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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:2 - Pharmacy Interns › Chapter 4729:2-2 - Licenses › Section 4729:2-2-04 - Pharmacy intern license renewal and expiration

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Except as
			 provided in paragraph (B) of this rule, a pharmacy intern license issued by the
			 state board of pharmacy in accordance with Chapter 4729. of the Revised Code
			 entitles the individual to whom it is issued to practice as a pharmacy intern
			 until the next renewal date.
(B)
								An initial
			 pharmacy intern license issued by the state board of pharmacy on or after the
			 first of May of every odd-numbered year in accordance with Chapter 4729. of the
			 Revised Code entitles the individual to whom it is issued to practice as a
			 pharmacy intern until the renewal date immediately following the next required
			 renewal date.
(C)
								A pharmacy intern license shall be renewed on the
			 fifteenth day of September of every odd-numbered year.
(D)
								An individual who
			 fails to renew their license by the fifteenth day of September of every
			 odd-numbered year shall not engage in the practice of pharmacy until a valid
			 license is issued by the board.
(E)
								A pharmacy intern
			 shall submit the renewal fee as specified in section
			 4729.15 of the Revised Code,
			 including any transaction fee as required by section
			 125.18 of the Revised
			 Code.
(F)
								A pharmacy intern may renew their license each year
			 provided they are actively working toward the requirements for licensure as a
			 pharmacist and otherwise meet the requirements and rules of the state board of
			 pharmacy. The state board of pharmacy may refuse to grant or renew license to
			 practice pharmacy as an intern.
(G)
								An intern shall
			 be considered to be actively working towards licensure as a pharmacist if the
			 intern has complied with all of the statutes and rules regarding internship
			 since licensure as a pharmacy intern, and:
(1)
									The intern is
			 currently enrolled in a school of pharmacy and is taking professional classes
			 directly related to the practice of pharmacy; or
(2)
									The intern is a
			 member of the armed forces and can provide evidence that the intern has been
			 accepted for enrollment in a school of pharmacy upon their release from the
			 armed forces.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:2 - Pharmacy Interns › Chapter 4729:2-2 - Licenses › Section 4729:2-2-05 - Internship credit

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The
			 pharmacy internship credit requirement for the licensure examinations shall be
			 deemed satisfactorily completed when the intern has either:
(1) Successfully graduated after December 31,
			 2006 with a doctor of pharmacy degree ("Pharm.D.") from a school of pharmacy
			 approved by the "Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education" (A.C.P.E.) and
			 the state board of pharmacy; or
(2)
			 Obtained a total of at least one thousand seven hundred and forty hours of
			 documented supervised practical experience accepted by the state board of
			 pharmacy which may include any hours:
(a)
			 Documented on a practical experience affidavit pursuant to rule
			 4729:2-2-06 of the
			 Administrative Code; or
(b) Worked
			 in another state where the appropriate licensing agency submits to the board an
			 official verification of the actual practical experience contact hours
			 completed that meets the requirements in paragraph (A)(2) of this
			 rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:2 - Pharmacy Interns › Chapter 4729:2-2 - Licenses › Section 4729:2-2-06 - Statement of preceptor and practical experience affidavit

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) At the
			 beginning of internship, or if there is a change in preceptor or employment
			 site, the intern must submit a completed statement of preceptor form within
			 thirty days of the change to the state board of pharmacy. The filing of a
			 statement of preceptor form is not required for a change of preceptor or
			 internship site related to a school of pharmacy academic program.
(B) The intern is responsible for submitting
			 the following required forms to certify the hour and supervision requirements
			 pursuant to rule
			 4729:2-2-05 of the
			 Administrative Code:
(1) A statement of
			 preceptor form must be received by the state board of pharmacy for each
			 pharmacy intern within thirty days of beginning an internship under a
			 preceptor's supervision.
(a) No credit will be
			 given for practical experience obtained prior to thirty days of the date that
			 the statement of preceptor form is received by the board office; except, in the
			 event of extraordinary circumstances and when due to no fault of the intern,
			 the board may accept a retroactive date of filing for the statement of
			 preceptor.
(b) The intern must file
			 a statement of preceptor form whenever the intern changes internship sites
			 and/or preceptors. The form must be submitted within thirty days of a change of
			 internship site and/or preceptor.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:2 - Pharmacy Interns › Chapter 4729:2-2 - Licenses › Section 4729:2-2-07 - Successful completion of the "Test of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-based Test"

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Successful completion of the "Test of
				English as a Foreign Language, Internet-based test" (TOEFL iBT) shall be the
				following minimum scores or higher:
(A)
									Writing: twenty-four;
(B)
									Speaking:
				twenty-six;
(C)
									Listening: twenty-one; and
(D)
									Reading:
				twenty-two.
Effective: 9/15/2017
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 09/15/2022
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4729.26
Rule
				Amplifies: 4729.08,
				4729.11
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:2 - Pharmacy Interns › Chapter 4729:2-2 - Licenses › Section 4729:2-2-08 - Pharmacy intern change of name, address, or employment

