Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LIII - Pharmacists › Chapter 9 - Pharmacy Technicians › Section LIII-903 - Pharmacy Technician Candidates

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Registration
1. All pharmacy technician candidates shall
				obtain a registration from the board prior to performing any professional
				functions in a pharmacy; failure to do so may result in disciplinary action by
				the board.
2. Qualifications
a. The applicant shall be at least 18 years
				of age, as evidenced by a valid and legible copy of a birth certificate or
				other appropriate credential.
b.
				The applicant shall be of good moral character and non-impaired.
c. The applicant shall satisfy one of the
				following eligibility criteria:
i. proof of
				enrollment in a nationally-accredited and board-approved pharmacy technician
				training program; or
ii. Proof of
				successful completion of a board-approved technician certification examination,
				and further, proof of successful completion of a high school approved by a
				state department of education or an equivalent degree of education, as
				evidenced by a valid and legible copy of a diploma, transcript, or other
				appropriate credential.
iii. proof
				of credentialing as a pharmacy technician by another state board of pharmacy as
				well as evidence of practice as a pharmacy technician for at least one year in
				that state, and further, proof of successful completion of a board-approved
				technician certification examination.
d. Exceptions
i. A pharmacist or pharmacist intern whose
				board credential has been denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted for
				disciplinary reasons by any board of pharmacy shall not be a pharmacy
				technician candidate or pharmacy technician.
ii. A pharmacist or pharmacist intern whose
				board credential is lapsed shall not be a pharmacy technician candidate or
				pharmacy technician until such lapsed credential is recalled through
				non-disciplinary board action.
3. Issuance and Maintenance
a. Upon receipt of a properly completed
				application, appropriate fee, and any other documentation required by the
				board, the board may issue a Pharmacy Technician Candidate Registration to the
				applicant.
b. The board reserves
				the right to refuse to issue, recall, or discipline a registration for
				cause.
c. The registration shall
				expire 24 months after the date of issuance, and it shall not be
				renewable.
d. Termination of
				Enrollment; Status of Registration
i. In the
				event the candidate is no longer enrolled in a nationally-accredited and
				board-approved pharmacy technician training program for any reason other than
				graduation, the candidate no longer meets the eligibility criteria to possess
				the registration, and the candidate shall relinquish the registration to the
				board, giving notice of their last day of enrollment in the program.
ii. In the event a candidate fails to
				relinquish their registration when required to do so, or when notified by the
				board office of that requirement, the board staff shall inactivate the
				registration and refer the matter to the board for its consideration of
				disciplinary action against the candidate.
iii. In the event the candidate should
				re-enroll in the original program or a different program, and gives proof of
				that enrollment to the board, the board may re-issue the registration with the
				original expiration date preserved.
iv. In its discretion, the board may grant an
				exception to the original expiration date upon request by the candidate
				demonstrating unusual circumstances.
e. A pharmacy technician candidate shall
				notify the board, in writing, no later than 10 days following a change of
				mailing address. The written notice shall include the candidates name,
				registration number, and old and new addresses.
f. A pharmacy technician candidate shall
				notify the board, in writing, no later than 10 days following a change in
				location(s) of employment. The written notice shall include the candidates
				name, registration number, and name, address, and permit numbers for old and
				new employers.