9903 CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL OF PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAMS

9903.1 The provider of a pharmacy technician training program shall submit a completed application to the Board on the required forms and include payment of the application fee.

9903.2 To be approved by the Board, a pharmacy technician training program shall, at a minimum, provide instruction in the following areas of pharmacy practice:

1. (a) Roles and responsibilities of the pharmacy technician;
2. (b) Knowledge of prescription medications;
3. (c) Knowledge of strengths or dose, dosage forms, physical appearance, routes of administration, and duration of drug therapy;
4. (d) The dispensing process;
5. (e) Pharmaceutical calculations;
6. (f) Interacting with patients;
7. (g) Third party prescriptions;
8. (h) Sterile and non-sterile compounding;
9. (i) Requirements and professional standards for:
10. (1) Preparing;
11. (2) Labeling;
12. (3) Dispensing;
13. (4) Storing;
14. (5) Prepackaging;
15. (6) Distributing; and
16. (7) How medications are administered;
17. (j) Confidentiality;

(k) Drugs used to treat major chronic conditions;

(l) Federal and District laws and regulations governing controlled substances and the practice of pharmacy; and

(m) Knowledge of special dosing considerations for pediatric and geriatric populations.

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9903.3 A pharmacy technician training program shall include a minimum of one hundred sixty (160) hours of practical experience.

9903.4 A pharmacy technician training program may not be longer than one (1) year.

9903.5 The Director of a pharmacy technician training program shall be qualified by education or experience to perform in this capacity.

9903.6 The Board shall have final approval of a pharmacy technician training program.

9903.7 The Board shall approve Pharmacy technician training programs offered by the U.S. Armed Forces.

9903.8 The Board may withdraw approval of a program if the Board finds that the program is in violation of this chapter.

9903.9 A pharmacy technician training program approval shall expire five (5) years from the date of issuance.

9903.10 To maintain continued approval the program shall submit the renewal application, renewal fee, and a self-evaluation report on a form provided by the Board at the time of renewal notification.

9903.11 Renewal of a program's approval is at the discretion of the Board, and the decision to renew shall be based on documentation of continued compliance with the criteria set forth in this chapter.

9903.12 A pharmacy technician training program shall report within thirty (30) days any substantive change in the program to include a change in:

(a) Program name;

(b) Program director;

(c) Instructors;

(d) Name of institution or business if applicable;

(e) Address;

(f) Program content;

(g) Length of program; or

(h) Location of records.

9903.13 A pharmacy technician training program shall maintain records of participants for five (5) years from date of completion or termination of program. The records shall be maintained either on-site or at another location where the records are readily retrievable upon request for inspection. A program shall provide a certificate of completion to participants who successfully complete the program and provide verification of completion of the program for a participant upon request by the Board.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 15117 (November 20, 2015).