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A pharmacy
			 intern, who has a legal change of name, shall notify the board of pharmacy, in
			 a manner determined by the board, within thirty days from the effective date of
			 such change. Such notification of a name change shall be accompanied by one of
			 the following:
(1) A notarized
			 affidavit;
(2) A certified copy of
			 a court record;
(3) A certified copy of a marriage
			 certificate;
(4)
									A government-issued identification card which reflects
			 the pharmacist's name change; or
(5)
									Any other
			 documentation as approved by the board.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:2 - Pharmacy Interns › Chapter 4729:2-2 - Licenses › Section 4729:2-2-10 - Veteran and military family provisions related to pharmacy intern licensure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Renewal of an expired license.
(1)
									In accordance
			 with section 5903.10 of the Revised Code, a
			 holder of an expired license shall be granted a renewal of the license by the
			 state board of pharmacy at the usual cost without penalty if not otherwise
			 disqualified because of mental or physical disability and if either of the
			 following applies:
(a)
										The license was not renewed because of the holder's
			 service in the armed forces.
(b)
										The license was
			 not renewed because the holder's spouse served in the armed forces of the
			 United States or a reserve component of the armed forces and the service
			 resulted in the holder's absence from this state.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:2 - Pharmacy Interns › Chapter 4729:2-2 - Licenses › Section 4729:2-2-11 - Expedited pharmacy intern licensure for members of the military and spouses who are licensed in another jurisdiction

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								As used in this
			 rule:
(1)
									"Military duty" has the same meaning as in section
			 4743.041
			 of the Revised Code.
(2)
									"In good standing" means an applicant to which both the
			 following apply:
(a)
										Has not been denied a license, registration or
			 certificate by any public agency or licensing agency; and
(b)
										Does not have a
			 license, registration or certificate limited, suspended, or revoked by any
			 public agency or licensing agency.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:2 - Pharmacy Interns › Chapter 4729:2-3 - Pharmacy Intern Practices › Section 4729:2-3-01 - Practice as a pharmacy intern

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In addition to assisting a pharmacist with technical functions,
				a pharmacy intern may perform the following professional functions under the
				direct supervision of a pharmacist:
(A) The sale of schedule V controlled
			 substances pursuant to agency 4729 of the Administrative Code.
(B) The receipt of oral prescriptions
			 pursuant to rule
			 4729:5-5-10 of the
			 Administrative Code and other applicable provisions of agency 4729 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(C) The
			 transfer and receipt of a non-controlled prescription copy pursuant to rule
			 4729:5-5-11 of the
			 Administrative Code and other applicable provisions of agency 4729 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(D) The act of
			 patient counseling pursuant to rule
			 4729:5-5-09 of the
			 Administrative Code and other applicable provisions of agency 4729 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(E) The
			 administration of immunizations pursuant to section
			 4729.41 of the Revised Code and
			 agency 4729 of the Administrative Code.
(F) The documentation of informed consent to
			 administer an immunization pursuant to section
			 4729.41 of the Revised
			 Code.
(G) The dispensing of
			 overdose
			 reversal drug pursuant to section 3715.502 of the Revised
			 Code and other dangerous drugs as authorized under Chapter 4729. of the Revised
			 Code.
(H) Non-sterile
			 compounding.
(I) Sterile
			 compounding.
(J) Sending or
			 receiving electronic prescriptions between pharmacies accessing the same
			 prescription records in a centralized database or pharmacy computers linked in
			 any other manner.
(K) Contacting a
			 prescriber or prescriber's agent to obtain clarification for a prescription
			 order if the clarification does not require the exercise of professional
			 judgment.
(L) Performing diagnostic
			 laboratory testing pursuant to agency 4729 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(M) Requesting refill
			 authorizations for dangerous drugs from a prescriber or the prescriber's
			 agent.
(N) Notwithstanding the
			 definition of direct supervision, a pharmacy intern may stock an automated drug
			 dispensing unit and floor stock at a location licensed as a terminal
			 distributor of dangerous drugs if a pharmacist is not physically present at the
			 licensed location and all of the following apply:
(1) A pharmacist is readily available to
			 answer questions of the intern;
(2)
			 A pharmacist is responsible for conducting routine verifications of the
			 activities of the intern to prevent the diversion of dangerous drugs;
(3) A pharmacist is fully responsible for all
			 activities conducted by the intern at the licensed location.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:2 - Pharmacy Interns › Chapter 4729:2-3 - Pharmacy Intern Practices › Section 4729:2-3-02 - Therapeutic diabetic shoes

