85R2595 BEE-F
By: Flynn H.B. No. 75
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the education and examination requirements for pharmacy
technicians.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 568.001(a), Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) In establishing rules under Section 554.053(c), the
board shall require that:
(1) a pharmacy technician:
(A) have a high school diploma or a high school
equivalency certificate or be working to achieve an equivalent
diploma or certificate; and
(B) have passed either:
(i) a board-approved pharmacy technician
certification examination; or
(ii) a certification examination offered by
a nationally recognized pharmacy technician certification program
accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies; and
(2) a pharmacy technician trainee have a high school
diploma or a high school equivalency certificate or be working to
achieve an equivalent diploma or certificate.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2017, the Texas State
Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section
568.001, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.