247 CMR, § 8.03 - Pharmacy Technician Trainees
(1) No individual
may serve as a pharmacy technician trainee without holding a valid Pharmacy
Technician Trainee License from the Board.
(2) A pharmacy technician trainee shall:
(a) be at least 16 years of age or
older;
(b) be a high school
graduate or the equivalent or currently enrolled in a program which awards such
degree or certificate;
(c) be of
good moral character; and
(d) not
have been convicted of a drug related felony or admitted to sufficient facts to
warrant such findings.
(3) An application for a pharmacy technician
trainee License shall be made on forms prescribed by, and available from, the
Board. The application shall include:
(a) the
applicant's name;
(b) the
applicant's address;
(c) the
applicant's date of birth; and
(d)
a recent passport-size photo revealing the applicant's likeness.
(4)
Pharmacy
Technician Trainee Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) A pharmacy technician trainee shall wear
a name tag with the individual's first name and the title "Pharmacy Technician
Trainee."
(b) Except as set forth
in 247 CMR
8.03(4)(c), a pharmacy
technician trainee may be authorized to perform the duties of a pharmacy
technician while acting under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
(c) A pharmacy technician trainee may not
take prescriptions over the telephone.
(5)
Limitation on Period of
Employment as a Pharmacy Technician Trainee. An individual may not
work as a pharmacy technician trainee for more than 1500 hours or for more than
one year, whichever period is shorter, unless:
(a) the Board grants an extension;
(b) the individual has not yet reached 18
years of age; or
(c) the individual
has not yet completed at least 500 hours of employment as a pharmacy technician
trainee.
An individual who has worked as a pharmacy technician trainee for more than 1500 hours or for more than one year prior to his or her 18 th birthday shall submit an application for a pharmacy technician license within 30 days of his or her 18 th birthday.
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(1) No individual may serve as a pharmacy technician trainee without holding a valid Pharmacy Technician Trainee License from the Board.
(2) A pharmacy technician trainee shall:
(a) be at least 16 years of age or older;
(b) be a high school graduate or the equivalent or currently enrolled in a program which awards such degree or certificate;
(c) be of good moral character; and
(d) not have been convicted of a drug related felony or admitted to sufficient facts to warrant such findings.
(3) An application for a pharmacy technician trainee License shall be made on forms prescribed by, and available from, the Board. The application shall include:
(a) the applicant's name;
(b) the applicant's address;
(c) the applicant's date of birth; and
(d) a recent passport-size photo revealing the applicant's likeness.
(4) Pharmacy Technician Trainee Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) A pharmacy technician trainee shall wear a name tag with the individual's first name and the title "Pharmacy Technician Trainee."
(b) Except as set forth in 247 CMR 8.03(4)(c), a pharmacy technician trainee may be authorized to perform the duties of a pharmacy technician while acting under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
(c) A pharmacy technician trainee may not take prescriptions over the telephone.
(5) Limitation on Period of Employment as a Pharmacy Technician Trainee. An individual may not work as a pharmacy technician trainee for more than 1500 hours or for more than one year, whichever period is shorter, unless:
(a) the Board grants an extension;
(b) the individual has not yet reached 18 years of age; or
(c) the individual has not yet completed at least 500 hours of employment as a pharmacy technician trainee.
An individual who has worked as a pharmacy technician trainee for more than 1500 hours or for more than one year prior to his or her 18th birthday shall submit an application for a pharmacy technician license within 30 days of his or her 18th birthday.