22 Tex. Admin. Code § 297.10 - Registration for Military Service Members, Military Veterans, and Military Spouses
(a) Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the
following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Active duty--Current full-time military
service in the armed forces of the United States or active duty military
service as a member of the Texas military forces, or similar military service
of another state.
(2) Armed forces
of the United States--The army, navy, air force, space force, coast guard, or
marine corps of the United States or a reserve unit of one of those branches of
the armed forces.
(3) Military
service member--A person who is on active duty.
(4) Military spouse--A person who is married
to a military service member.
(5)
Military veteran--A person who has served on active duty and who was discharged
or released from active duty.
(b) Alternative registration procedure. For
the purpose of §
55.004, Occupations
Code, an applicant for a pharmacy technician registration who is a military
service member, military veteran, or military spouse may complete the following
alternative procedures for registering as a pharmacy technician.
(1) An applicant who holds a current
registration as a pharmacy technician issued by another state but does not have
a current pharmacy technician certification certificate shall meet the
requirements for registration as a pharmacy technician trainee as specified in
§
297.3 of this chapter (relating to
Registration Requirements).
(2) An
applicant who held a pharmacy technician registration in Texas that expired
within the five years preceding the application date who meets the following
requirements may be granted a pharmacy technician registration. The applicant:
(A) shall complete the Texas application for
registration that includes the following:
(i)
name;
(ii) addresses, phone
numbers, date of birth, and social security number; and
(iii) any other information requested on the
application;
(B) shall
provide documentation to include:
(i) military
identification indicating that the applicant is a military service member,
military veteran, or military dependent, if a military spouse; and
(ii) marriage certificate, if the applicant
is a military spouse; applicant's spouse is on active duty status;
(C) be exempt from the application
fees paid to the board set forth in §
297.4(a) and
(b)(2) of this chapter (relating to
Fees);
(D) shall meet all necessary
requirements in order for the board to access the criminal history records
information, including submitting fingerprint information and such criminal
history check does not reveal any charge or conviction for a crime that §
281.64 of this title (relating to
Sanctions for Criminal Offenses) indicates a sanction of denial, revocation, or
suspension; and
(E) is not required
to have a current pharmacy technician certification certificate.
(c) Expedited
registration procedure. For the purpose of §
55.005, Occupations
Code, an applicant for a pharmacy technician registration who is a military
service member, military veteran or military spouse and who holds a current
registration as a pharmacy technician issued by another state or who held a
pharmacy technician registration in Texas that expired within the five years
preceding the application date may complete the following expedited procedures
for registering as a pharmacy technician.
(1)
The applicant shall:
(A) have a high school or
equivalent diploma (e.g., GED), or be working to achieve a high school or
equivalent diploma. For the purpose of this clause, an applicant for
registration may be working to achieve a high school or equivalent diploma for
no more than two years;
(B) have
taken and passed a pharmacy technician certification examination approved by
the board and have a current certification certificate;
(C) complete the Texas application for
registration that includes the following information:
(i) name;
(ii) addresses, phone numbers, date of birth,
and social security number; and
(iii) any other information requested on the
application;
(D) meet all
requirements necessary in order for the Board to access the criminal history
record information, including submitting fingerprint information and paying the
required fees; and
(E) shall be
exempt from the registration fee as specified in §
297.4(b)(2) of
this chapter.
(2) Once an
applicant has successfully completed all requirements of registration, and the
board has determined there are no grounds to refuse registration, the applicant
will be notified of registration as a registered pharmacy technician and of his
or her pharmacy technician registration number.
(3) All applicants for renewal of an
expedited pharmacy technician registration issued to a military service member,
military veteran, or military spouse shall comply with the renewal procedures
as specified in §
297.3 of this chapter.
(d) License renewal. As specified
in §
55.003, Occupations
Code, a military service member who holds a pharmacy technician registration is
entitled to two years of additional time to complete any requirements related
to the renewal of the military service member's registration.
(1) A military service member who fails to
renew their pharmacy technician registration in a timely manner because the
individual was serving as a military service member shall submit to the board:
(A) name, address, and registration number of
the pharmacy technician;
(B)
military identification indicating that the individual is a military service
member; and
(C) a statement
requesting up to two years of additional time to complete the
renewal.
(2) A military
service member specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be exempt
from fees specified in §
297.3(d)(3) of
this chapter.
(3) A military
service member specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection is entitled to two
additional years of time to complete the continuing education requirements
specified in §
297.8 of this title (relating to
Continuing Education Requirements).
(e) Interim registration for military service
member or military spouse. In accordance with §
55.0041, Occupations
Code, a military service member or military spouse who is currently registered
in good standing by a jurisdiction with registration requirements that are
substantially equivalent to the registration requirements in this state may be
issued an interim pharmacy technician registration. The military service member
or military spouse:
(1) shall provide
documentation to include:
(A) a notification
of intent to practice form including any additional information
requested;
(B) proof of the
military service member or military spouse's residency in this state, including
a copy of the permanent change of station order for the military service member
to whom the military spouse is married;
(C) a copy of the military service member or
military spouse's military identification card; and
(D) verification from the jurisdiction in
which the military service member or military spouse holds an active pharmacy
technician registration that the military service member or military spouse's
registration is in good standing;
(2) may not engage in pharmacy technician
duties in this state until issued an interim pharmacy technician
registration;
(3) may hold an
interim pharmacy technician registration only for the period during which the
military service member or military service member to whom the military spouse
is married is stationed at a military installation in this state, but not to
exceed three years from the date of issuance of the interim registration;
and
(4) may not renew the interim
pharmacy technician registration.
