Regulation .07 Standards for Pharmacy Technician Training Programs.
Regulation .07 Standards for Pharmacy Technician Training Programs.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Minimum Standards.
(1)
Pharmacy technician training programs shall, at a minimum, cover the following areas of pharmacy practice:
(a)
Roles and responsibilities of the pharmacy technician;
(b)
Knowledge of prescription medications;
(c)
Knowledge of strengths or dose, dosage forms, physical appearance, routes of administration, and duration of drug therapy;
(d)
The dispensing process;
(e)
Pharmaceutical calculations;
(f)
Interacting with patients;
(g)
Third party prescriptions;
(h)
Extemporaneous compounding;
(i)
Requirements and professional standards for:
(i)
Preparing;
(ii)
Labeling;
(iii)
Dispensing;
(iv)
Storing;
(v)
Prepackaging;
(vi)
Distributing; and
(vii)
How medications are administered;
(j)
Confidentiality;
(k)
Drugs used to treat the following indications:
(i)
Hypertension;
(ii)
Antihyperlipidemia;
(iii)
Diabetes mellitus;
(iv)
Arthritis;
(v)
Gastrointestinal disorders;
(vi)
Asthma and allergy; and
(vii)
Infectious diseases;
(l)
Federal and State laws and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy; and
(m)
Knowledge of special dosing considerations for pediatric and geriatric populations.
(2)
Pharmacy technician training programs may be offered by:
(a)
Pharmacy employers;
(b)
Nationally recognized pharmacy technician training programs;
(c)
Accredited educational institutions pharmacy technician programs;
(d)
Pharmacy technician programs approved by the Maryland State Department of Education and the Maryland Higher Education Commission; and
(e)
Pharmacy technician training programs offered by the U.S. Armed Forces.
(3)
Training programs may not be longer than 6 months.
(4)
Training programs shall include 160 hours of work experience, which shall be completed within 6 months of the date of the pharmacy technician trainee’s enrollment in the program.
B.
Board Approval of Pharmacy Technician Training Programs.
(1)
A program shall submit an application on a form provided by the Board.
(2)
A program shall provide the Board with the course outline and any other information requested by the Board.
(3)
A pharmacy that pairs 160 hours of on-site work experience with a pharmacy technician training program that is Board-approved for its didactic content only shall obtain independent Board approval as a pharmacy technician training program prior to the delegation of any pharmacy act to a pharmacy technician trainee.
(4)
Any changes in course content shall require notification and approval from the Board.
(5)
The Board shall have final approval of a pharmacy technician training program.
(6)
The Board may withdraw approval of a program if the Board finds that the program is in violation of this chapter.
(7)
The Board shall approve pharmacy technician training programs offered by the U.S. Armed Forces.