Public Act 102-0643
 
SB2172 EnrolledLRB102 14442 SPS 19794 b


  
    AN ACT concerning government.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended  by 
changing Sections 9.5 and 17.1 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 85/9.5)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)

    Sec. 9.5. Registered certified pharmacy technician.
    (a) An individual licensed as a registered pharmacy 
technician under this Act may be licensed as a registered 
certified pharmacy technician, if he or she meets all of the 
following requirements:
        (1) He or she has submitted a written application in 
    the form and manner prescribed by the Department.
        (2) He or she has attained the age of 18.
        (3) He or she is of good moral character, as 
    determined by the Department.
        (4) Beginning on January 1, 2024 2022, a new pharmacy 
    technician is required to have (i) graduated from a 
    pharmacy technician training program that meets the 
    requirements set forth in subsection (a) of Section 17.1 
    of this Act or (ii) obtained documentation from the 
    pharmacist-in-charge of the pharmacy where the applicant 
    is employed verifying that he or she has successfully 
    completed a standardized nationally accredited education 
    and training program, and has successfully completed an 
    objective assessment mechanism prepared in accordance with 
    rules established by the Department.
        (5) He or she has successfully passed an examination 
    accredited by the National Commission for Certifying 
    Agencies, as approved and required by the Board or by 
    rule.
        (6) He or she has paid the required licensure fees.
    (b) No pharmacist whose license has been denied, revoked, 
suspended, or restricted for disciplinary purposes may be 
eligible to be registered as a certified pharmacy technician 
unless authorized by order of the Department as a condition of 
restoration from revocation, suspension, or restriction.
    (c) The Department may, by rule, establish any additional 
requirements for licensure under this Section.


    (d) A person who is not a licensed registered pharmacy 
technician and meets the requirements of this Section may be 
licensed as a registered certified pharmacy technician without 
first being licensed as a registered pharmacy technician. 
    (e) As a condition for the renewal of a license as a 
registered certified pharmacy technician, the licensee shall 
provide evidence to the Department of completion of a total of 
20 hours of continuing pharmacy education during the 24 months 
preceding the expiration date of the certificate as 
established by rule. One hour of continuing pharmacy education 
must be in the subject of pharmacy law. One hour of continuing 
pharmacy education must be in the subject of patient safety. 
The continuing education shall be approved by the 
Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education.
    The Department may establish by rule a means for the 
verification of completion of the continuing education 
required by this subsection (e). This verification may be 
accomplished through audits of records maintained by 
licensees, by requiring the filing of continuing education 
certificates with the Department or a qualified organization 
selected by the Department to maintain such records, or by 
other means established by the Department.
    Rules developed under this subsection (e) may provide for 
a reasonable annual fee, not to exceed $20, to fund the cost of 
such recordkeeping. The Department may, by rule, further 
provide an orderly process for the restoration of a license 
that has not been renewed due to the failure to meet the 
continuing pharmacy education requirements of this subsection 
(e). The Department may waive the requirements of continuing 
pharmacy education, in whole or in part, in cases of extreme 
hardship as defined by rule of the Department. The waivers may 
be granted for not more than one of any 2 consecutive renewal 
periods. 
(Source: P.A. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17; 101-621, eff. 1-1-20.)
 



    (225 ILCS 85/17.1)


    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)

    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:

        (1) The duties and responsibilities of the technicians 
    and pharmacists.

        (2) Tasks and technical skills, policies, and 
    procedures.

        (3) Compounding, packaging, labeling, and storage.

        (4) Pharmaceutical and medical terminology.

        (5) Record keeping requirements.

        (6) The ability to perform and apply arithmetic 
    calculations.

    Beginning January 1, 2024 2022, 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) or other 
board approved education and training programs. 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 or board 
approved education and training program. 
    (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. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17; 101-621, eff. 1-1-20.)


 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.