Nev. Admin. Code § 639.7425 - Dispensing technician: Requirements; application and fee for registration; provisional registration; issuance of certificate of registration; in-service training required for renewal of registration

1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 639.7423 and section 1, no person may perform the duties of a dispensing technician unless the person has been issued a certificate of registration as a dispensing technician by the Board.

2. An applicant for registration as a dispensing technician must:

(a) Be 18 years of age or older;

(b) Be a high school graduate or its equivalent; and

(c) Have complied with one of the following requirements:

(1) The successful completion of at least 1,500 hours of training and experience as a registered dispensing technician in training under the direct supervision of at least one dispensing practitioner providing the services set forth in subsection 4 of NAC 639.742; or

(2) Active registration and good standing as a pharmaceutical technician in this State.

3. An applicant for registration as a dispensing technician must submit to the Board:

(a) A completed application on a form prescribed by the Board;

(b) The fees prescribed by the Board in NAC 639.220; and

(c) Proof that the applicant has met the requirements of paragraph (c) of subsection 2.

4. The Board may deny an application to register a person as a dispensing technician if the person has:

(a) Been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, dishonesty or the unlawful possession, sale or use of drugs; or

(b) A history of substance use disorder.

5. Proof provided pursuant to subsection 3 that an applicant has satisfied the requirements of subparagraph (1) of paragraph (c) of subsection 2 must consist of a form prescribed by the Board and completed by a dispensing practitioner, under whose supervision the applicant received the training and experience required by that subparagraph, certifying:

(a) The number of hours of training and experience successfully completed by the applicant.

(b) The specific training and experience received by the applicant.

(c) That the applicant is, in the opinion of the dispensing practitioner, competent to perform the duties of a dispensing technician.

6. After confirming that an applicant meets the requirements of this chapter and chapter 639 of NRS for registration, the Board will, unless the Board denies the registration pursuant to subsection 4, issue the applicant a certificate of registration as a dispensing technician.

7. A registration issued pursuant to this section expires on October 31 of each even-numbered year unless renewed before that date.

8. A dispensing technician shall complete at least 1 hour of in-service training during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal of the registration of the dispensing technician. The 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. The dispensing technician shall retain a copy of the certificate from the Board or approved program certifying the completion of such in-service training. The copy must be:

(a) Retained for at least 2 years; and

(b) Readily accessible to a member of the Board or a person conducting an inspection or investigation on behalf of the Board.

9. As used in this section, "dispensing practitioner" does not include a licensed veterinarian to whom the Board has issued a certificate of registration pursuant to NAC 639.7423 to dispense controlled substances or dangerous drugs, or both, not for human consumption.

Notes

Nev. Admin. Code § 639.7425

Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy by R034-02, eff. 5-30-2003; A by R048-07, 12-4-2007; A by R087-13, eff. 3/28/2014; A by R015-18A, eff. 4/30/2018; A by R004-19A, eff. 12/17/2019; A by R178-22A, eff. 12/16/2022

NRS 639.070 and 639.0727