Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-23-1105 - Pharmacy Technician Trainee Training Program; Pharmacy Technician Drug Compounding Training Program

A. Nothing in this Section prevents additional offsite training of a pharmacy technician.

B. Pharmacy technician trainee training program.

1. A pharmacy permittee or pharmacist-in-charge shall develop, implement, review, revise, and enforce, in the manner described in R4-23-653(A), a pharmacy technician trainee training program that is based on the needs of the individual pharmacy and designed to prepare the pharmacy technician trainee to pass a Board-approved national certification examination.

2. A pharmacy permittee or pharmacist-in-charge shall ensure the pharmacy technician trainee training program includes training guidelines that:

a. Define the specific tasks a pharmacy technician trainee is expected to perform,

b. Specify how and when the pharmacist-in-charge will assess the pharmacy technician trainee's competency, and

c. Address the policies and procedures specified in R4-23-1104(G) and the permissible activities specified in R4-23-1104(A) .

3. A pharmacist-in-charge shall:

a. Document the date a pharmacy technician trainee successfully completed the training program, and

b. Maintain the documentation required in this subsection for inspection by the Board or its designee.

4. A pharmacy technician trainee shall perform only those tasks, listed in R4-23-1104(A), for which training and competency has been demonstrated.

C. Pharmacy technician drug compounding training program.

1. A pharmacy permittee or pharmacist-in-charge shall develop, implement, review, revise, and enforce, in the manner described in R4-23-653(A), a pharmacy technician drug compounding training program based on the needs of the individual pharmacy.

2. A pharmacy permittee or pharmacist-in-charge shall ensure the pharmacy technician drug compounding training program includes training guidelines that:

a. Define the specific tasks a pharmacy technician is expected to perform,

b. Specify how and when the pharmacist-in-charge will assess the pharmacy technician's competency, and

c. Address the following procedures and tasks:

i. Area preparation,

ii. Component preparation,

iii. Aseptic technique and product preparation,

iv. Packaging and labeling, and

v. Area cleanup;

3. 2. A pharmacist-in-charge shall:

a. Document the date a pharmacy technician successfully completed the pharmacy technician drug compounding training program, and

b. Maintain the required documentation for inspection by the Board or its designee.

D. Alternative pharmacy technician training.

1. An individual who has passed the required Board-approved pharmacy technician examination, but has not followed the normal path to pharmacy technician licensure by obtaining a pharmacy technician trainee license and working while completing a pharmacy technician trainee training program as specified in subsection (B), may obtain a pharmacy technician license, if the individual has employment in pharmacy and completes an on-the-job training program as part of the individual's employment orientation that includes: reading and discussing with the pharmacist-in-charge of the pharmacy where employed, the Board rules concerning pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainees, the pharmacy technician and pharmacy technician trainee job description, and the policies and procedures manual of that pharmacy.

2. An individual who has completed a pharmacy technician certificate program and has passed the required Board-approved pharmacy technician examination, but has not followed the normal path to pharmacy technician licensure by obtaining a pharmacy technician trainee license and working while completing a pharmacy technician trainee training program as specified in subsection (B), may obtain a pharmacy technician license, if the individual has employment in pharmacy and completes an on-the-job training program as part of the individual's employment orientation that includes: reading and discussing with the pharmacist-in-charge of the pharmacy where employed, the Board rules concerning pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainees, the pharmacy technician and pharmacy technician trainee job description, and the policies and procedures manual of that pharmacy.

3. A pharmacist-in-charge shall:

a. Document the date an individual licensed under subsection (D)(1) or (2) successfully completed the on-the-job training program as part of the individual's employment orientation as required under subsection (D)(1) or (2), and

b. Maintain the documentation required in this subsection for inspection by the Board or its designee.

E.D. A pharmacy technician shall perform only those tasks, listed in R4-23-1104(B), for which training and competency has been demonstrated.

F.E. If a pharmacy technician trainee leaves a training program described under subsection (B) before successfully completing the training program, the pharmacist-in-charge shall provide the pharmacy technician trainee with written documentation of the hours of training completed and the tasks for which competence was demonstrated.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-23-1105

New Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 1192, effective May 1, 2004 (Supp. 04-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 3032, effective October 1, 2006 (Supp. 06-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 102, effective March 10, 2013 (Supp. 13-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1015, effective 6/1/2019. Amended by final rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 3095, effective 11/30/2024.