Section R4-23-1101. Licensure and Eligibility

A.      License required. A person shall not work as a pharmacy tech- nician or pharmacy technician trainee in Arizona, unless the person possesses a pharmacy technician or pharmacy techni- cian trainee license issued by the Board.

B.       Eligibility.

1.        To be eligible for licensure as a pharmacy technician trainee, a person shall:

a.         Be of good moral character,

b.        Be at least 18 years of age, and

c.         Have a high school diploma or the equivalent of a high school diploma.

2.        To be eligible for licensure as a pharmacy technician, a person shall:

a.         Meet the requirements of subsection (B)(1),

b.        Complete a pharmacy technician training program that meets the standards prescribed in R4-23-1105, and

c.         Pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) examination or another Board-approved pharmacy technician examination.

C.      A pharmacy technician delinquent license. Before an Arizona pharmacy technician license will be reinstated, a pharmacy technician whose Arizona pharmacy technician license is delinquent for five or more consecutive years shall furnish to the Board satisfactory proof of fitness to be licensed as a phar- macy technician and pay all past due biennial renewal fees and penalty fees. Satisfactory proof includes:

1.        For a person with a delinquent license who is practicing as a pharmacy technician out-of-state with a pharmacy technician license issued by another jurisdiction:

a.         Proof of current, unrestricted pharmacy technician licensure in another jurisdiction; and

b.        Proof of employment as a pharmacy technician during the last 12 months; or

2.        For a person with a delinquent license who did not prac- tice as a pharmacy technician within the last 12 months:

a.         Take and pass a Board-approved pharmacy techni- cian examination, and

b.        Complete 20 contact hours or two CEUs of continu- ing education activity sponsored by an approved provider, including at least two contact hours or 0.2 CEUs of continuing education activity in pharmacy law.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 1192, effective May 1, 2004 (Supp. 04-1). Amended by

final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 102, effective March 10,

2013 (Supp. 13-1).