1. (a) A pharmacy technician shall:

   1. (1) Register with the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy on a form provided by the board; and
   2. (2) Undergo a criminal background check pursuant to Subpart 31.
2. (b) The registration shall expire on December 31 biennially as provided in 17 CAR § 160-107.
3. (c) The registration fee for a pharmacy technician shall be defined in 17 CAR § 160-107.

4. (d)

   1. (1) No person shall work as a pharmacy technician prior to the board issuing a certificate of registration and a permit.
   2. (2) The permit shall be prominently displayed for public perusal in any pharmacy where the technician is working.
   3. (3) The pharmacist-in-charge shall determine that the person is registered as a pharmacy technician and that the board has issued a permit for the technician before the technician performs any tasks identified in 17 CAR § 160-905 or 17 CAR § 160-906.
5. (e) If there is a change of mailing address for the pharmacy technician, the pharmacy technician shall immediately notify the board, in writing, of the new address.
6. (f) When a pharmacy technician leaves the employment of a pharmacy, the pharmacist-in-charge shall notify the board, in writing, within fourteen (14) days.

7. (g)

   1. (1) Any concurrent or subsequent employment at any pharmacy shall be reported to the board by both the pharmacy technician and the pharmacist-in-charge of the pharmacy where the pharmacy technician will be working.
   2. (2) The pharmacist-in-charge must notify the board, in writing, of the exact date when the pharmacy technician will begin working.
   3. (3) The pharmacy technician shall not work at that location until the board has received said notification.
8. (h) A pharmacy technician shall identify himself or herself as such in any telephone conversation regarding the functions of a pharmacy technician while on duty in the pharmacy.

9. (i)

   1. (1) If the pharmacy technician is suspected to have, or evidence exists that a pharmacy technician may have violated any law or rule regarding the practice of pharmacy, legend drugs, or controlled substances, the pharmacist-in-charge shall notify the board in writing:

      1. (A) Within ten (10) days; or
      2. (B) Immediately if any danger to the public health or safety may exist.
   2. (2) Any other pharmacist, whether or not practicing in the same pharmacy, who has such knowledge or suspicion shall notify the board in a like manner.

10. (j)

    1. (1) The board may, after notice and hearing, suspend or revoke the permit of a pharmacy technician upon a finding of the following:

       1. (A) Violation of this part;
       2. (B) Violation of any law or rule regarding the practice of pharmacy; or
       3. (C) Violation of any law or rule related to legend drugs or controlled substances.
    2. (2) The board shall follow the same procedures for hearings for pharmacy technicians as applicable to hearings for pharmacists as set forth in Arkansas Code § 17-92-101 et seq. and board rules.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: “(Revised 11/15/2003, 7/22/2015, and 8/1/2020)"