Public Act 103-0068
 
SB0303 EnrolledLRB103 24991 AMQ 51325 b

    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
    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 Section 17.1 as follows:
 
    (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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)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:
        (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, 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
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
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 education and training program or has equivalent
work experience as provided in this subsection 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. 101-621, eff. 1-1-20; 102-643, eff. 8-27-21.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.