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Pursuant to section
			 4779.02 of the Revised Code, a
			 pharmacy intern, acting under the direct
			 supervision of a pharmacist, may fit and measure individuals for therapeutic
			 diabetic shoes and shoe inserts and may dispense those shoes and shoe
			 inserts.
(B) A pharmacy intern, acting under the direct supervision of a
			 pharmacist, shall not provide any other services
			 that are authorized under Chapter 4779. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:2 - Pharmacy Interns › Chapter 4729:2-3 - Pharmacy Intern Practices › Section 4729:2-3-03 - Immunization administration by pharmacy interns

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Pharmacy interns working under the direct
			 supervision of a pharmacist may administer immunizations listed in paragraph
			 (C) of this rule if an intern complies with the following:
(1) Successfully completes a course in the
			 administration of immunizations that meets the requirements set forth in rule
			 4729:1-3-02 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(2) Practices
			 in accordance with a definitive set of treatment guidelines specified in a
			 protocol established by a physician that complies with the requirements of rule
			 4729:1-3-02 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(3) Receives
			 and maintains certification to perform basic life-support procedures by
			 successfully completing a basic life-support training course certified by the
			 American red cross, American heart association or other training course
			 approved by the board. Certification shall be obtained and maintained through
			 courses that are conducted in-person or, at a minimum, offer an in-person
			 or electronic hands-on training
			 component.
(4) The supervising
			 pharmacist has completed all of the training necessary to administer
			 immunizations in accordance with rule
			 4729:1-3-02 of the
			 Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:2 - Pharmacy Interns › Chapter 4729:2-3 - Pharmacy Intern Practices › Section 4729:2-3-04 - Dispensing of naloxone by pharmacy interns

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A pharmacy intern
			 under the direct supervision of a pharmacist may dispense naloxone without a
			 prescription to either of the following in accordance with an approved protocol
			 specified in paragraph (B) of rule 4729:1-3-04 of the Administrative
			 Code:
(1)
									An
			 individual who there is reason to believe is experiencing or at risk of
			 experiencing an opioid-related overdose;
(2)
									A family member,
			 friend, or other person in a position to assist an individual who there is
			 reason to believe is at risk of experiencing an opioid-related
			 overdose.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:2 - Pharmacy Interns › Chapter 4729:2-3 - Pharmacy Intern Practices › Section 4729:2-3-05 - Pharmacy intern administration of diagnostic tests

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A pharmacy intern under the direct supervision of a
			 pharmacist may administer clinical laboratory improvement amendments (CLIA)
			 waived diagnostic laboratory testing provided the following conditions are
			 met:
(1)
									The
			 pharmacy or facility licensed as a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs is
			 certified by the United States department of health and human services (HHS),
			 as a clinical laboratory through the CLIA;
(2)
									The pharmacy or
			 facility licensed as a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs has obtained a
			 CLIA certificate of waiver from HHS; and
(3)
									The responsible
			 person of the terminal distributor of dangerous drugs and the terminal
			 distributor of dangerous drugs shall ensure and document that all pharmacy
			 interns conducting CLIA waived tests pursuant to this rule receive appropriate
			 training to conduct testing in a safe and effective manner.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:2 - Pharmacy Interns › Chapter 4729:2-3 - Pharmacy Intern Practices › Section 4729:2-3-06 - Dispensing of epinephrine autoinjectors by pharmacy interns

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A pharmacy intern under the direct supervision of a
			 pharmacist may dispense epinephrine autoinjector without a prescription to
			 either of the following in accordance with an approved protocol specified in
			 paragraph (B) of rule
			 4729:1-3-06
			 of the Administrative Code:
(1)
									An individual who there is reason to believe is
			 experiencing or at risk of experiencing anaphylaxis if the pharmacy affiliated
			 with the pharmacist has a record of previously dispensing epinephrine to the
			 individual in accordance with a prescription issued by a licensed health
			 professional authorized to prescribe drugs;
(2)
									An individual
			 acting on behalf of a qualified entity, as defined in section
			 3728.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:2 - Pharmacy Interns › Chapter 4729:2-4 - Disciplinary Actions › Section 4729:2-4-01 - Disciplinary actions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) As used in this rule:
(1) "Dishonesty" means any action by a
			 licensee, registrant or applicant to include, but is not limited to, making any
			 statement that deceives, misrepresents or misleads, or be a party to or an
			 accessory to any fraudulent or deceitful practice or transaction in the
			 practice of pharmacy or in the operation or conduct of a pharmacy.
(2) "Unprofessional conduct" has the same
			 meaning as defined in division (C) of section
			 4729.16 of
			 the Revised Code and shall also include conduct that is detrimental to the best
			 interests of the public, including conduct that endangers the health, safety or
			 welfare of a patient or client. Such conduct shall include, but not be limited
			 to, the following acts: coercion, intimidation, harassment, sexual harassment,
			 improper use of private health information, threats, degradation of character,
			 indecent or obscene conduct, and theft.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:2 - Pharmacy Interns › Chapter 4729:2-4 - Disciplinary Actions › Section 4729:2-4-02 - Duty to report

