N.J. Admin. Code § 13:39-6.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 13:39-6.6 - Pharmacy technician registration and pharmacy technician applicants

(a) A person wishing to be registered with the Board as a pharmacy technician shall:

1. Be 18 years of age or older;

2. Possess a high school diploma or its equivalent;

3. Submit a certification attesting to the fact that he or she is proficient in written and spoken English;

4. Apply to the Board for registration and submit the application fee set forth in 13:39-1.3;

5. Submit his or her name, address and fingerprints for purposes of a criminal history background check pursuant to 45:1-28 et seq., ( P.L. 2002, c. 104 ) to determine whether criminal history record information exists which may disqualify the applicant from being registered by the Board; and

6. Submit, as part of the application for registration, evidence of good moral character which is an ongoing requirement for registration, and evidence that he or she:

i. Is not presently engaged in drug or alcohol use that is likely to impair the ability to practice as a pharmacy technician with reasonable skill and safety. For purposes of this section, the term "presently" means at the time of application or any time within the previous 365 days;

ii. Has not been convicted of violating any law of this State or any other state of the United States relating to controlled dangerous substances or other habit-forming drugs;

iii. Has not been convicted of violating any law relating to the practice of pharmacy;

iv. Has not been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude; and

v. Has not had his or her authority to engage in the activity regulated by the Board suspended or revoked as a result of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings in this or any other jurisdiction which determined the applicant to be in violation of any laws, rules or regulations pertaining to the practice of pharmacy, and that the applicant is not currently under suspension or revocation.

(b) A pharmacy shall only employ a person registered with the Board as a pharmacy technician pursuant to (a) above, or a pharmacy technician applicant, consistent with (c) below, to perform pharmacy technician functions.

(c) Any person who is hired as a pharmacy technician who is not registered with the Board shall be designated a pharmacy technician applicant. A person may only be considered a pharmacy technician applicant one time and only for a maximum of 180 consecutive days. During the first 10 days of employment, the pharmacy technician applicant shall file an application with the Board to begin the pharmacy technician registration process. The applicant shall retain proof of filing the application until he or she receives his or her registration. If at the conclusion of the 180-day period, the pharmacy technician applicant has not completed the pharmacy technician registration process, consistent with (a) above, the applicant shall cease performing pharmacy technician functions in the pharmacy.

(d) If an applicant for registration as a pharmacy technician is being investigated for any alleged violation of the New Jersey Pharmacy Practice Act, 45:14-40 et seq., or the pharmacy laws, rules or regulations of any other jurisdiction, the Board in its discretion may deny the applicant the opportunity to register as a pharmacy technician.

(e) A pharmacy shall not employ as a pharmacy technician applicant any person who was previously employed as a pharmacy technician applicant at a pharmacy in the State and who failed to complete the pharmacy technician registration process or any person who has been the subject of disciplinary action by the Board.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:39-6.6

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 3761(a), effective 12/4/2017