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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.34.34.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="34" chapter_num="34" heading="Registration Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An applicant currently certified by a national pharmacy technician certification program shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Submit to the Board a signed completed application on a form provided by the Board;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Submit to the Board evidence of current certification by a national pharmacy certification program;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Pay a fee as set forth in COMAR 10.34.09; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Submit a request for a State Criminal History Records check.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An applicant that does not qualify under §A of this regulation shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Submit to the Board a signed completed application on a form provided by the Board;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be 17 years old or older;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Meet the following educational requirements:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Be a high school graduate or have attained a high school equivalency diploma;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Be enrolled and in good standing at a high school; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Meet the requirements of §C of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Provide satisfactory proof to the Board of the applicant's successful completion of a pharmacy technician training program approved by the Board that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is no longer than 6 months duration; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Includes 160 hours of work experience;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Pass an examination approved by the Board as set forth in Regulation .06 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Pay a fee as set forth in COMAR 10.34.09; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Submit a request for a State Criminal History Records check.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An applicant who does not meet the requirements of §A or B of this regulation shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Submit to the Board a signed application on a form provided by the Board;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Comply with the age requirements as set forth in §B of this regulation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Provide written verification from the pharmacy permit holder that the applicant has worked in the pharmacy area of a pharmacy operated by the same pharmacy permit holder continuously since January 1, 2006;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Provide written verification from the pharmacist who has supervised the applicant for at least 6 months that the applicant has performed competently;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Pay a fee as set forth in COMAR 10.34.09; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Submit a request for a State Criminal History Records check.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Board of Pharmacy shall provide the pharmacy technician with a registration card and pocket identification card upon initial registration and renewal.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>