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) As used in this rule:
"Error in dispensing" or "prescription error" means an act or
				omission of clinical significance relating to the dispensing of a drug. An
				error in dispensing may be considered a violation of division (A)(2) of section
				3715.52 and
				section
				3715.64
				of the Revised Code.
(B)
			 Pursuant to section
			 4729.10 of the Revised
			 Code, a pharmacy intern who has knowledge, from direct observation or objective
			 evidence, of violations described in paragraph (C) of this rule shall report
			 such conduct to the state board of pharmacy.
(C) The following shall be reported to the
			 board:
(1) Except as provided in paragraph
			 (C)(1) of this rule, conduct indicating an individual licensed or registered by
			 the board is addicted to or is suspected to be abusing alcohol, drugs or other
			 chemical substances or impaired physically or mentally to such a degree as to
			 render the individual unfit to carry out their professional duties.
A pharmacy intern shall not be required to report in accordance
				with this rule if the intern becomes aware of any condition described in
				paragraph (C)(1) of this rule as a result of either:
(a) The intern's treatment of the individual
			 for the condition; or
(b) The
			 intern having access to the individual's protected health
			 information.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-1 - Pharmacy Technicians › Section 4729:3-1-01 - Definitions - pharmacy technicians

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in this division:
(A) "Abandoned application" means an
			 application for a registration pursuant to this division where the applicant
			 fails to complete all application requirements within thirty days after being
			 notified by the board. An applicant forfeits all fees associated with an
			 abandoned application. The board shall not be required to act on any abandoned
			 application and the application may be destroyed by board staff. If the
			 application is abandoned, the applicant shall be required to reapply for
			 registration, submit the required fee, and comply
			 with the registration requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
(B) "Addicted to or
			 abusing alcohol or drugs" means the chronic and habitual use of alcohol or the
			 use of a drug of abuse as defined in section
			 3719.011
			 of the Revised Code by an individual to the extent that the individual no
			 longer can control the individual's use of alcohol or drugs, the individual is
			 physically or psychologically dependent on alcohol or drugs, or the
			 individual's use or abuse of alcohol or drugs endangers the health, safety, or
			 welfare of the individual or others.
(C) "Board of pharmacy"
			 or "board" means the state board of pharmacy established under Chapter 4729. of
			 the Revised Code.
(D) "Business day"
			 means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a holiday recognized by the state
			 of Ohio on which the offices of the board of pharmacy are not open for
			 business.
(E) "Certified pharmacy
			 technician" means a person who:
(1) Has
			 completed an approved training program pursuant to rule
			 4729:3-3-02
			 of the Administrative Code or has complied with the
			 reciprocity requirements of 4729:3-2-01 of the Administrative
			 Code;
(2) Is registered with
			 the state board of pharmacy;
(3)
			 Practices in this state in accordance with rule
			 4729:3-3-04
			 of the Administrative Code; and
(4)
			 Maintains a current pharmacy technician certification from an organization that
			 has been recognized by the board.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-2 - Pharmacy Technician Requirements and Procedures › Section 4729:3-2-01 - Registration procedures

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An applicant for registration as a
			 pharmacy technician trainee shall:
(1) Comply
			 with all requirements set forth in section
			 4729.92 of the Revised
			 Code.
(2) Comply with the criminal
			 records check requirements pursuant to rule
			 4729:3-2-02 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(3) Submit a
			 complete application for registration, in a manner determined by the board,
			 that includes:
(a) The required application
			 fee of twenty-five dollars, including any transaction
			 fee as required by section
			 125.18 of the Revised
			 Code.
(b) Documentation, as
			 specified by the board, that the applicant meets the following requirements:
(i) Has a high school diploma, a certificate
			 of high school equivalence, a foreign school diploma that is equivalent to a
			 U.S. high school diploma or has been employed continuously since prior to April
			 8, 2009, as a pharmacy technician without a high school diploma or certificate
			 of high school equivalence;
(ii) Is
			 at least eighteen years of age.
(c) Notwithstanding the requirements of
			 paragraph (A)(3)(b) of this rule, the board may register as a pharmacy
			 technician trainee an applicant who is seventeen or eighteen years of age and
			 does not possess a high school diploma or certificate of high school
			 equivalence if the applicant is enrolled in a career-technical school program
			 that is approved by the board and conducted by a city, exempted village, local,
			 or joint vocational school district.
(d) Any additional information or
			 documentation as determined by the board.
(4)
									A pharmacy
			 technician trainee licensed or registered in another state may apply for
			 registration by reciprocity by complying with the requirements listed in
			 paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(3) of this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-2 - Pharmacy Technician Requirements and Procedures › Section 4729:3-2-02 - Criminal records checks

