155A.6A - PHARMACY TECHNICIAN REGISTRATION.
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, beginning July 1, 2010, 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. Beginning July 1, 2009, 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. The registration shall be issued for
a period not to exceed one year and shall not be renewable.
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, tech-check-tech
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, 124A, 124B, 126, 147, 205, or 272C, or any rule of the
board. Section History: Recent Form
2007 Acts, ch 20, §2; 2008 Acts, ch 1016, §3