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HB 1304 — Pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainees; registration.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 102 (effective 7/1/20)
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Summary
Pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainees; registration. Amends eligibility criteria for registration as a pharmacy technician to include a requirement that the individual has (i) successfully completed or was enrolled in a Board of Pharmacy-approved pharmacy technician training program or (ii) passed a national certification examination required by the Board of Pharmacy but did not complete a Board-approved pharmacy technician training program. The bill also directs the Board to establish requirements for the issuance of a registration as a pharmacy technician to a person who (a) has previously practiced as a pharmacy technician in another U.S. jurisdiction and (b) has passed a national certification examination required by the Board. The bill defines "pharmacy technician trainee" and sets out requirements for registration as a pharmacy technician trainee. The bill also directs the Board to convene a workgroup composed of stakeholders deemed appropriate by the Board to develop recommendations related to the addition of duties that a pharmacy technician registered by the Board may perform. This bill is identical to SB 830.
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The latest version of Bill HB 1304 has added a section that addresses troubleshooting and support for users experiencing issues with online services. However, a significant amount of text, 268 lines, has been removed from the previous version without clear details provided in the redline. This clarifies the commitment to support users while streamlining the bill by eliminating outdated or unnecessary content, making it easier to understand and implement. Simplifying the legislation helps ensure that the focus remains on delivering effective services.
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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-3300 and 54.1-3321 of the Code of Virginia, relating to pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainees;
registration.
[H 1304] Approved Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
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That §§ 54.1-3300 and 54.1-3321 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 54.1-3300.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Board" means the Board of Pharmacy.
"Collaborative agreement" means a voluntary, written, or electronic arrangement between one pharmacist and his designated alternate pharmacists involved directly in patient care at a single physical location where patients receive services and (i) any person licensed to practice medicine, osteopathy, or podiatry together with any person licensed, registered, or certified by a health regulatory board of the Department of Health Professions who provides health care services to patients of such person licensed to practice medicine, osteopathy, or podiatry;
(ii) a physician's office as defined in § 32.1-276.3, provided that such collaborative agreement is signed by each physician participating in the collaborative practice agreement;
(iii) any licensed physician assistant working under the supervision of a person licensed to practice medicine, osteopathy, or podiatry;
or (iv) any licensed nurse practitioner working in accordance with the provisions of § 54.1-2957, involved directly in patient care which authorizes cooperative procedures with respect to patients of such practitioners.
Collaborative procedures shall be related to treatment using drug therapy, laboratory tests, or medical devices, under defined conditions or limitations, for the purpose of improving patient outcomes.
A collaborative agreement is not required for the management of patients of an inpatient facility.
"Dispense" means to deliver a drug to an ultimate user or research subject by or pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner, including the prescribing and administering, packaging, labeling, or compounding necessary to prepare the substance for delivery.
"Pharmacist" means a person holding a license issued by the Board to practice pharmacy.
"Pharmacy" means every establishment or institution in which drugs, medicines, or medicinal chemicals are dispensed or offered for sale, or a sign is displayed bearing the word or words "pharmacist," "pharmacy," "apothecary," "drugstore," "druggist," "drugs," "medicine store," "drug sundries," "prescriptions filled," or any similar words intended to indicate that the practice of pharmacy is being conducted.
"Pharmacy intern" means a student currently enrolled in or a graduate of an approved school of pharmacy who is registered with the Board for the purpose of gaining the practical experience required to apply for licensure as a pharmacist.
"Pharmacy technician" means a person registered with the Board to assist a pharmacist under the pharmacist's supervision.
"Pharmacy technician trainee" means a person registered with the Board for the purpose of performing duties restricted to a pharmacy technician as part of a pharmacy technician training program in accordance with the provisions of subsection G of § 54.1-3321.
"Practice of pharmacy" means the personal health service that is concerned with the art and science of selecting, procuring, recommending, administering, preparing, compounding, packaging, and dispensing of drugs, medicines, and devices used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease, whether compounded or dispensed on a prescription or otherwise legally dispensed or distributed, and shall include the proper and safe storage and distribution of drugs;
the maintenance of proper records;
the responsibility of providing information concerning drugs and medicines and their therapeutic values and uses in the treatment and prevention of disease;
and the management of patient care under the terms of a collaborative agreement as defined in this section.
