Section 568.001 - Rules; Qualifications(a) In establishing rules under Section 554.053(c), the board shall require that: (1) a pharmacy technician: (A) have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate or be working to achieve an equivalent diploma or certificate; and(B) have passed a board-approved pharmacy technician certification examination; and(2) a pharmacy technician trainee have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate or be working to achieve an equivalent diploma or certificate.(b) The board shall adopt rules that permit a pharmacy technician and pharmacy technician trainee to perform only nonjudgmental technical duties under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 583,Sec. 19, eff. 6/14/2013.Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 583,Sec. 18, eff. 6/14/2013.Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.313(a), eff. 9/1/2001.