Sec. 568.0035. DISCIPLINE AUTHORIZED; EFFECT ON TRAINEE. (a) On a determination that a ground for discipline exists under Section 568.003, the board may:
(1) suspend the person's registration;
(2) revoke the person's registration;
(3) restrict the person's registration to prohibit the person from performing certain acts or from practicing as a pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee in a particular manner for a term and under conditions determined by the board;
(4) impose an administrative penalty under Chapter 566;
(5) refuse to issue or renew the person's registration;
(6) place the offender's registration on probation and supervision by the board for a period determined by the board and impose a requirement that the registrant:
(A) report regularly to the board on matters that are the basis of the probation;
(B) limit practice to the areas prescribed by the board;
(C) continue or review professional education until the registrant attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the board in each area that is the basis of the probation; or
(D) pay the board a probation fee to defray the costs of monitoring the registrant during the period of probation;
(7) reprimand the person;
(8) retire the person's registration as provided by board rule; or
(9) impose more than one of the sanctions listed in this section.
(b) A disciplinary action affecting the registration of a pharmacy technician trainee remains in effect if the trainee obtains registration as a pharmacy technician.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 410), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 1853), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 583 (S.B. 869), Sec. 22, 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