HB 770 — An Act amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, further providing for definitions; and providing for pharmacy technician and pharmacy technician trainee registration, qualifications and supervision, for pharmacy technician data entry and for laboratory waiver.

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4403770 THE2019 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFDeLUCA, PENNSYLVANIAMILLARD, HOUSEHILL-EVANS, BILLMURT, SessionREADSHAW, RAVENSTAHL AND MATZIE, MARCH 11, 2019LL, DEASY, CIRESI, REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, MARCH 11, 2019 AN ACT Amending the act of No.September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), entitled "An act relating to the regulation of the practice of pharmacy, including the sales, use and distribution of drugs and devices at retail;

770and 2019amending, INTKULIK,revising, YOUNGBLOOD,consolidating CALTAGIRONE,and McNEILL,repealing DEASY,certain CIRESI,laws RAVENSTAHL,relating MATZIE,thereto," KORTZ,further KENYATTA,providing T.for definitions;

DAVISand ANDproviding HOWARD,for MARCHpharmacy 11,technician 2019and SENATORpharmacy TOMLINSON,technician CONSUMERtrainee PROTECTIONregistration, ANDqualifications PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 AN ACT Amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), entitled "An act relating to the regulation of the practice of pharmacy, including the sales, use and distributionsupervision. of drugs and devices at retail;

and amending, revising, consolidating and repealing certain laws relating thereto," technician and pharmacy technician trainee registration,rmacy qualifications and supervision.

THE TERM "PHARMACY TECHNICIAN" SHALL <-- NOT INCLUDE AN INDIVIDUAL PERFORMING CLERICAL SUPPORT WITH NO DIRECT INTERACTION WITH PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION OR ABILITY TO ENTER A PRESCRIPTION DRUG ORDER.

20190HB0770PN4403 - 2 - (i) is unfit or unable to practice under section 3(a)(2);

or (ii) has been convicted of an offense described under section 3(a)(6) in this Commonwealth or another state unless the provisions of section 3(a)(6)(i), (ii) and (iii) have been 20190HB0770PN0843 - 2 - satisfied.

(5) The board shall renew, refuse, revoke or suspend the registration of a pharmacy technician and temporary permit <-- REGISTRATION for a pharmacy technician trainee, or otherwise <-- discipline a pharmacy technician and a pharmacy technician trainee, under regulations promulgated by the board.

Provisions and procedures with respect to refusal and discipline contained in sections 5(a), (c) and (d) and 7 shall apply to pharmacy technician registrations and pharmacy technician trainee 20190HB0770PN4403 - 3 - permits.

(6) Except as provided for in clause (7), or unless ordered to do so by a court of proper jurisdiction, the board may not reinstate the registration of an individual whose registration to practice as a pharmacy technician has been revoked or if the 20190HB0770PN0843 - 3 - individual is unfit or unable to practice under section 3(a)(2) or has been convicted of an offense described under section 3(a) (6).

(8) A pharmacy technician shall wear a name tag that clearly identifies the pharmacy technician's first name with the title "Registered Pharmacy Technician." (b) Upon the submission of a board-approved written application and fee, the board may issue a temporary permit <-- REGISTRATION to practice as a pharmacy technician trainee.

The <-- following shall apply:

20190HB0770PN4403 - 4 - (i) Be at least sixteen years of age.

(4) THEThe BOARDboard MAYshall CHARGEissue Aonly REGISTRATIONone FEEtemporary THATpermit ISto NOTan MOREapplicant <--and THANthe ONE-HALFtemporary THEpermit REGISTRATIONshall FEEexpire CHARGEDtwo UNDERyears SUBSECTIONafter (A).20190HB0770PN0843 - 4 - the date of issue or upon obtaining registration as a pharmacy technician under subsection (a).

(4) (5) TheUpon boardexpiration shallof issuethe only one temporary permitpermit, <--the REGISTRATIONapplicant toshall anpromptly applicantreturn and the temporary permit <--to REGISTRATION shall expire two years after the dateboard. of issue or <-- upon obtaining registration as a pharmacy technician under subsection (a).

IF(6) A PHARMACYpharmacy TECHNICIANtechnician TRAINEEtrainee APPLIESshall FORwear <--a REGISTRATIONname AStag Athat PHARMACYclearly TECHNICIANidentifies UNDERthe SUBSECTIONpharmacy (A)technician WITHINtrainee's THEfirst TWO-YEARname REGISTRATIONwith PERIOD,the THEtitle FEE"Pharmacy FORTechnician THETrainee." INITIALSection TEMPORARY3. REGISTRATION SHALL BE USED TO OFFSET THE PHARMACY TECHNICIAN REGISTRATION FEE.

(5) (6) Upon expiration of the temporary permit <-- REGISTRATION, the applicant shall promptly return the permit <-- TEMPORARY REGISTRATION to the board.

<-- (6) (7) A pharmacy technician trainee shall wear a name tag <-- that clearly identifies the pharmacy technician trainee's first name with the title "Pharmacy Technician Trainee." Section 3.

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