Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.3655 - Approved pharmacy technician programs
Rule 5.
(1) The
following pharmacy technician programs are considered board-approved after a
completed application on a form provided by the department along with proof of
accreditation is submitted to and reviewed by the department:
(a) A pharmacy technician program including
an employer-based training program that is accredited by the ASHP/ACPE Pharmacy
Technician Accreditation Commission.
(b) A pharmacy technician program that is
offered by an education program that is accredited by the ASHP/ACPE Pharmacy
Technician Accreditation Commission or by an agency accredited by the United
States Department of Education.
(2) If any of the following pharmacy
technician programs do not meet the requirements in subrule (1) of this rule,
the program may apply for board approval by submitting an application to the
department on a form provided by the department, along with an attestation form
that verifies compliance with the information required in subrule (3) of this
rule:
(a) A comprehensive curriculum-based
pharmacy technician education and training program conducted by a community
college under the community college act of 1966, 1966 PA 331, MCL
389.1 to
389.195 or a school that is
licensed under the proprietary schools act, 1943 PA 148, MCL
395.101 to
395.103.
(b) A pharmacy technician training program
utilized by a pharmacy that includes training in the functions, specified in
section 17739(1) of the code, MCL
333.17739, and
R 338.3665, required to assist the
pharmacist in the technical functions associated with the practice of
pharmacy.
(3) The contents
of the training programs offered under subrule (2) of this rule must include
all of the following:
(a) The duties and
responsibilities of the pharmacy technician and a pharmacist, including the
standards of patient confidentiality, and ethics governing pharmacy
practice.
(b) The tasks and
technical skills, policies, and procedures related to the pharmacy technician's
position pursuant to the duties specified in section 17739(1) of the code, MCL
333.17739, and
R 338.3665.
(c) The pharmaceutical-medical terminology,
abbreviations, and symbols commonly used in prescriptions and drug
orders.
(d) The general storage,
packaging, and labeling requirements of drugs, prescriptions, or drug
orders.
(e) The arithmetic
calculations required for the usual dosage determinations.
(f) The essential functions related to drug,
purchasing, and inventory control.
(g) The recordkeeping functions associated
with prescriptions or drug orders.
(4) The pharmacy technician program shall
maintain a record of a student's pharmacy technician training and education,
specified in this rule, for 3 years after a student completes or leaves the
program, whichever is earlier, that must include all of the following:
(a) The full name and date of birth of the
pharmacy technician student.
(b)
The starting date of the pharmacy technician program and date the student
successfully completed the program.
(c) The program syllabus and activities
performed in the program.
(5) A student shall complete a board-approved
pharmacy technician program within 2 years of beginning the program in order to
maintain the student's exemption from licensure in subrule (6) of this rule,
and R 338.3651a.
(6) A student in a board-approved pharmacy
technician program is exempt from licensure while in the program.
(7) A student who is at least 16 years of
age, in a board-approved pharmacy technician program, may participate in
practical hands-on training in the pharmacy.
(8) A pharmacy technician program that was
board approved before July 1, 2022, shall reapply and meet the requirements of
this rule no later than 1 year after these rules are promulgated, or the
program will no longer be listed as a board-approved program. The board's
approval of a program expires 5 years after the date of approval. After 5
years, upon review by the department, a pharmacy technician program may be
reapproved if it has maintained its accreditation.
(9) If the department determines that a
board-approved program is not meeting the standards of the code or these rules,
the department may send written notice to the program stating which areas in
the program are deficient. The program has 30 days to fix any deficiency and
report back to the department. If the department determines that the
deficiencies are not resolved, the board will evaluate the deficiencies and may
withdraw approval.
(10) Withdrawal
of board approval of a program for stated deficiencies that were not remediated
does not make any bona fide student enrolled in the program, at the time of
withdrawal of approval, ineligible to sit for an approved licensure
examination.
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