Nev. Admin. Code § 639.254 - Initial and biennial in-service training of pharmaceutical technicians working in or for pharmacy; substitution of continuing education for in-service training

1. The owner and managing pharmacist of a pharmacy shall provide training for pharmaceutical technicians working in or for the pharmacy that ensures the continuing competency of those technicians. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the training must consist of initial training upon employment and at least 12 hours of in-service training during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal of the registration of the pharmaceutical technician. One of the 12 hours of in-service training must be a jurisprudence program approved or presented by the Board that relates to the practice of pharmacy or the law concerning pharmacy in this State.

2. The managing pharmacist shall maintain a written record of the initial training and the annual training , including, without limitation, training and continuing education relating to immunizations required by NAC 639.2973 and 639.2974, completed by each pharmaceutical technician working in or for the pharmacy that contains:

(a) The name and signature of the person receiving the training;

(b) The date or dates on which the training was received;

(c) The number of hours of training received;

(d) A general description of the topics covered; and

(e) The name of the person or provider conducting the training.

3. A pharmaceutical technician may substitute the completion of the continuing education necessary for recertification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board or the National Healthcareer Association for the biennial in-service training required by subsection 1.

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Nev. Admin. Code § 639.254

Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy, eff. 11-15-93; A by R033-02, 5-31-2002; R121-08, 9-18-2008; R016-09, 10-27-2009; R175-12, 12-20-2012; A by R142-20A, eff. 9/21/2020

NRS 639.070, 639.1371