Full Text of SB2172 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Sections 9.5 and 17.1 as follows: | 6 | | (225 ILCS 85/9.5) | 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
| 8 | | Sec. 9.5. Registered certified pharmacy technician. | 9 | | (a) An individual licensed as a registered pharmacy | 10 | | technician under this Act may be licensed as a registered | 11 | | certified pharmacy technician, if he or she meets all of the | 12 | | following requirements: | 13 | | (1) He or she has submitted a written application in | 14 | | the form and manner prescribed by the Department. | 15 | | (2) He or she has attained the age of 18. | 16 | | (3) He or she is of good moral character, as | 17 | | determined by the Department. | 18 | | (4) Beginning on January 1, 2024 2022 , a new pharmacy | 19 | | technician is required to have (i) graduated from a | 20 | | pharmacy technician training program that meets the | 21 | | requirements set forth in subsection (a) of Section 17.1 | 22 | | of this Act or (ii) obtained documentation from the | 23 | | pharmacist-in-charge of the pharmacy where the applicant |
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| 1 | | is employed verifying that he or she has successfully | 2 | | completed a standardized nationally accredited education | 3 | | and training program, and has successfully completed an | 4 | | objective assessment mechanism prepared in accordance with | 5 | | rules established by the Department. | 6 | | (5) He or she has successfully passed an examination | 7 | | accredited by the National Commission for Certifying | 8 | | Agencies, as approved and required by the Board or by | 9 | | rule. | 10 | | (6) He or she has paid the required licensure fees. | 11 | | (b) No pharmacist whose license has been denied, revoked, | 12 | | suspended, or restricted for disciplinary purposes may be | 13 | | eligible to be registered as a certified pharmacy technician | 14 | | unless authorized by order of the Department as a condition of | 15 | | restoration from revocation, suspension, or restriction. | 16 | | (c) The Department may, by rule, establish any additional | 17 | | requirements for licensure under this Section.
| 18 | | (d) A person who is not a licensed registered pharmacy | 19 | | technician and meets the requirements of this Section may be | 20 | | licensed as a registered certified pharmacy technician without | 21 | | first being licensed as a registered pharmacy technician. | 22 | | (e) As a condition for the renewal of a license as a | 23 | | registered certified pharmacy technician, the licensee shall | 24 | | provide evidence to the Department of completion of a total of | 25 | | 20 hours of continuing pharmacy education during the 24 months | 26 | | preceding the expiration date of the certificate as |
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| 1 | | established by rule. One hour of continuing pharmacy education | 2 | | must be in the subject of pharmacy law. One hour of continuing | 3 | | pharmacy education must be in the subject of patient safety. | 4 | | The continuing education shall be approved by the | 5 | | Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education. | 6 | | The Department may establish by rule a means for the | 7 | | verification of completion of the continuing education | 8 | | required by this subsection (e). This verification may be | 9 | | accomplished through audits of records maintained by | 10 | | licensees, by requiring the filing of continuing education | 11 | | certificates with the Department or a qualified organization | 12 | | selected by the Department to maintain such records, or by | 13 | | other means established by the Department. | 14 | | Rules developed under this subsection (e) may provide for | 15 | | a reasonable annual fee, not to exceed $20, to fund the cost of | 16 | | such recordkeeping. The Department may, by rule, further | 17 | | provide an orderly process for the restoration of a license | 18 | | that has not been renewed due to the failure to meet the | 19 | | continuing pharmacy education requirements of this subsection | 20 | | (e). The Department may waive the requirements of continuing | 21 | | pharmacy education, in whole or in part, in cases of extreme | 22 | | hardship as defined by rule of the Department. The waivers may | 23 | | be granted for not more than one of any 2 consecutive renewal | 24 | | periods. | 25 | | (Source: P.A. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17; 101-621, eff. 1-1-20.)
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| 1 | | (225 ILCS 85/17.1)
| 2 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
| 3 | | Sec. 17.1. Registered pharmacy technician training.
| 4 | | (a) It shall be the joint responsibility of a
pharmacy
and | 5 | | its pharmacist in charge to have trained all of its registered | 6 | | pharmacy technicians
or obtain
proof of prior training in all | 7 | | of the following practice areas as they apply to Illinois law | 8 | | and relate to the
specific practice site and job | 9 | | responsibilities:
| 10 | | (1) The duties and responsibilities of the technicians | 11 | | and pharmacists.
| 12 | | (2) Tasks and technical skills, policies, and | 13 | | procedures.
| 14 | | (3) Compounding, packaging, labeling, and storage.
| 15 | | (4) Pharmaceutical and medical terminology.
| 16 | | (5) Record keeping requirements.
| 17 | | (6) The ability to perform and apply arithmetic | 18 | | calculations.
| 19 | | Beginning January 1, 2024 2022 , it shall also be the joint | 20 | | responsibility of a pharmacy and its pharmacist in charge to | 21 | | ensure that all new pharmacy technicians are educated and | 22 | | trained using a standard nationally accredited education and | 23 | | training program, such as those accredited by the | 24 | | Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)/the | 25 | | American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) or other | 26 | | board approved education and training programs. The pharmacist |
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| 1 | | in charge is not required to provide the required education to | 2 | | the pharmacy technician, but the pharmacist in charge must | 3 | | ensure that the pharmacy technician has presented proof that | 4 | | he or she completed a standard nationally accredited or board | 5 | | approved education and training program. | 6 | | (b) Within 2 years of initial licensure as a pharmacy | 7 | | technician and within 6 months before beginning any new duties | 8 | | and
responsibilities of a registered pharmacy technician, it
| 9 | | shall be
the joint responsibility of the pharmacy and the | 10 | | pharmacist in charge to
train the registered
pharmacy | 11 | | technician or obtain proof of prior training in the areas | 12 | | listed in
subsection (a)
of this Section as they relate to the | 13 | | practice site or to document that the pharmacy technician is | 14 | | making appropriate progress.
| 15 | | (c) All pharmacies shall maintain an up-to-date training
| 16 | | program policies and procedures manual
describing the duties | 17 | | and responsibilities of a registered pharmacy technician and | 18 | | registered certified pharmacy technician.
| 19 | | (d) All pharmacies shall create and maintain retrievable
| 20 | | records
of
training or proof of training as required in this | 21 | | Section.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17; 101-621, eff. 1-1-20.)
| 23 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 24 | | becoming law. |
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