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An applicant seeking an initial
			 registration, including as registration by
			 reciprocity, as a pharmacy technician trainee, registered pharmacy
			 technician or certified pharmacy technician must first submit fingerprint
			 impressions to the Ohio bureau of criminal identification and investigation
			 (BCI&I) for a criminal records check.
(B) Pursuant to section
			 4776.02
			 of the Revised Code, the criminal records check performed by BCI&I shall
			 consist of both a BCI&I criminal records check and a federal bureau of
			 investigation (FBI) criminal records check. BCI&I shall send the results of
			 the BCI&I and FBI criminal records checks directly to the state board of
			 pharmacy.
(C) The state board of
			 pharmacy requires that the criminal records check be
			 based on electronic fingerprint impressions that are submitted directly to
			 BCI&I from a WebCheck provider agency or ink impressions. The state board
			 of pharmacy may accept the results of a criminal records check based on ink
			 impressions only in the following circumstances:
(1)
									Readable
			 electronic fingerprint impressions cannot be obtained or are rejected by either
			 BCI&I or FBI;
(2)
									The applicant is from out-of-state; or
(3)
									The applicant's
			 home address is seventy-five miles or more from the nearest WebCheck
			 location.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-2 - Pharmacy Technician Requirements and Procedures › Section 4729:3-2-03 - Renewal procedures

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A registered pharmacy technician shall
			 submit a renewal application, in a manner determined by the board, that
			 includes all the following:
(1) An
			 attestation that the technician has completed the specified continuing
			 education requirements pursuant to rule
			 4729:3-5-01
			 of the Administrative Code.
(2) The
			 required biennial fee of fifty dollars, except as
			 provided in paragraph (A)(3) of this rule.
(3)
									A registered
			 pharmacy technician may apply to be a certified pharmacy technician at no cost
			 if the registered technician applies for a certified pharmacy technician
			 registration during the renewal application period established in paragraph (C)
			 of this rule.
(4) Any additional
			 information or documentation as determined by the board.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-2 - Pharmacy Technician Requirements and Procedures › Section 4729:3-2-04 - Change of name, contact information and place of employment

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								An individual registered pursuant to this division who
			 has a legal change of name, shall notify the board of pharmacy within thirty
			 days from the effective date of such change. Such notification of a name change
			 shall be accompanied by one of the following:
(1)
									A notarized
			 affidavit;
(2)
									A certified copy of a court record; or
(3)
									A certified copy
			 of a marriage certificate.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-2 - Pharmacy Technician Requirements and Procedures › Section 4729:3-2-05 - Successful completion of the "Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based Test."

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Successful completion of the "Test of English as a Foreign
				Language, Internet-based test" (TOEFL iBT) shall be the following minimum
				scores or higher:
(A) Writing:
			 
								fourteen;
(B) Speaking: 
								twenty;
(C) Listening: 
								seventeen;
			 and
(D) Reading:
			 
								eighteen.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-2 - Pharmacy Technician Requirements and Procedures › Section 4729:3-2-06 - Expedited pharmacy technician registration for members of the military and spouses who are licensed or registered in another jurisdiction

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								As used in this rule:
(1)
									"Military duty"
			 has the same meaning as in section
			 4743.041
			 of the Revised Code.
(2)
									"In good standing" means an applicant to which both the
			 following apply:
(a)
										Has not been denied a license, registration or
			 certificate by any public agency or licensing agency; and
(b)
										Does not have a
			 license, registration or certificate limited, suspended, or revoked by any
			 public agency or licensing agency.
(3)
									"Pharmacy
			 technician" means any of the following registration types issued under Chapter
			 4729. of the Revised Code:
(a)
										Certified pharmacy technician;
(b)
										Registered
			 pharmacy technician; or
(c)
										Pharmacy technician trainee.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-2 - Pharmacy Technician Requirements and Procedures › Section 4729:3-2-07 - Holding multiple registrations and licenses

