22 Tex. Admin. Code § 297.3 - Registration Requirements
(a) General.
(1) Individuals who are not registered with
the Board may not be employed as or perform the duties of a pharmacy technician
or pharmacy technician trainee.
(2)
Individuals who have previously applied and registered as a pharmacy
technician, regardless of the pharmacy technician's current registration
status, may not register as a pharmacy technician trainee.
(3) Individuals who apply and are qualified
for both a pharmacy technician trainee registration and a pharmacy technician
registration concurrently will not be considered for a pharmacy technician
trainee registration.
(b) Registration for pharmacy technician
trainees. An individual may register as a pharmacy technician trainee only once
and the registration may not be renewed.
(1)
Each applicant for pharmacy technician trainee registration 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 purposes of this subparagraph, an applicant for registration may be working
to achieve a high school or equivalent diploma for no more than two
years;
(B) 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.
(C) 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.
(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 pharmacy technician trainee and of his or her pharmacy
technician trainee registration number.
(3) Pharmacy technician trainee registrations
expire two years from the date of registration or upon issuance of registration
as a registered pharmacy technician, whichever is earlier.
(c) Initial registration for pharmacy
technicians.
(1) Each applicant for pharmacy
technician registration 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; and
(B)
either have:
(i) taken and passed a pharmacy
technician certification examination approved by the board and have a current
certification certificate; or
(ii)
been granted an exemption from certification by the board as specified in
§
297.7
of this title (relating to Exemption from Pharmacy Technician Certification
Requirements); and
(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)
pay the registration fee specified in §
297.4
of this title (relating to Fees).
(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. If the pharmacy technician applicant was
registered as a pharmacy technician trainee at the time the pharmacy technician
registration is issued, the pharmacy technician trainee registration
expires.
(d) Renewal.
(1) All applicants for renewal of a pharmacy
technician registration shall:
(A) complete
the Texas application for registration that includes the following information:
(i) name;
(ii) addresses, phone numbers, date of birth,
and social security number;
(iii)
meet all requirements necessary in order for the Board to access the criminal
history record information, including submitting fingerprint information and
being responsible for all associated costs; and
(iv) any other information requested on the
application.
(B) pay the
renewal fee specified in §
297.4
of this title; and
(C) complete 20
contact hours of continuing education per renewal period as specified in §
297.8
of this title (relating to Continuing Education).
(2) A pharmacy technician registration
expires on the last day of the assigned expiration month.
(3) As specified in §568.004 of the Act,
if the completed application and renewal fee are not received in the board's
office on or before the last day of the assigned expiration month, the person's
pharmacy technician registration shall expire. An expired registration shall be
renewed according to the following schedule.
(A) If a pharmacy technician registration has
expired for 90 days or less, the person may become registered by making
application and paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to one and
one-half times the renewal fee for the registration as specified in §
297.4
of this title (relating to Fees).
(B) If a pharmacy technician registration has
been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year, the person may
become registered by making application and paying to the board a renewal fee
that is equal to two times the renewal fee for the registration as specified in
§
297.4
of this title.
(C) If a pharmacy
technician registration has expired for more than one year, the pharmacy
technician may not renew the registration and must complete the requirements
for initial registration as specified in subsection (c) of this
section.
(4) After
review, the board may determine that paragraph (3)(C) of this subsection does
not apply if the registrant is the subject of a pending investigation or
disciplinary action.
(e)
An individual may use the title "Registered Pharmacy Technician" or "Ph.T.R."
if the individual is registered as a pharmacy technician in this
state.
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