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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 9 and 9.5 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 85/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 4129)
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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
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8 | Sec. 9. Registration as pharmacy technician. Any person | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | shall be entitled
to registration as a registered pharmacy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | technician who is of the age of 16
or over, has not engaged in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | conduct or behavior determined to be grounds for
discipline | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | under this Act, is attending or has
graduated from an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | accredited high school or comparable school or educational
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14 | institution or received a high school equivalency certificate, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | and has filed a written application for registration on a form
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16 | to be prescribed and furnished by the Department for that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | purpose. The
Department shall issue a certificate of
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18 | registration as a registered pharmacy technician to any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | applicant who has
qualified as aforesaid, and such registration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | shall be the sole authority
required to assist licensed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | pharmacists in the practice of pharmacy, under
the supervision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | of a licensed pharmacist. A registered pharmacy technician may, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | under the supervision of a pharmacist, assist in the practice |
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1 | of pharmacy and perform such functions as assisting in the | ||||||
2 | dispensing process, offering counseling, receiving new verbal | ||||||
3 | prescription orders, and having prescriber contact concerning | ||||||
4 | prescription drug order clarification. A registered pharmacy | ||||||
5 | technician may not engage in patient counseling, drug regimen | ||||||
6 | review, or clinical conflict resolution. | ||||||
7 | Beginning on January 1, 2016, if the registrant has | ||||||
8 | attained the age of 18 and has been registered for 12 months or | ||||||
9 | longer Beginning on January 1, 2010, within 2 years after | ||||||
10 | initial registration as a registered technician, a pharmacy | ||||||
11 | technician must meet the requirements described in Section 9.5 | ||||||
12 | of this Act and register as a certified pharmacy technician. If | ||||||
13 | the registrant has not yet attained the age of 18 or has been | ||||||
14 | registered for less than 12 months, then upon renewal of the | ||||||
15 | full 2-year registration as a registered technician, a pharmacy | ||||||
16 | technician must meet the requirements described in Section 9.5 | ||||||
17 | of this Act and register as a certified pharmacy technician | ||||||
18 | become certified by successfully passing the Pharmacy | ||||||
19 | Technician Certification Board (PTCB) examination or another | ||||||
20 | Board-approved pharmacy technician examination and register as | ||||||
21 | a certified pharmacy technician with the Department in order to | ||||||
22 | continue to perform pharmacy technician's duties . This | ||||||
23 | requirement does not apply to pharmacy technicians registered | ||||||
24 | prior to January 1, 2008.
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25 | Any person registered
as a pharmacy technician who is also | ||||||
26 | enrolled in a first professional
degree program in pharmacy in |
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1 | a school or college of pharmacy or a
department of pharmacy of | ||||||
2 | a university approved by the Department or has graduated from | ||||||
3 | such a program within the last 18 months, shall be
considered a | ||||||
4 | "student pharmacist"
and entitled to use the title "student | ||||||
5 | pharmacist". A student pharmacist must meet all of the | ||||||
6 | requirements for registration as a pharmacy technician set | ||||||
7 | forth in this Section excluding the requirement of | ||||||
8 | certification prior to the second registration renewal and pay | ||||||
9 | the required pharmacy technician registration fees. A student | ||||||
10 | pharmacist may, under the supervision of a pharmacist, assist | ||||||
11 | in the practice of pharmacy and perform any and all functions | ||||||
12 | delegated to him or her by the pharmacist. | ||||||
13 | Any person seeking licensure as a pharmacist who has | ||||||
14 | graduated from a pharmacy program outside the United States | ||||||
15 | must register as a pharmacy technician and shall be considered | ||||||
16 | a "student pharmacist" and be entitled to use the title | ||||||
17 | "student pharmacist" while completing the 1,200 clinical hours | ||||||
18 | of training approved by the Board of Pharmacy described and for | ||||||
19 | no more than 18 months after completion of these hours. These | ||||||
20 | individuals are not required to become certified pharmacy | ||||||
21 | technicians while completing their Board approved clinical | ||||||
22 | training, but must become licensed as a pharmacist or become a | ||||||
23 | certified pharmacy technician before the second pharmacy | ||||||
24 | technician registration renewal following completion of the | ||||||
25 | Board approved clinical training. | ||||||
26 | The Department shall not renew the pharmacy technician |
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1 | license of any person who has been registered as a "student | ||||||
2 | pharmacist" and has dropped out of or been expelled from an | ||||||
3 | ACPE accredited college of pharmacy, who has failed to complete | ||||||
4 | his or her 1,200 hours of Board approved clinical training | ||||||
5 | within 24 months or who has failed the pharmacist licensure | ||||||
6 | examination 3 times and shall require these individuals to meet | ||||||
7 | the requirements of and become registered a certified pharmacy | ||||||
8 | technician. | ||||||
9 | The Department may
take any action set forth in Section 30 | ||||||
10 | of this Act with regard to registrations
pursuant to this | ||||||
11 | Section.
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12 | Any person who is enrolled in a non-traditional Pharm.D.
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13 | program at an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy and is a | ||||||
14 | licensed pharmacist
under the laws of another United States | ||||||
15 | jurisdiction shall be permitted to
engage in the program of | ||||||
16 | practice experience required in the academic program
by virtue | ||||||
17 | of such license. Such person shall be exempt from the | ||||||
18 | requirement
of registration as a registered pharmacy | ||||||
19 | technician while engaged in the
program of practice experience | ||||||
20 | required in the academic program.
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21 | An applicant for registration as a pharmacy technician may | ||||||
22 | assist a
pharmacist in the practice of pharmacy for a period of | ||||||
23 | up to
60 days prior to the issuance of a certificate of | ||||||
24 | registration if the
applicant has submitted the required fee | ||||||
25 | and an application for registration
to the Department. The | ||||||
26 | applicant shall keep a copy of the submitted
application on the |
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1 | premises where the applicant is assisting in the
practice of | ||||||
2 | pharmacy. The Department shall forward confirmation of receipt | ||||||
3 | of the application with start and expiration dates of practice | ||||||
4 | pending registration.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15 .)
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6 | (225 ILCS 85/9.5) | ||||||
7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
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8 | Sec. 9.5. Certified pharmacy technician. | ||||||
9 | (a) An individual registered as a pharmacy technician under | ||||||
10 | this Act may be registered as a certified pharmacy technician, | ||||||
11 | if he or she meets all of the following requirements: | ||||||
12 | (1) He or she has submitted a written application in | ||||||
13 | the form and manner prescribed by the Department. | ||||||
14 | (2) He or she has attained the age of 18. | ||||||
15 | (3) He or she is of good moral character, as determined | ||||||
16 | by the Department. | ||||||
17 | (4) He or she has (i) graduated from pharmacy | ||||||
18 | technician training meeting the requirements set forth in | ||||||
19 | subsection (a) of Section 17.1 of this Act or (ii) obtained | ||||||
20 | documentation from the pharmacist-in-charge of the | ||||||
21 | pharmacy where the applicant is employed verifying that he | ||||||
22 | or she has successfully completed a training program and | ||||||
23 | has successfully completed an objective assessment | ||||||
24 | mechanism prepared in accordance with rules established by | ||||||
25 | the Department. |
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1 | (5) He or she has successfully passed an examination | ||||||
2 | accredited by the National Organization of Certifying | ||||||
3 | Agencies, as approved and required by the Board. | ||||||
4 | (6) He or she has paid the required certification fees. | ||||||
5 | (b) No pharmacist whose license has been denied, revoked, | ||||||
6 | suspended, or restricted for disciplinary purposes may be | ||||||
7 | eligible to be registered as a certified pharmacy technician. | ||||||
8 | (c) The Department may, by rule, establish any additional | ||||||
9 | requirements for certification under this Section.
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10 | (d) A person who is not a registered pharmacy technician | ||||||
11 | and meets the requirements of this Section may register as a | ||||||
12 | certified pharmacy technician without first registering as a | ||||||
13 | pharmacy technician. | ||||||
14 | (e) As a condition for the renewal of a certificate of | ||||||
15 | registration as a certified pharmacy technician, the | ||||||
16 | registrant shall provide evidence to the Department of | ||||||
17 | completion of a total of 20 hours of continuing pharmacy | ||||||
18 | education during the 24 months preceding the expiration date of | ||||||
19 | the certificate. One hour of continuing pharmacy education must | ||||||
20 | be in the subject of pharmacy law. One hour of continuing | ||||||
21 | pharmacy education must be in the subject of patient safety. | ||||||
22 | Such continuing education shall be approved by the | ||||||
23 | Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. | ||||||
24 | The Department shall establish by rule a means for the | ||||||
25 | verification of completion of the continuing education | ||||||
26 | required by this subsection (e). This verification may be |
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1 | accomplished through audits of records maintained by | ||||||
2 | registrants, by requiring the filing of continuing education | ||||||
3 | certificates with the Department or a qualified organization | ||||||
4 | selected by the Department to maintain such records, or by | ||||||
5 | other means established by the Department. | ||||||
6 | Rules developed under this subsection (e) may provide for a | ||||||
7 | reasonable annual fee, not to exceed $20, to fund the cost of | ||||||
8 | such recordkeeping. The Department shall, by rule, further | ||||||
9 | provide an orderly process for the reinstatement of a | ||||||
10 | registration that has not been renewed due to the failure to | ||||||
11 | meet the continuing pharmacy education requirements of this | ||||||
12 | this subsection (e). The Department may waive the requirements | ||||||
13 | of continuing pharmacy education, in whole or in part, in cases | ||||||
14 | of extreme hardship as defined by rule of the Department. Such | ||||||
15 | waivers shall be granted for not more than one of any 3 | ||||||
16 | consecutive renewal periods. | ||||||
17 | (Source: P.A. 95-689, eff. 10-29-07; 96-673, eff. 1-1-10.)
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18 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
19 | 1, 2016.
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