1. (a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, an applicant for renewal of a pharmacy technician license shall certify that, during the concluding licensing period, the applicant

   1. (1) completed 10 contact hours of continuing education accepted by the board under 12 AAC 52.340; or
   2. (2) obtained initial certification as a pharmacy technician by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).
2. (b) This section does not prevent the board from imposing additional continuing education requirements under its disciplinary powers.

3. (c) Instead of complying with the continuing education requirements in (a) of this section, an applicant for renewal of a pharmacy technician license for the first time may

   1. (1) verify in an affidavit, on an application for renewal, that the applicant has read the state statutes and regulations compiled by the board; and
   2. (2) submit an affidavit, signed by the pharmacist-in-charge, verifying the applicant's pharmacy technician training in accordance with 12 AAC 52.230.
4. (d) An applicant for reinstatement of a pharmacy technician license that has expired shall certify that the applicant completed the continuing education requirements in (a) of this section before applying for reinstatement.
5. (e) A pharmacy technician who holds a national certification, before administering a vaccine or related emergency medication under 12 AAC 52.992, shall certify having completed one hour of ACPE-approved continuing education specific to immunizations or vaccines as part of the 10 contact hours of continuing education required under (a) of this section.

(Eff. 5/5/2000, Register 154; am 1/18/2002, Register 161; am 1/17/2007, Register 181; am 5/19/2023, Register 246)

Authority: AS 08.01.100, AS 08.80.030, AS 08.80.168, AS 08.80.005, AS 08.80.165