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Unless otherwise approved by the board or the
			 board's executive director:
(A)
									A person holding a license as a pharmacist or licensed
			 pharmacy intern shall not hold a concurrent license as a pharmacy technician
			 trainee, registered pharmacy technician, or certified pharmacy
			 technician.
(B)
									Upon receiving an initial license to practice as a
			 pharmacist or pharmacy intern, the person's registration to practice as a
			 pharmacy technician trainee, registered pharmacy technician, or certified
			 pharmacy technician shall be inactivated.
(C)
									Nothing in this
			 rule prohibits a licensed pharmacist or pharmacy intern from performing the
			 activities of a certified pharmacy technician, registered pharmacy technician,
			 or pharmacy technician trainee.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-2 - Pharmacy Technician Requirements and Procedures › Section 4729:3-2-08 - Verification of registration and certification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								In accordance
			 with section
			 4729.95 of the Revised
			 Code, a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs shall develop and implement a
			 policy to ensure persons holding a technician trainee, registered technician,
			 or certified pharmacy technician registration hold an active registration in
			 accordance with this division of the Administrative Code. The policy shall
			 require, at a minimum, the following:
(1)
									Documented
			 verification of a technician trainee, registered technician, or certified
			 pharmacy technician registration prior to commencing employment with the
			 terminal distributor of dangerous drugs;
(2)
									Documented
			 verification of registration, to be conducted at least every twenty-four
			 months, of every technician trainee, registered technician, and certified
			 pharmacy technician employed by the terminal distributor of dangerous drugs;
			 and
(3)
									Documented verification, to be conducted at least every
			 twenty-four months, of pharmacy technician certification from an organization
			 that has been recognized by the board for all certified pharmacy technicians
			 employed by the terminal distributor of dangerous drugs.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-3 - Pharmacy Technician Trainees › Section 4729:3-3-01 - Pharmacy technician trainees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A pharmacy
			 technician trainee shall wear a name tag or badge which contains the
			 designation "Pharmacy Technician Trainee." The required designation may be
			 added to an existing name tag or badge. The name tag or badge and the required
			 designation shall contain lettering of a legible size.
(B)
								A pharmacy
			 technician trainee may, under the direct supervision of a pharmacist, engage in
			 the following activities at a location licensed as a terminal distributor of
			 dangerous drugs to the extent that the activities do not require the exercise
			 of professional judgment:
(1)
									Accepting new written, faxed or electronic prescription
			 orders from a prescriber or a prescriber's agent but shall not include verbal
			 orders;
(2)
									Entering information into and retrieving information
			 from a database or patient profile;
(3)
									Preparing and
			 affixing labels;
(4)
									Stocking dangerous drugs and retrieving those drugs
			 from inventory;
(5)
									Counting and pouring dangerous drugs into
			 containers;
(6)
									Placing dangerous drugs into containers prior to
			 dispensing by a pharmacist;
(7)
									Non-sterile drug
			 compounding following the completion of site-specific training pursuant to rule
			 4729:3-3-02
			 of the Administrative Code;
(8)
									Sterile drug
			 compounding following the completion of a site-specific training pursuant to
			 rule
			 4729:3-3-02
			 of the Administrative Code;
(9)
									Packaging and
			 selling a dangerous drug to a patient or patient representative;
			 and
(10)
									Sending or receiving electronic prescriptions between
			 pharmacies accessing the same prescription records in a centralized database or
			 pharmacy computers linked in any other manner.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-3 - Pharmacy Technician Trainees › Section 4729:3-3-02 - Approved pharmacy technician training programs

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The purpose of this rule is to set standards for pharmacy
				technician training programs to ensure that graduates of the programs have the
				basic knowledge and experience in general pharmacy to practice in most pharmacy
				settings.
(A) The state board of
			 pharmacy hereby approves the following pharmacy technician training programs:
(1) A pharmacy technician training program
			 that holds a current accreditation from the American society of health-system
			 pharmacists/accreditation council for pharmacy education.
(2) A program of training for pharmaceutical
			 technicians conducted by a branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, the
			 Indian health service of the United States department of health and human
			 services, or the United States department of
			 veterans affairs.
(3) An
			 employer-based training program that meets the requirements in paragraph (B) of
			 this rule.
(4) A pharmacy
			 technician training program offered by an Ohio public high school as part of a
			 career-technical education program approved by the Ohio department of education
			 pursuant to section 3317.161 of the Revised Code.
			 Each career-technical education program shall require approval by the state
			 board of pharmacy in accordance with standards adopted by the board.
			 Instructions for obtaining board approval will be made available on the board's
			 website:
www.pharmacy.ohio.gov
.
(5) Successful completion of a doctor of
			 pharmacy (PharmD) program from an approved school of pharmacy in accordance
			 with rule
			 4729-5-01 of the Administrative
			 Code if the applicant's graduation date is within five years of an application
			 for registration.
(6) Held an
			 active pharmacist or pharmacy intern license or registration in good standing
			 from a licensing agency of any state or jurisdiction for at least one year
			 within five years of an application for registration.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-3 - Pharmacy Technician Trainees › Section 4729:3-3-03 - Registered pharmacy technicians

