Rep. Amy Elik

Filed: 5/11/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2172

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2172 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by
5changing 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7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)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
10technician under this Act may be licensed as a registered
11certified pharmacy technician, if he or she meets all of the
12following 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

 

 

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1    determined by the Department.
2        (4) Beginning on January 1, 2024 2022, a new pharmacy
3    technician is required to have (i) graduated from a
4    pharmacy technician training program that meets the
5    requirements set forth in subsection (a) of Section 17.1
6    of this Act or (ii) obtained documentation from the
7    pharmacist-in-charge of the pharmacy where the applicant
8    is employed verifying that he or she has successfully
9    completed a standardized nationally accredited education
10    and training program, and has successfully completed an
11    objective assessment mechanism prepared in accordance with
12    rules established by the Department.
13        (5) He or she has successfully passed an examination
14    accredited by the National Commission for Certifying
15    Agencies, as approved and required by the Board or by
16    rule.
17        (6) He or she has paid the required licensure fees.
18    (b) No pharmacist whose license has been denied, revoked,
19suspended, or restricted for disciplinary purposes may be
20eligible to be registered as a certified pharmacy technician
21unless authorized by order of the Department as a condition of
22restoration from revocation, suspension, or restriction.
23    (c) The Department may, by rule, establish any additional
24requirements for licensure under this Section.
25    (d) A person who is not a licensed registered pharmacy
26technician and meets the requirements of this Section may be

 

 

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1licensed as a registered certified pharmacy technician without
2first being licensed as a registered pharmacy technician.
3    (e) As a condition for the renewal of a license as a
4registered certified pharmacy technician, the licensee shall
5provide evidence to the Department of completion of a total of
620 hours of continuing pharmacy education during the 24 months
7preceding the expiration date of the certificate as
8established by rule. One hour of continuing pharmacy education
9must be in the subject of pharmacy law. One hour of continuing
10pharmacy education must be in the subject of patient safety.
11The continuing education shall be approved by the
12Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education.
13    The Department may establish by rule a means for the
14verification of completion of the continuing education
15required by this subsection (e). This verification may be
16accomplished through audits of records maintained by
17licensees, by requiring the filing of continuing education
18certificates with the Department or a qualified organization
19selected by the Department to maintain such records, or by
20other means established by the Department.
21    Rules developed under this subsection (e) may provide for
22a reasonable annual fee, not to exceed $20, to fund the cost of
23such recordkeeping. The Department may, by rule, further
24provide an orderly process for the restoration of a license
25that has not been renewed due to the failure to meet the
26continuing pharmacy education requirements of this subsection

 

 

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1(e). The Department may waive the requirements of continuing
2pharmacy education, in whole or in part, in cases of extreme
3hardship as defined by rule of the Department. The waivers may
4be granted for not more than one of any 2 consecutive renewal
5periods.
6(Source: P.A. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17; 101-621, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
7    (225 ILCS 85/17.1)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
9    Sec. 17.1. Registered pharmacy technician training.
10    (a) It shall be the joint responsibility of a pharmacy and
11its pharmacist in charge to have trained all of its registered
12pharmacy technicians or obtain proof of prior training in all
13of the following practice areas as they apply to Illinois law
14and relate to the specific practice site and job
15responsibilities:
16        (1) The duties and responsibilities of the technicians
17    and pharmacists.
18        (2) Tasks and technical skills, policies, and
19    procedures.
20        (3) Compounding, packaging, labeling, and storage.
21        (4) Pharmaceutical and medical terminology.
22        (5) Record keeping requirements.
23        (6) The ability to perform and apply arithmetic
24    calculations.
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1responsibility of a pharmacy and its pharmacist in charge to
2ensure that all new pharmacy technicians are educated and
3trained using a standard nationally accredited education and
4training program, such as those accredited by the
5Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)/the
6American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) or other
7board approved education and training programs. The pharmacist
8in charge is not required to provide the required education to
9the pharmacy technician, but the pharmacist in charge must
10ensure that the pharmacy technician has presented proof that
11he or she completed a standard nationally accredited or board
12approved education and training program.
13    (b) Within 2 years of initial licensure as a pharmacy
14technician and within 6 months before beginning any new duties
15and responsibilities of a registered pharmacy technician, it
16shall be the joint responsibility of the pharmacy and the
17pharmacist in charge to train the registered pharmacy
18technician or obtain proof of prior training in the areas
19listed in subsection (a) of this Section as they relate to the
20practice site or to document that the pharmacy technician is
21making appropriate progress.
22    (c) All pharmacies shall maintain an up-to-date training
23program policies and procedures manual describing the duties
24and responsibilities of a registered pharmacy technician and
25registered certified pharmacy technician.
26    (d) All pharmacies shall create and maintain retrievable

 

 

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1records of training or proof of training as required in this
2Section.
3(Source: P.A. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17; 101-621, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5becoming law.".