2023 Maryland Statutes › Health Occupations › Title 12 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies › Subtitle 6B - Registered Pharmacy Technicians › Section 12-6B-07 - Expiration and Renewal of Registration

(a)    (1)    Unless the registration is renewed for an additional term as provided in this section, registration expires on the date set by the Board.
(2)    The ability of a registered pharmacy technician to function as a pharmacy technician terminates on the date of expiration of the pharmacy technician’s registration unless renewed.
(3)    Registration may not be renewed for a term longer than 2 years.
(b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board shall send to each registered pharmacy technician, at least 1 month before a registration expires, a renewal notice by first–class mail to the last known address of the registered pharmacy technician.
(2)    If requested by a registered pharmacy technician, the Board shall send to the registered pharmacy technician, at least two times within the month before a pharmacy technician registration expires, a renewal notice by electronic means to the last known electronic address of the registered pharmacy technician.
(3)    If a renewal notice sent by electronic means under paragraph (2) of this subsection is returned to the Board as undeliverable, the Board shall send the registered pharmacy  technician a renewal notice by first–class mail to the last known address of the registered pharmacy technician.
(4)    A renewal notice sent under this subsection shall  state:
(i)    The date on which the current registration expires;
(ii)    The date by which the renewal application must be received by the Board for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the registration expires; and
(iii)    The amount of the renewal fee.
(c)    A registered pharmacy technician periodically may renew a pharmacy technician’s registration for an additional 2–year term, if the registered pharmacy technician:
(1)    Otherwise is entitled to be registered as a pharmacy technician;
(2)    Submits to the Board a renewal application on the form that the Board requires;
(3)    Meets the continuing education requirements set by the Board under this section; and
(4)    Pays to the Board a renewal fee set by the Board.
(d)    In addition to any other qualifications and requirements established by the Board, the Board shall establish continuing education requirements as a condition to the renewal of registrations under this section.
(e)    The Board shall renew the registration of each pharmacy technician who meets the requirements of this section.
(f)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the registration of a pharmacy technician who qualified for registration under § 12–6B–02(d) of this subtitle permanently expires on the date the registered pharmacy technician’s employment terminates with the pharmacy permit holder that made the attestation required under § 12–6B–02(d) of this subtitle.
(2)    Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to the registration of a pharmacy technician who:
(i)    At the time of termination, notifies the Board of the termination date;
(ii)    Resumes working as a pharmacy technician within 1 year of the termination date; and
(iii)    Notifies the Board of the date the registered pharmacy technician begins employment after the termination date.