La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LIII-903 - Pharmacy Technician Candidates
A. Registration
1. All pharmacy technician candidates shall
obtain a registration from the board prior to performing any professional
functions in a pharmacy; failure to do so may result in disciplinary action by
the board.
2. Qualifications
a. The applicant shall be of good moral
character and non-impaired.
b. One
of the three following eligibility criteria shall be satisfied by the
applicant:
i. Verification of enrollment in a
nationally-accredited and board-approved pharmacy technician training program
and at least 18 years of age, as evidenced by a valid and legible copy of a
birth certificate or other appropriate credential.
ii. Verification of enrollment in a Louisiana
Department of Education program with a pharmacy technician career path and at
least 16 years of age, as evidenced by a valid and legible copy of a birth
certificate or other appropriate credential. Applicants under 18 years of age
shall provide evidence of an Employment Certificate as required by the
Louisiana Department of Labor.
iii.
Verification from a Louisiana licensed pharmacist, who is not on probation with
the board, indicating their intention to provide technician training in a
pharmacy that is not on probation with the board. The applicant shall be at
least 18 years of age, as evidenced by a valid and legible copy of a birth
certificate or other appropriate credential.
c. Exceptions
i. A pharmacist or pharmacy intern whose
board credential has been denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted for
disciplinary reasons by any board of pharmacy shall not be a pharmacy
technician candidate or pharmacy technician.
ii. A Louisiana pharmacist or pharmacy intern
whose board credential is active shall not be a pharmacy technician candidate
or pharmacy technician until such credential is
relinquished.
3. Issuance and Maintenance
a. Upon receipt of a properly completed
application, appropriate fee, and any other documentation required by the
board, the board may issue a Pharmacy Technician Candidate Registration to the
applicant.
b. The board reserves
the right to refuse to issue, recall, or discipline a registration for
cause.
c. The registration shall
expire 24 months after the date of issuance, and it shall not be
renewable.
d. Termination of
Training
i. In the event the candidate is no
longer training with the Pharmacy Technician Educator, for any reason other
than completion of the training, the candidate no longer meets the eligibility
criteria to possess the registration, and the candidate shall relinquish the
registration to the board within 10 days, giving notice of their last day of
training.
ii. In the event a
candidate fails to relinquish their registration when required to do so, the
board staff shall inactivate the registration.
iii. In the event the candidate should resume
training with a pharmacy technician educator, and verification of that training
is provided to the board, the board may re-issue the registration with the
original expiration date preserved.
iv. In its discretion, the board may grant an
exception to the original expiration date or reinstate the registration upon
request by the candidate demonstrating unusual circumstances.
e. A pharmacy technician
candidate shall notify the board, in writing, no later than 10 days following a
change of mailing address. The written notice shall include the candidates
name, registration number, and old and new addresses.
f. A pharmacy technician candidate shall
notify the board, in writing, no later than 10 days following a change in
location(s) of employment. The written notice shall include the candidate's
name, registration number, and pharmacy name, address, and permit numbers for
old and new employers.
B. Pharmacy Technician Educators
1. Pharmacy technician educators shall
provide academic preparation including technical skills and knowledge,
sufficient to prepare the candidate to adequately perform the duties of a
pharmacy technician. Academic preparation shall meet the minimum requirements
of a board-approved pharmacy technician certification examination
provider.
2. All
nationally-accredited training programs approved by the board shall maintain
their national accreditation.
3.
Pharmacy technician educators shall notify the board within 10 days when a
pharmacy technician candidate is no longer enrolled in the program or actively
progressing in training with the Louisiana licensed pharmacist.
4. Pharmacy technician educators shall
provide verification that the pharmacy technician candidate has successfully
completed the training.
C.
Practical Experience
1. The candidate shall
possess a registration prior to performing any permitted professional function
or earning any practical experience in a pharmacy.
2. The candidate shall wear appropriate
attire and be properly identified as to name and candidate status while on duty
in the prescription department.
3.
A candidate shall not work in a permitted site that is on probation with the
board, or with a pharmacist who is on probation with the board.
4. The candidate's registration shall
evidence his authority to earn practical experience in a pharmacy, under the
supervision of a pharmacist, in satisfaction of the requirements for pharmacy
technician certification.
a. In the event the
registration was issued to an applicant enrolled in a nationally-accredited and
board-approved training program, the candidate shall earn the amount of
experience prescribed by the curriculum of that program.
b. In the event the registration was issued
to an applicant by any other method, the candidate shall earn at least 600
hours of practical experience in a pharmacy in Louisiana. A candidate may
receive board credit for a maximum of 50 hours per week, unless further limited
by an Employment Certificate as required by the Louisiana Department of Labor.
5. Hours of practical
experience earned by a candidate shall expire two years after the expiration
date of the registration.
D. Examination
1. A board-approved pharmacy technician
certification examination shall consist of integrated pharmacy subject matter
and any other disciplines the board may deem appropriate in order to permit the
candidate to demonstrate his competency. The candidate shall achieve a passing
score, as determined by the board.
2. In the event the candidate fails the
examination, the candidate may repeat the examination in compliance with the
test administrator's policy.
a. Following the
first or second unsuccessful attempt of an examination, the candidate may be
permitted to retake that examination.
b. Following the third unsuccessful attempt
of an examination, the candidate shall wait one year after the date of the last
examination to retake that examination. If the candidate fails to wait the
prescribed one-year period, the board may delay any future certification until
that one-year period has elapsed.
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