"Supervision" means the direction and control by a pharmacist of the activities of a pharmacy intern or a pharmacy technician whereby the supervising pharmacist is physically present in the pharmacy or in the facility in which the pharmacy is located when the intern or technician is performing duties restricted to a pharmacy intern or technician, respectively, and is available for immediate oral communication.
Other terms used in the context of this chapter shall be defined as provided in Chapter 34 (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) unless the context requires a different meaning.
§ 54.1-3321.
Registration of pharmacy technicians.
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No person shall perform the duties of a pharmacy technician without first being registered as a pharmacy technician with the Board.
Upon being registered with the Board as a pharmacy technician, the following tasks may be performed:
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The entry of prescription information and drug history into a data system or other record keeping system;
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The preparation of prescription labels or patient information;
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The removal of the drug to be dispensed from inventory;
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The counting, measuring, or compounding of the drug to be dispensed;
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The packaging and labeling of the drug to be dispensed and the repackaging thereof;
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The stocking or loading of automated dispensing devices or other devices used in the dispensing process;
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The acceptance of refill authorization from a prescriber or his authorized agency, so long as there is no change to the original prescription;
and 8.
The performance of any other task restricted to pharmacy technicians by the Board's regulations.
B.
To be registered as a pharmacy technician, a person shall submit satisfactory evidence:
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An application and fee specified in regulations of the Board;
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Evidence that he is of good moral character and has satisfactorily successfully completed a training program that is (i) an accredited training program, including an accredited training program operated through the Department of Education's Career and Technical Education program or approved by the Board, or (ii) operated through a federal agency or branch of the military;
and 3.
Evidence that he has successfully passed a national certification examination that meet the criteria approved by the Board in regulation or that he holds current certification from administered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board or the National Healthcareer Association.
C.
A pharmacy intern may perform the duties set forth for pharmacy technicians in subsection A when registered with the Board for the purpose of gaining the practical experience required to apply for licensure as a pharmacist.
D.
In addition, a person enrolled in an approved training program for pharmacy technicians may engage in the acts set forth in subsection A for the purpose of obtaining practical experience required for registration as a pharmacy technician, so long as such activities are directly monitored by a supervising pharmacist.
E.
The Board shall promulgate regulations establishing requirements for evidence:
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Issuance of a registration as a pharmacy technician to a person who, prior to the effective date of such regulations, (i) successfully completed or was enrolled in a Board-approved pharmacy technician training program or (ii) passed a national certification examination required by the Board but did not complete a Board-approved pharmacy technician training program;
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Issuance of a registration as a pharmacy technician to a person who (i) has previously practiced as a pharmacy technician in another U.S.
jurisdiction and (ii) has passed a national certification examination required by the Board;
and 3.
Evidence of continued competency as a condition of renewal of a registration as a pharmacy technician.
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D.
The Board shall waive the initial registration fee and the first examination fee for the Board-approved examination for a pharmacy technician applicant who works as a pharmacy technician exclusively in a free clinic pharmacy.
If such applicant fails the examination, he shall be responsible for any subsequent fees to retake the examination.
A person registered pursuant to this subsection shall be issued a limited-use registration.
A pharmacy technician with a limited-use registration shall not perform pharmacy technician tasks in any setting other than a free clinic pharmacy.
The Board shall also waive renewal fees for such limited-use registrations.
A pharmacy technician with a limited-use registration may convert to an unlimited registration by paying the current renewal fee.
E.
Any person registered as a pharmacy technician prior to the effective date of regulations implementing the provisions of this section shall not be required to comply with the requirements of subsection B in order to maintain or renew registration as a pharmacy technician.
F.
A pharmacy technician trainee enrolled in a training program for pharmacy technicians described in subdivision B 2 may engage in the acts set forth in subsection A for the purpose of obtaining practical experience required for completion of the training program, so long as such activities are directly monitored by a supervising pharmacist.
G.
To be registered as a pharmacy technician trainee, a person shall submit an application and a fee specified in regulations of the Board.
Such registration shall only be valid while the person is enrolled in a pharmacy technician training program described in subsection B and actively progressing toward completion of such program.
