155A.6A Pharmacy technician registration.
1. A registration program for pharmacy technicians is established for the purpose of establishing technician competency and for the purposes of identification, tracking, and disciplinary action for the violation of federal drug laws or regulations, state drug or pharmacy laws, or board rules. The ultimate responsibility for the actions of a pharmacy technician working under a licensed pharmacist’s supervision shall remain with the licensed pharmacist.
2. A person who is or desires to be a pharmacy technician in this state shall apply to the board for registration. The application shall be submitted on a form prescribed by the board. A pharmacy technician must be registered pursuant to rules adopted by the board. Except as provided in subsection 3, all applicants for a new pharmacy technician registration or for a pharmacy technician renewal shall provide proof of current certification by a national technician certification authority approved by the board. Notwithstanding section 272C.2, subsection 1, a pharmacy technician registration shall not require continuing education for renewal.
3. A person who is in the process of acquiring national certification as a pharmacy technician and who is in training to become a pharmacy technician shall register with the board as a pharmacy technician.
4. The board shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 17A on matters pertaining to pharmacy technician registration, application, forms, renewals, fees, termination of registration, technician product verification programs, national certification, training, and any other relevant matters.
5. The board may deny, suspend, or revoke the registration of, or otherwise discipline, a registered pharmacy technician for any violation of the laws of this state, another state, or the United States relating to prescription drugs, controlled substances, or nonprescription drugs, or for any violation of this chapter or chapter 124, 124B, 126, 147, 205, or 272C, or any rule of the board.
2007 Acts, ch 20, §2; 2008 Acts, ch 1016, §3; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §112, 137, 138; 2017 Acts, ch 29, §45; 2017 Acts, ch 145, §18; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §55, 56, 182; 2018 Acts, ch 1142, §3; 2021 Acts, ch 68, §4
Subsections 3 and 4 amended
Structure Iowa Code
Section 155A.2 - Legislative declaration — purpose — exceptions.
Section 155A.2A - Board of pharmacy — alternate members.
Section 155A.6 - Pharmacist internship program.
Section 155A.6A - Pharmacy technician registration.
Section 155A.6B - Pharmacy support person registration.
Section 155A.7 - Pharmacist license.
Section 155A.8 - Requirements for pharmacist license.
Section 155A.9 - Approved colleges — graduates of foreign colleges.
Section 155A.10 - Display of pharmacist license.
Section 155A.11 - Renewal of pharmacist license.
Section 155A.12 - Pharmacist license — grounds for discipline.
Section 155A.13 - Pharmacy license.
Section 155A.13A - Nonresident pharmacy license — required, renewal, discipline.
Section 155A.13B - Pharmacy internet sites.
Section 155A.13C - Outsourcing facility license — renewal, cancellation, denial, discipline.
Section 155A.14 - Renewal of pharmacy license.
Section 155A.15 - Pharmacies — license required — discipline, violations, and penalties.
Section 155A.17 - Wholesale distributor license.
Section 155A.17A - Third-party logistics provider license.
Section 155A.19 - Notifications to board.
Section 155A.20 - Unlawful use of terms and titles — impersonation.
Section 155A.21 - Unlawful possession of prescription drug or device — penalty.
Section 155A.22 - General penalty.
Section 155A.23 - Prohibited acts.
Section 155A.25 - Burden of proof.
Section 155A.26 - Enforcement — agents as peace officers.
Section 155A.27 - Requirements for prescription.
Section 155A.28 - Label of prescription drugs — interchangeable biological product list.
Section 155A.29 - Prescription refills.
Section 155A.30 - Out-of-state prescription orders.
Section 155A.31 - Reference library.
Section 155A.32 - Drug product selection — restrictions.
Section 155A.33 - Delegation of functions.
Section 155A.33A - Technician product verification programs.
Section 155A.34 - Transfer of prescriptions.
Section 155A.35 - Patient medication records.
Section 155A.36 - Medication delivery systems.
Section 155A.37 - Code of professional responsibility for board employees.
Section 155A.38 - Dispensing drug samples.
Section 155A.40 - Criminal history record checks.
Section 155A.41 - Continuous quality improvement program.
Section 155A.42 - Limited distributor license.
Section 155A.43 - Pharmaceutical collection and disposal program — annual allocation.
Section 155A.44 - Vaccine and immunization administration.
Section 155A.45 - Reports — disclosure.
Section 155A.46 - Statewide protocols.
Section 155A.47 - Pilot or demonstration research projects.
Section 155A.48 - Collaborative pharmacy practice — agreements — payment.