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A registered pharmacy technician shall
			 wear a name tag or badge which contains the designation "Registered Pharmacy
			 Technician." The required designation may be added to an existing name tag or
			 badge. The name tag or badge and the required designation shall contain
			 lettering of a legible size.
(B) A
			 registered pharmacy technician may, under the direct supervision of a
			 pharmacist, engage in the following activities at a location licensed as a
			 terminal distributor of dangerous drugs to the extent that the activities do
			 not require the exercise of professional judgment:
(1) Accepting new written, faxed or
			 electronic prescription orders from a prescriber or a prescriber's agent but
			 shall not include verbal orders;
(2) Requesting refill authorizations for
			 dangerous drugs from a prescriber or prescriber's agent, so long as there is no
			 change from the original prescription;
(3) Entering information into and retrieving
			 information from a database or patient profile;
(4) Preparing and affixing labels;
(5) Stocking dangerous drugs and retrieving
			 those drugs from inventory;
(6)
			 Counting and pouring dangerous drugs into containers;
(7) Placing dangerous drugs into containers
			 prior to dispensing by a pharmacist;
(8) Non-sterile drug compounding in
			 accordance with the required training in paragraph (D)
									 of this
			 rule;
(9)
									Sterile drug compounding in accordance with the required
			 training in paragraph (E) of this rule;
(10) Packaging and
			 selling a dangerous drug to a patient or patient representative;
(11)
			 Sending or receiving electronic prescriptions between pharmacies accessing the
			 same prescription records in a centralized database or pharmacy computers
			 linked in any other manner;
(12) Stocking
			 automated drug storage systems, floor stock, and crash carts at a location
			 licensed as a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs if either of the
			 following applies:
(a) The terminal
			 distributor utilizes barcode administration for restocking the drugs and
			 develops and implements a quality assurance program to ensure the accuracy of
			 the personnel stocking the dangerous drugs; or
(b) For restocking automated drug storage
			 systems only: a pharmacist verifies the final dispensing of a dangerous drug
			 removed from the automated drug storage system.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-3 - Pharmacy Technician Trainees › Section 4729:3-3-05 - Certified pharmacy technician administration of diagnostic tests

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A certified pharmacy technician under the direct
			 supervision of a pharmacist may administer clinical laboratory improvement
			 amendments (CLIA) waived diagnostic laboratory testing provided the following
			 conditions are met:
(1)
									The pharmacy or facility licensed as a terminal
			 distributor of dangerous drugs is certified by the United States department of
			 health and human services (HHS), as a clinical laboratory through the
			 CLIA;
(2)
									The pharmacy or facility licensed as a terminal
			 distributor of dangerous drugs has obtained a CLIA certificate of waiver from
			 HHS; and
(3)
									The responsible person of the terminal distributor of
			 dangerous drugs and the terminal distributor of dangerous drugs shall ensure
			 and document that all certified pharmacy technicians conducting CLIA waived
			 tests pursuant to this rule receive appropriate training to conduct testing in
			 a safe and effective manner.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-3 - Pharmacy Technician Trainees › Section 4729:3-3-06 - Immunization administration

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A certified or
			 registered pharmacy technician who meets the requirements of paragraph (B) of
			 this rule and is working under the direct supervision of a pharmacist who meets
			 the requirements of rule
			 4729:1-3-02 of the
			 Administrative Code, may do any of the following:
(1)
									In the case of an
			 individual who is seven years of age or older but not more than thirteen years
			 of age, administer to the individual an immunization for any of the
			 following:
(a)
										Influenza;
(b)
										COVID-19;
			 or
(c)
										Any other disease, but only pursuant to a
			 prescription.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-4 - State Board of Pharmacy Disciplinary Actions › Section 4729:3-4-01 - Disciplinary actions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) As used in this rule:
(1) "Dishonesty" means any action by a
			 licensee, registrant or applicant to include, but is not limited to, making any
			 statement that deceives, misrepresents or misleads, or be a party to or an
			 accessory to any fraudulent or deceitful practice or transaction in the
			 practice of pharmacy or in the operation or conduct of a pharmacy.
(2) "Unprofessional conduct" means conduct
			 that is detrimental to the best interests of the public, including conduct that
			 endangers the health, safety or welfare of a patient or client. Such conduct
			 shall include, but not be limited to, the following acts: coercion,
			 intimidation, harassment, sexual harassment, improper use of private health
			 information, threats, degradation of character, indecent or obscene conduct,
			 and theft.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-4 - State Board of Pharmacy Disciplinary Actions › Section 4729:3-4-02 - Duty to report

