§ 2042a.
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§ 2042a. Pharmacy technicians; qualifications for registration
(a)No person shall perform the duties of a pharmacy technician unless registered with the Board. To obtain a registration as a pharmacy technician, an applicant shall:
(1)not have engaged in acts that affect the ability of the applicant to practice as a pharmacy technician;
(2)if required by rules adopted by the Board, be certified or eligible for certification by a national pharmacy technician certification authority; and
(3)have paid the fee specified in section 2046 of this chapter.
(b)Pharmacy technicians administering immunizations shall meet the following requirements:
(1)hold a registration as a pharmacy technician in accordance with subsection
(a)of this section;
(2)hold a current CPR certification;
(3)have successfully completed an Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education–accredited training program approved by the Board; and
(4)successfully complete two hours of immunization-related continuing education approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education every two-year licensing period.
(c)Pharmacy technicians shall only administer immunizations:
(1)to patients 18 years of age or older, as established in subdivision 2023(b)(2)(A)(vii) and the resulting State protocol;
(2)to patients five years of age or older, influenza vaccine, COVID-19 vaccine, and subsequent formulations or combination products thereof, in accordance with subdivision 2023(b)(2)(A)(viii) and the resulting State protocol;
(3)pursuant to the schedules and recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendations for the administration of immunizations, as those recommendations may be updated from time to time; and
(4)when a licensed pharmacist who is trained to immunize is present and able to assist with the immunization, as needed.
(d)Pharmacy technicians shall administer only those immunizations that:
(1)are recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); and
(2)licensed pharmacists are permitted to administer under the State clinical pharmacy protocol, as established in subdivision 2023(b)(2) of this title.
(e)Pharmacy technicians performing COVID-19 tests shall do so only:
(1)when a licensed pharmacist who is trained to perform COVID-19 tests is present and able to assist with the test, as needed;
(2)in accordance with a State protocol adopted under subdivision 2023(b)(2)(A)(x) of this title; and
(3)in accordance with rules adopted by the Board.
(f)The Board may adopt rules regarding the administration of immunizations and the performance of COVID-19 tests by pharmacy technicians. (Added 2003, No. 60, § 9; amended 2013, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 2023, No. 77, § 9, eff. June 20, 2023.)