Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2126 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2126 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 85/17.1 Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Includes programs recognized by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board as a standard nationally accredited education and training program under which a new pharmacy technician may be educated and trained. Effective immediately. LRB103 24992 AMQ 51326 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2126 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 85/17.1 225 ILCS 85/17.1 Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Includes programs recognized by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board as a standard nationally accredited education and training program under which a new pharmacy technician may be educated and trained. Effective immediately. LRB103 24992 AMQ 51326 b LRB103 24992 AMQ 51326 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2126 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Includes programs recognized by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board as a standard nationally accredited education and training program under which a new pharmacy technician may be educated and trained. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by
15	15	5 changing Section 17.1 as follows:
16	16	6 (225 ILCS 85/17.1)
17	17	7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
18	18	8 Sec. 17.1. Registered pharmacy technician training.
19	19	9 (a) It shall be the joint responsibility of a pharmacy and
20	20	10 its pharmacist in charge to have trained all of its registered
21	21	11 pharmacy technicians or obtain proof of prior training in all
22	22	12 of the following practice areas as they apply to Illinois law
23	23	13 and relate to the specific practice site and job
24	24	14 responsibilities:
25	25	15 (1) The duties and responsibilities of the technicians
26	26	16 and pharmacists.
27	27	17 (2) Tasks and technical skills, policies, and
28	28	18 procedures.
29	29	19 (3) Compounding, packaging, labeling, and storage.
30	30	20 (4) Pharmaceutical and medical terminology.
31	31	21 (5) Record keeping requirements.
32	32	22 (6) The ability to perform and apply arithmetic
33	33	23 calculations.
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37	37	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2126 Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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40	40	Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Includes programs recognized by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board as a standard nationally accredited education and training program under which a new pharmacy technician may be educated and trained. Effective immediately.
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68	68	1 Beginning January 1, 2024, it shall also be the joint
69	69	2 responsibility of a pharmacy and its pharmacist in charge to
70	70	3 ensure that all new pharmacy technicians are educated and
71	71	4 trained using a standard nationally accredited education and
72	72	5 training program, such as those accredited by the
73	73	6 Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)/the
74	74	7 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), a
75	75	8 program recognized by the Pharmacy Technician Certification
76	76	9 Board, or other board approved education and training
77	77	10 programs. The pharmacist in charge is not required to provide
78	78	11 the required education to the pharmacy technician, but the
79	79	12 pharmacist in charge must ensure that the pharmacy technician
80	80	13 has presented proof that he or she completed a standard
81	81	14 nationally accredited or board approved education and training
82	82	15 program.
83	83	16 (b) Within 2 years of initial licensure as a pharmacy
84	84	17 technician and within 6 months before beginning any new duties
85	85	18 and responsibilities of a registered pharmacy technician, it
86	86	19 shall be the joint responsibility of the pharmacy and the
87	87	20 pharmacist in charge to train the registered pharmacy
88	88	21 technician or obtain proof of prior training in the areas
89	89	22 listed in subsection (a) of this Section as they relate to the
90	90	23 practice site or to document that the pharmacy technician is
91	91	24 making appropriate progress.
92	92	25 (c) All pharmacies shall maintain an up-to-date training
93	93	26 program policies and procedures manual describing the duties
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104	104	1 and responsibilities of a registered pharmacy technician and
105	105	2 registered certified pharmacy technician.
106	106	3 (d) All pharmacies shall create and maintain retrievable
107	107	4 records of training or proof of training as required in this
108	108	5 Section.
109	109	6 (Source: P.A. 101-621, eff. 1-1-20; 102-643, eff. 8-27-21.)
110	110	7 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
111	111	8 becoming law.
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