22 Tex. Admin. Code § 297.3 – Registration Requirements

(a) General.
1. (1) Effective February 1, 2007, individuals who are not registered with the Board may not be employed as or perform the duties of a pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee.
2. (2) Individuals who have previously applied and registered as a pharmacy technician, regardless of the pharmacy technician's current registration status, may not register as a pharmacy technician trainee.
3. (3) Individuals who apply and are qualified for both a pharmacy technician trainee registration and a pharmacy technician registration concurrently will not be considered for a pharmacy technician trainee registration.
(b) Registration for pharmacy technician trainees. An individual may register as a pharmacy technician trainee only once and the registration may not be renewed.
1. (1) Each applicant for registration:
  1. (A) shall have a high school or equivalent diploma (e.g., GED), or be working to achieve a high school or equivalent diploma. For the purposes of this subparagraph, an applicant for registration may be working to achieve a high school or equivalent diploma for no more than two years;
  2. (B) shall complete the Texas application for registration; and
  3. (C) may be required to meet all requirements necessary in order for the Board to access the criminal history record information, including submitting fingerprint information and paying the required fees.
2. (2) Once an applicant has successfully completed all requirements of registration, and the board has determined there are no grounds to refuse registration, the applicant will be notified of registration as a pharmacy technician trainee and of his or her pharmacy technician trainee registration number.
3. (3) Pharmacy technician trainee registrations expire two years from the date of registration or upon issuance of registration as a registered pharmacy technician, whichever is earlier.
(c) Initial registration for pharmacy technicians.
1. (1) Each applicant for registration shall:
  1. (A) have a high school or equivalent diploma (e.g., GED), or be working to achieve a high school or equivalent diploma. For the purpose of this clause, an applicant for registration may be working to achieve a high school or equivalent diploma for no more than two years; and
  2. (B) either have:
    1. (i) taken and passed the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board's National Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination or other examination approved by the board and have a current certification certificate; or
    2. (ii) been granted an exemption from certification by the board as specified in §297.7 of this title (relating to Exemption from Pharmacy Technician Certification Requirements); and
  3. (C) complete the Texas application for registration;
  4. (D) meet all requirements necessary in order for the Board to access the criminal history record information, including submitting fingerprint information and paying the required fees; and
  5. (E) pay the registration fee specified in §297.4 of this title (relating to Fees).
2. (2) New pharmacy technician registrations shall be assigned an expiration date and the fee shall be prorated based on the assigned expiration date.
3. (3) Once an applicant has successfully completed all requirements of registration, and the board has determined there are no grounds to refuse registration, the applicant will be notified of registration as a registered pharmacy technician and of his or her pharmacy technician registration number. If the pharmacy technician applicant was registered as a pharmacy technician trainee at the time the pharmacy technician registration issued, the pharmacy technician trainee registration expires.
(d) Renewal.
1. (1) All applicants for renewal of a pharmacy technician registration shall:
  1. (A) complete the Texas application for registration;
  2. (B) pay the renewal fee specified in §297.4 of this title; and
  3. (C) complete 20 contact hours of continuing education per renewal period in as specified in §297.8 of this title (relating to Continuing Education).
2. (2) A pharmacy technician registration expires on the last day of the assigned expiration month.
3. (3) If the completed application and renewal fee are not received in the boards office on or before the last day of the assigned expiration month, the person's pharmacy technician registration shall expire. A person shall not practice as a pharmacy technician with an expired registration.
4. (4) If a pharmacy technician registration has expired, the person may renew the registration by paying to the board the renewal fee and a delinquent fee that is equal to the renewal fee as specified in §297.4 of this title.
5. (5) If a pharmacy technician registration has expired for more than one year, the pharmacy technician may not renew the registration and must complete the requirements for initial registration as specified in subsection (c) of this section.
6. (6) After review, the board may determine that paragraph (5) of this subsection does not apply if the registrant is the subject of a pending investigation or disciplinary action.
(e) An individual may use the title "Registered Pharmacy Technician" or "Ph.T.R." if the individual is registered as a pharmacy technician in this state.

Source Note:The provisions of this §297.3 adopted to be effective December 23, 2003, 28 TexReg 11264; amended to be effective September 11, 2005, 30 TexReg 5367; amended to be effective June 11, 2006, 31 TexReg 4640; amended to be effective December 3, 2006, 31 TexReg 9611; amended to be effective September 18, 2007, 32 TexReg 6375; amended to be effective December 14, 2008, 33 TexReg 10028.