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(225 ILCS 85/17.1)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
Sec. 17.1. Registered pharmacy technician training.
(a) It shall be the joint responsibility of a
pharmacy
and its pharmacist in charge to have trained all of its registered pharmacy technicians
or obtain
proof of prior training in all of the following practice areas as they apply to Illinois law and relate to the
specific practice site and job responsibilities:
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(2) Tasks and technical skills, policies, and
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(3) Compounding, packaging, labeling, and storage.
(4) Pharmaceutical and medical terminology.
(5) Record keeping requirements.
(6) The ability to perform and apply arithmetic
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Beginning January 1, 2024, it shall also be the joint responsibility of a pharmacy and its pharmacist in charge to ensure that all new pharmacy technicians are educated and trained using a standard nationally accredited education and training program, such as those accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)/the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), equivalent work experience of 500 hours as a pharmacy technician covering the practice areas set forth in items (1) through (6) of this subsection, or equivalent work experience as a pharmacy technician as set forth by the Department by rule. The pharmacist in charge is not required to provide the required education to the pharmacy technician, but the pharmacist in charge must ensure that the pharmacy technician has presented proof that he or she completed a standard nationally accredited education and training program or has equivalent work experience as provided in this subsection.
(b) Within 2 years of initial licensure as a pharmacy technician and within 6 months before beginning any new duties and
responsibilities of a registered pharmacy technician, it
shall be
the joint responsibility of the pharmacy and the pharmacist in charge to
train the registered
pharmacy technician or obtain proof of prior training in the areas listed in
subsection (a)
of this Section as they relate to the practice site or to document that the pharmacy technician is making appropriate progress.
(c) All pharmacies shall maintain an up-to-date training
program policies and procedures manual
describing the duties and responsibilities of a registered pharmacy technician and registered certified pharmacy technician.
(d) All pharmacies shall create and maintain retrievable
records
of
training or proof of training as required in this Section.
(Source: P.A. 102-643, eff. 8-27-21; 103-68, eff. 6-9-23.)
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