(f) Subsection (e) of this section
establishes requirements and procedures authorized or required by Texas
Occupations Code, Chapter 55, and does not modify or alter rights that may be
provided under federal law.
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(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Active duty--Current full-time military service in the armed forces of the United States or active duty military service as a member of the Texas military forces, or similar military service of another state.
(2) Armed forces of the United States--The army, navy, air force, space force, coast guard, or marine corps of the United States or a reserve unit of one of those branches of the armed forces.
(3) Military service member--A person who is on active duty.
(4) Military spouse--A person who is married to a military service member.
(5) Military veteran--A person who has served on active duty and who was discharged or released from active duty.
(b) Alternative registration procedure. For the purpose of § 55.004, Occupations Code, an applicant for a pharmacy technician registration who is a military service member, military veteran, or military spouse may complete the following alternative procedures for registering as a pharmacy technician.
(1) An applicant who holds a current registration as a pharmacy technician issued by another state but does not have a current pharmacy technician certification certificate shall meet the requirements for registration as a pharmacy technician trainee as specified in § 297.3 of this chapter (relating to Registration Requirements).
(2) An applicant who held a pharmacy technician registration in Texas that expired within the five years preceding the application date who meets the following requirements may be granted a pharmacy technician registration. The applicant:
(A) shall complete the Texas application for registration that includes the following:
(i) name;
(ii) addresses, phone numbers, date of birth, and social security number; and
(iii) any other information requested on the application;
(B) shall provide documentation to include:
(i) military identification indicating that the applicant is a military service member, military veteran, or military dependent, if a military spouse; and
(ii) marriage certificate, if the applicant is a military spouse; applicant's spouse is on active duty status;
(C) be exempt from the application fees paid to the board set forth in § 297.4(a) and (b)(2) of this chapter (relating to Fees);
(D) shall meet all necessary requirements in order for the board to access the criminal history records information, including submitting fingerprint information and such criminal history check does not reveal any charge or conviction for a crime that § 281.64 of this title (relating to Sanctions for Criminal Offenses) indicates a sanction of denial, revocation, or suspension; and
(E) is not required to have a current pharmacy technician certification certificate.
(c) Expedited registration procedure. For the purpose of § 55.005, Occupations Code, an applicant for a pharmacy technician registration who is a military service member, military veteran or military spouse and who holds a current registration as a pharmacy technician issued by another state or who held a pharmacy technician registration in Texas that expired within the five years preceding the application date may complete the following expedited procedures for registering as a pharmacy technician.
(1) The applicant shall:
(A) have a high school or equivalent diploma (e.g., GED), or be working to achieve a high school or equivalent diploma. For the purpose of this clause, an applicant for registration may be working to achieve a high school or equivalent diploma for no more than two years;
(B) have taken and passed a pharmacy technician certification examination approved by the board and have a current certification certificate;
(C) complete the Texas application for registration that includes the following information:
(i) name;
(ii) addresses, phone numbers, date of birth, and social security number; and
(iii) any other information requested on the application;
(D) meet all requirements necessary in order for the Board to access the criminal history record information, including submitting fingerprint information and paying the required fees; and
(E) shall be exempt from the registration fee as specified in § 297.4(b)(2) of this chapter.
(2) Once an applicant has successfully completed all requirements of registration, and the board has determined there are no grounds to refuse registration, the applicant will be notified of registration as a registered pharmacy technician and of his or her pharmacy technician registration number.
(3) All applicants for renewal of an expedited pharmacy technician registration issued to a military service member, military veteran, or military spouse shall comply with the renewal procedures as specified in § 297.3 of this chapter.
(d) License renewal. As specified in § 55.003, Occupations Code, a military service member who holds a pharmacy technician registration is entitled to two years of additional time to complete any requirements related to the renewal of the military service member's registration.
(1) A military service member who fails to renew their pharmacy technician registration in a timely manner because the individual was serving as a military service member shall submit to the board:
(A) name, address, and registration number of the pharmacy technician;
(B) military identification indicating that the individual is a military service member; and
(C) a statement requesting up to two years of additional time to complete the renewal.
(2) A military service member specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be exempt from fees specified in § 297.3(d)(3) of this chapter.
(3) A military service member specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection is entitled to two additional years of time to complete the continuing education requirements specified in § 297.8 of this title (relating to Continuing Education Requirements).
(e) Interim registration for military service member or military spouse. In accordance with § 55.0041, Occupations Code, a military service member or military spouse who is currently registered in good standing by a jurisdiction with registration requirements that are substantially equivalent to the registration requirements in this state may be issued an interim pharmacy technician registration. The military service member or military spouse:
(1) shall provide documentation to include:
(A) a notification of intent to practice form including any additional information requested;
(B) proof of the military service member or military spouse's residency in this state, including a copy of the permanent change of station order for the military service member to whom the military spouse is married;
(C) a copy of the military service member or military spouse's military identification card; and
(D) verification from the jurisdiction in which the military service member or military spouse holds an active pharmacy technician registration that the military service member or military spouse's registration is in good standing;
(2) may not engage in pharmacy technician duties in this state until issued an interim pharmacy technician registration;
(3) may hold an interim pharmacy technician registration only for the period during which the military service member or military service member to whom the military spouse is married is stationed at a military installation in this state, but not to exceed three years from the date of issuance of the interim registration; and
(4) may not renew the interim pharmacy technician registration.
(f) Subsection (e) of this section establishes requirements and procedures authorized or required by Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 55, and does not modify or alter rights that may be provided under federal law.