A registration card issued pursuant to this section shall be invalid and shall be returned to the Board if such person fails to enroll in a pharmacy technician training program described in subsection B.
H.
A pharmacy intern may perform the duties set forth for pharmacy technicians in subsection A when registered with the Board for the purpose of gaining the practical experience required to apply for licensure as a pharmacist.
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That the Board of Pharmacy shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this act to be effective within 280 days of its enactment.
However, the provisions of subsection B 2 of § 54.1-3321 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by this act, requiring accreditation of a pharmacy technician training program shall become effective July 1, 2022.
3.
The Board of Pharmacy shall convene a workgroup composed of stakeholders including representatives of the Virginia Association of Chain Drug Stores, Virginia Pharmacists Association, Virginia Healthcareer Association, Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacies, and any other stakeholders that the Board of Pharmacy may deem appropriate to develop recommendations related to the addition of duties and tasks that a pharmacy technician registered by the Board may perform.
The workgroup shall report its recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2021.
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Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 102 (effective 7/1/20)
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 3, 2020
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Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2020
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Signed by President
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Signed by Speaker
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Impact statement from DPB (HB1304ER)
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Enrolled
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Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
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Read third time
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Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Constitutional reading dispensed
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VOTE: Passage (97-Y 1-N)
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Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N)
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Passed by for the day
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Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1304H1
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Committee substitute agreed to 20105913D-H1
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Read second time
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Read first time
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Impact statement from DPB (HB1304H1)
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Committee substitute printed 20105913D-H1
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Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
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House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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Impact statement from DPB (HB1304)
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Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
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Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104811D
Sponsors
- M. Keith Hodges · Primary
- Karrie K. Delaney · Cosponsor
- Terry G. Kilgore · Cosponsor
- Edmunds, James E., II · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on · 1 voted No
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144 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Chafin, A. Benton "Ben" | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 96 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 96 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 1% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Levine, Mark H. | — | Yea |
| Samirah, Ibraheem S. | — | Yea |
| Orrock, Robert D., Sr. | — | Yea |
| Bell, Robert B. | — | Yea |
| Edmunds, James E., II | — | Yea |
| Robinson, Roxann L. | — | Yea |
| Avoli, G. "John" | — | Yea |
| C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Christopher T. Head | — | Yea |
| Elizabeth R. Guzman | — | Yea |
| Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Karrie K. Delaney | — | Yea |
| Kathy K.L. Tran | — | Yea |
| Kimberly Pope Adams | — | Yea |
| Lashrecse D. Aird | — | Yea |
| M. Keith Hodges | — | Yea |
| Marcia S. "Cia" Price | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Sickles | — | Yea |
| Patrick A. Hope | — | Yea |
| Rodney T. Willett | — | Yea |
| Sam Rasoul | — | Yea |
| Wendell S. Walker | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Samirah, Ibraheem S. | — | Not Voting |
| Robinson, Roxann L. | — | Yea |
| Karrie K. Delaney | — | Yea |
| Kimberly Pope Adams | — | Yea |
| M. Keith Hodges | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Sickles | — | Yea |
| Sam Rasoul | — | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 1304 do?
- Pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainees; registration. Amends eligibility criteria for registration as a pharmacy technician to include a requirement that the individual has (i) successfully completed or was enrolled in a Board of Pharmacy-approved pharmacy technician training program or (ii) passed a national certification examination required by the Board of Pharmacy but did not complete a Board-approved pharmacy technician training program. The bill also directs the Board to establish requirements for the issuance of a registration as a pharmacy technician to a person who (a) has previously practiced as a pharmacy technician in another U.S. jurisdiction and (b) has passed a national certification examination required by the Board. The bill defines "pharmacy technician trainee" and sets out requirements for registration as a pharmacy technician trainee. The bill also directs the Board to convene a workgroup composed of stakeholders deemed appropriate by the Board to develop recommendations related to the addition of duties that a pharmacy technician registered by the Board may perform. This bill is identical to SB 830.
- Who sponsors HB 1304?
- HB 1304 is sponsored by M. Keith Hodges, Karrie K. Delaney, Terry G. Kilgore, and Edmunds, James E., II.
- What is the current status of HB 1304?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2020. Enacted.
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