Ariz. Admin. Code § 4-23-1103

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 25, June 21, 2024

Section R4-23-1103 - Pharmacy Technician Trainee Licensure

A. Eligibility. An applicant for licensure as a pharmacy technician trainee shall provide the Board proof the applicant is eligible under R4-23-1101(B)(1).

B.Application.

1. An applicant for licensure as a pharmacy technician trainee shall:

a. Submit a completed application electronically or manually on a form furnished by the Board, and

b. Submit with the application form:

i. The documents specified in the application form,

ii. The licensure fee specified in R4-23-205, and

iii. The wall license fee specified in R4-23-205.

2. The Board office shall deem an application form received on the date the Board office electronically or manually date-stamps the form.

C. Licensure.

1. If an applicant is found to be ineligible for pharmacytechnician trainee licensure under statute and rule, theBoard office shall issue a written notice of denial to theapplicant.

2. If an applicant is found to be eligible for pharmacy technician trainee licensure under statute and rule, the Board office shall issue a certificate of licensure and a wall license. An applicant who is assigned a license number and who has been granted "open" status on the Board's license verification site may begin practice as a pharmacy technician trainee before receiving the certificate of licensure.

3. An applicant who is assigned a license number and who has a "pending" status on the Board's license verification site shall not practice as a pharmacy technician trainee until the Board office issues a certificate of licensure as specified in subsection (2).

4. A licensee shall maintain the certificate of licensure in the practice site for inspection by the Board or its designee or review by the public.

5. A pharmacy technician trainee license is valid for 36 months from the date issued. A pharmacy technician trainee who does not complete the prescribed training program and pass a Board-approved pharmacy technician examination before the pharmacy technician trainee's license expires is not eligible for licensure as a pharmacy technician and shall not practice as a pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee. The Board has approved the following pharmacy technician examinations:

a. Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) Exam, and

b. Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT).

D. Time frames for pharmacy technician trainee licensure. The Board office shall follow the time frames established in R4-23-202(F).

E. Verification of license. A pharmacy permittee or pharmacist-in-charge shall not permit a person to practice as a pharmacy technician trainee until the pharmacy permittee or pharmacist-in-charge verifies that the person is currently licensed by the Board as a pharmacy technician trainee.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-23-1103

New Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 1192, effective May 1, 2004 (Supp. 04-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2911, effective November 10, 2013. Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1015, effective 6/1/2019. Amended by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 223, effective 3/14/2020.