1. 1. Registration programs for pharmacist-interns, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy support persons are established for the purposes of identification, tracking, and disciplinary action for the violation of federal drug laws or regulations, state drug or pharmacy laws, or rules of the board.

2. 2. A person who is or desires to be a pharmacist-intern, pharmacy technician, or pharmacy support person in this state shall apply to the board for registration on a form prescribed by the board.

   1. a. A pharmacist-intern shall be registered during internship training and thereafter pursuant to rules adopted by the board.
   2. b. An applicant for a new pharmacy technician registration or for a pharmacy technician renewal shall provide proof of current certification by a national technician certification authority approved by the board. A person who is in the process of acquiring national certification as a pharmacy technician and who is in training to become a pharmacy technician shall register with the board as a pharmacy technician.

3. 3. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A on matters pertaining to pharmacist-intern, pharmacy technician, and pharmacy support person registration, renewals, fees, training, national certification for pharmacy technicians, approval of preceptors for pharmacist-interns, and other relevant matters.

   1. a. The board shall establish standards for pharmacist-intern registration.
   2. b. The board shall not adopt rules pertaining to pharmacy support person registration which include any determination of the competency of the registered person and, notwithstanding section 272C.2, subsection 1, shall not require continuing education for renewal.
4. 4. The board may deny, suspend, or revoke the registration of a pharmacist-intern, pharmacy technician, or pharmacy support person, or otherwise impose disciplinary penalties upon the registration of a pharmacy technician or pharmacy support person, for any violation of the laws of this state, another state, or the United States relating to prescription drugs, controlled substances, or nonprescription drugs, or for any violation of this chapter or chapter 124, 124B, 126, 147, 205, or 272C, or any rule of the board. The board may deny, suspend, or revoke a pharmacist-intern registration for failure to meet the standards prescribed by the board pursuant to subsection 3.
5. 5. Responsibility for the actions of a pharmacist-intern, pharmacy technician, or pharmacy support person working under a licensed pharmacist’s delegated functions and reasonable professional oversight shall remain with the licensed pharmacist.

2024 Acts, ch 1056, §4