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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the education and examination requirements for pharmacy |
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technicians. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 568.001(a), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) In establishing rules under Section 554.053(c), the |
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board shall require that: |
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(1) a pharmacy technician: |
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(A) have a high school diploma or a high school |
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equivalency certificate or be working to achieve an equivalent |
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diploma or certificate; and |
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(B) have passed either: |
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(i) a board-approved pharmacy technician |
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certification examination; or |
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(ii) a certification examination offered by |
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a nationally recognized pharmacy technician certification program |
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accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies; and |
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(2) a pharmacy technician trainee have a high school |
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diploma or a high school equivalency certificate or be working to |
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achieve an equivalent diploma or certificate. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2017, the Texas State |
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Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section |
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568.001, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |