P.R. Laws tit. 20, § 409h
Any person who wishes to obtain a pharmacy technician certificate shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Be eighteen (18) years old or older, and submit a negative criminal history certificate.
(b) Have [passed] the high school general course in a school in Puerto Rico which is recognized by the Department of Education or in a school accredited by the corresponding authority of the place where the same is located.
(c) Have a diploma, a certificate or any other official document attesting that he/she has satisfactorily [passed] a pharmacy technician course in an educational institution in Puerto Rico which is accredited by the highest corresponding accrediting authority, as the case may be, or in an institution of the United States or the United States Armed Forces which is recognized or accredited by the corresponding Authority in Puerto Rico and that, to the satisfaction of the Board, meets the minimum requirements of the pharmacy technician course.
(d) Have satisfactorily completed an internship period for a minimum term of one thousand (1,000) hours under the direct supervision of a preceptor pharmacist in a pharmacy. The Board may, by regulation, increase the minimum number of internship hours required after having notified the institutions with academic programs for pharmacy technicians in Puerto Rico, not less than one (1) year in advance of the date on which the change was approved.
(e) Have passed the pharmacy technician certification examination, as required under this chapter.
(f) Have paid the fees for the pharmacy technician certification established under this chapter.
History —Sept. 3, 2004, No. 247, § 4.09.