Sec. 568.001. RULES; QUALIFICATIONS. (a) In establishing rules under Section 554.053(c), the board shall require that:
(1) a pharmacy technician:
(A) have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate or be working to achieve an equivalent diploma or certificate; and
(B) have passed a board-approved pharmacy technician certification examination; and
(2) a pharmacy technician trainee have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate or be working to achieve an equivalent diploma or certificate.
(b) The board shall adopt rules that permit a pharmacy technician and pharmacy technician trainee to perform only nonjudgmental technical duties under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.313(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 583 (S.B. 869), Sec. 19, eff. June 14, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle J - Pharmacy and Pharmacists
Chapter 568 - Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Technician Trainees
Section 568.001. Rules; Qualifications
Section 568.002. Registration Required
Section 568.003. Grounds for Disciplinary Action
Section 568.0035. Discipline Authorized; Effect on Trainee
Section 568.0036. Submission to Mental or Physical Examination
Section 568.0037. Temporary Suspension or Restriction of Registration
Section 568.004. Renewal of Registration
Section 568.0045. Rules Relating to Continuing Education
Section 568.006. Ratio of Pharmacists to Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Technician Trainees
Section 568.008. Pharmacy Technicians in Hospitals With Clinical Pharmacy Program