Minimum Standards. Pharmacy technician training programs shall, at a minimum, cover the following areas of pharmacy practice: Roles and responsibilities of the pharmacy technician; Knowledge of prescription medications; Knowledge of strengths or dose, dosage forms, physical appearance, routes of administration, and duration of drug therapy; The dispensing process; Pharmaceutical calculations; Interacting with patients; Third party prescriptions; Extemporaneous compounding; Requirements and professional standards for: Preparing; Labeling; Dispensing; Storing; Prepackaging; Distributing; and How medications are administered; Confidentiality; Drugs used to treat the following indications: Hypertension; Antihyperlipidemia; Diabetes mellitus; Arthritis; Gastrointestinal disorders; Asthma and allergy; and Infectious diseases; Federal and State laws and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy; and Knowledge of special dosing considerations for pediatric and geriatric populations. Pharmacy technician training programs may be offered by: Pharmacy employers; Nationally recognized pharmacy technician training programs; Accredited educational institutions pharmacy technician programs; Pharmacy technician programs approved by the Maryland State Department of Education and the Maryland Higher Education Commission; and Pharmacy technician training programs offered by the U.S. Armed Forces. Training programs may not be longer than 6 months. 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. Board Approval of Pharmacy Technician Training Programs. A program shall submit an application on a form provided by the Board. A program shall provide the Board with the course outline and any other information requested by the Board. 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. Any changes in course content shall require notification and approval from the Board. The Board shall have final approval of a pharmacy technician training program. The Board may withdraw approval of a program if the Board finds that the program is in violation of this chapter. The Board shall approve pharmacy technician training programs offered by the U.S. Armed Forces.