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) As used in this rule:
"Error in dispensing" or "prescription error" means an act or
				omission of clinical significance relating to the dispensing of a drug. An
				error in dispensing may be considered a violation of division (A)(2) of section
				3715.52 and
				section
				3715.64
				of the Revised Code.
(B)
			 Pursuant to section
			 4729.10 of the Revised
			 Code, a pharmacy technician trainee, registered pharmacy technician or
			 certified pharmacy technician who has knowledge, from direct observation or
			 objective evidence, of violations described in paragraph (C) of this rule shall
			 report such conduct to the board.
(C) The following shall be reported to the
			 board:
(1) Except as provided in paragraph
			 (C)(1)(a) of this rule, conduct indicating an individual licensed or registered
			 by the board is addicted to or is suspected to be abusing alcohol, drugs or
			 other chemical substances or impaired physically or mentally to such a degree
			 as to render the individual unfit to carry out their professional duties.
(a) A registrant shall not be required to
			 report in accordance with this rule if the registrant becomes aware of any
			 condition described in paragraph (C)(1) of this rule as a result of either:
(i) The registrant is involved in the
			 treatment of the individual for the condition; or
(ii) The registrant having access to the
			 individual's protected health information.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-5 - Continuing Education › Section 4729:3-5-01 - Continuing education - definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in Chapter 4729:3-5 of the
				Administrative Code.
(A)
								"A.C.P.E." means the accreditation council for pharmacy
			 education.
(B)
								"Continuing education unit" or "C.E.U." means ten
			 contact hours of participation in an organized continuing pharmacy education
			 experience presented by an approved provider.
(C)
								"Continuing
			 pharmacy education" or "continuing education", as required in section
			 4729.12 of the Revised Code,
			 means post-registration pharmacy education undertaken to maintain professional
			 competency to practice as a pharmacy technician, improve professional skills,
			 and preserve uniform qualifications for continuing the practice of the
			 profession for the purpose of protecting public health and welfare. Continuing
			 pharmacy education may be obtained from any of the following providers:
(1)
									A pharmacy
			 jurisprudence program pursuant to paragraph (D) of this rule;
(2)
									An approved
			 in-state provider of volunteer healthcare services in accordance with section
			 4745.04 of the Revised Code and
			 agency 4729 of the Administrative Code;
(3)
									An A.C.P.E.
			 accredited continuing education provider.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-5 - Continuing Education › Section 4729:3-5-02 - Continuing education requirements for registered and certified technicians

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								As a condition for the renewal of a registration as a
			 registered pharmacy technician, the registrant shall complete a total of ten
			 contact hours ( 1.0 C.E.Us) of continuing pharmacy education during the
			 twenty-four months preceding the expiration date of the technician's
			 registration. The continuing pharmacy education shall be in pharmacy
			 technician-specific subject matter and shall include, at a minimum, the
			 following:
(1)
									Two contact hours ( 0.2 C.E.Us) of continuing pharmacy
			 education shall be in the subject of pharmacy jurisprudence
			 (law).
(2)
									Two contact hours ( 0.2 C.E.Us) of continuing pharmacy
			 education shall be in the subject of patient or medication
			 safety.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:3 - Pharmacy Technician › Chapter 4729:3-5 - Continuing Education › Section 4729:3-5-03 - Veteran and military family provisions related to continuing education

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Extension of continuing education requirements.
(1)
									In accordance
			 with section 5903.12 of the Revised Code, the
			 state board of pharmacy shall grant extension periods and waivers for the
			 completion of continuing education requirements for active duty veteran members
			 and the spouses of active duty veterans. If a registered pharmacy technician or
			 their spouse is called to active duty for military service, the time period
			 allowed for completion of any continuing education requirements will be
			 extended by the amount of time that the technician or the technician's spouse
			 was on active duty.
(2)
									Upon receiving the application and proper
			 documentation, the board's director of licensing shall extend the continuing
			 education reporting period by an amount of time equal to the total number of
			 months that the registrant or their spouse spent on active duty during the
			 current reporting period. For purposes of this division, any portion of a month
			 served on active duty shall be considered one full month.
(3)
									The registrant
			 shall submit proper documentation certifying the active duty service and the
			 length of that active duty service. Documentation required to obtain an
			 extension or waiver pursuant to paragraph (A)(1) of this rule will be published
			 on the state board of pharmacy's website:
www.pharmacy.ohio.gov
.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:4 - Probation › Chapter 4729:4-1 - Probation Committee › Section 4729:4-1-01 - Definitions - impaired licensees, registrants and probation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in division 4729:4 of the
				Administrative Code:
(A)
								"Aftercare" is a counselor-facilitated group meeting
			 which directly responds to problems relating to the ongoing treatment and
			 monitoring of the licensee or registrant's sobriety and should extend for a
			 minimum of twelve months.
(B)
								"Approved monitoring program" means a board approved
			 and designated monitor pursuant to section
			 4729.18 of the Revised Code and
			 rule 4729:4-1-06 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(C)
								"Approved treatment provider" means a designated
			 treatment program pursuant to section
			 4729.18 of the Revised Code and
			 rule 4729:4-1-03 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(D)
								"Business day" means any day other than Saturday,
			 Sunday or a holiday recognized by the state of Ohio on which the offices of the
			 board of pharmacy are not open for business.
(E)
								"Designated
			 person" for an approved treatment provider or approved monitoring program is an
			 individual who shall be in full and actual charge of the treatment or
			 monitoring program including, but not limited to, the following:
(1)
									Ensuring the
			 provider has the necessary facilities and personnel to provide
			 services;
(2)
									Maintaining records; and
(3)
									Notification of
			 the board when required.