Section 2042a - Pharmacy technicians; qualifications for registration(a) No person shall perform the duties of a pharmacy technician unless registered with the Board. To obtain a registration as a pharmacy technician, an applicant shall: (1) not have engaged in acts that affect the ability of the applicant to practice as a pharmacy technician;(2) if required by rules adopted by the Board, be certified or eligible for certification by a national pharmacy technician certification authority; and(3) have paid the fee specified in section 2046 of this chapter.(b) Pharmacy technicians administering immunizations shall meet the following requirements: (1) hold a registration as a pharmacy technician in accordance with subsection (a) of this section;(2) hold a current CPR certification;(3) have successfully completed an Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education-accredited training program approved by the Board; and(4) successfully complete two hours of immunization-related continuing education approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education every two-year licensing period.(c) Pharmacy technicians shall only administer immunizations:(1) to patients 18 years of age or older, as established in subdivision 2023(b)(2)(A)(vii) and the resulting State protocol;(2) to patients five years of age or older, influenza vaccine, COVID-19 vaccine, and subsequent formulations or combination products thereof, in accordance with subdivision 2023(b)(2)(A)(viii) and the resulting State protocol;(3) pursuant to the schedules and recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' recommendations for the administration of immunizations, as those recommendations may be updated from time to time; and(4) when a licensed pharmacist who is trained to immunize is present and able to assist with the immunization, as needed.(d) Pharmacy technicians shall administer only those immunizations that: (1) are recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); and(2) licensed pharmacists are permitted to administer under the State clinical pharmacy protocol, as established in subdivision 2023(b)(2) of this title.(e) Pharmacy technicians performing COVID-19 tests shall do so only: (1) when a licensed pharmacist who is trained to perform COVID-19 tests is present and able to assist with the test, as needed;(2) in accordance with a State protocol adopted under subdivision 2023(b)(2)(A)(x) of this title; and(3) in accordance with rules adopted by the Board.(f) The Board may adopt rules regarding the administration of immunizations and the performance of COVID-19 tests by pharmacy technicians.Amended by 2023 , No. 77, § 9, eff. 6/20/2023.Added 2003, No. 60, § 9; amended 2013, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.