved pharmacy technician examination before the pharmacy technician
trainee's license expires is not eligible for licensure as a pharmacy
technician and shall not practice as a pharmacy technician or pharmacy
technician trainee. The Board has approved the following pharmacy technician
examinations:
a. Pharmacy Technician
Certification Board (PTCB) Exam, and
b. Exam for the Certification of
Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT).
D.E. Time frames
for pharmacy technician trainee registration. The Board office shall follow the
time frames established in
R4-23-202(F).
E.F. Verification
of registration. A pharmacy permittee or pharmacist-in-charge shall not allow a
person to practice as a pharmacy technician trainee until the pharmacy
permittee or pharmacist-in-charge verifies that the person is currently
registered by the Board as a pharmacy technician trainee.
Notes
Ariz. Admin. Code §
R4-23-1103
New Section
made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 1192, effective May 1, 2004 (Supp. 04-1).
Amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2911, effective November 10, 2013.
Amended by final rulemaking at
25
A.A.R. 1015, effective 6/1/2019. Amended by final rulemaking at
26
A.A.R. 223, effective 3/14/2020. Amended by final rulemaking at
30
A.A.R. 3095, effective
11/30/2024.
