Bill Text: IL SB2172 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024 (rather than January 1, 2022), it shall be the joint responsibility of a pharmacy and its pharmacist in charge to ensure that all new pharmacy technicians are educated and trained using a standard nationally accredited education and training program. Makes a corresponding change in provisions concerning the qualifications for licensure of a registered certified pharmacy technician. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 11-3)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0643 [SB2172 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB2172-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 102-0643 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 9.5 and 17.1 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 85/9.5) | ||||
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
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Sec. 9.5. Registered certified pharmacy technician. | ||||
(a) An individual licensed as a registered pharmacy | ||||
technician under this Act may be licensed as a registered | ||||
certified pharmacy technician, if he or she meets all of the | ||||
following requirements: | ||||
(1) He or she has submitted a written application in | ||||
the form and manner prescribed by the Department. | ||||
(2) He or she has attained the age of 18. | ||||
(3) He or she is of good moral character, as | ||||
determined by the Department. | ||||
(4) Beginning on January 1, 2024 2022, a new pharmacy | ||||
technician is required to have (i) graduated from a | ||||
pharmacy technician training program that meets the | ||||
requirements set forth in subsection (a) of Section 17.1 | ||||
of this Act or (ii) obtained documentation from the | ||||
pharmacist-in-charge of the pharmacy where the applicant | ||||
is employed verifying that he or she has successfully | ||
completed a standardized nationally accredited education | ||
and training program, and has successfully completed an | ||
objective assessment mechanism prepared in accordance with | ||
rules established by the Department. | ||
(5) He or she has successfully passed an examination | ||
accredited by the National Commission for Certifying | ||
Agencies, as approved and required by the Board or by | ||
rule. | ||
(6) He or she has paid the required licensure fees. | ||
(b) No pharmacist whose license has been denied, revoked, | ||
suspended, or restricted for disciplinary purposes may be | ||
eligible to be registered as a certified pharmacy technician | ||
unless authorized by order of the Department as a condition of | ||
restoration from revocation, suspension, or restriction. | ||
(c) The Department may, by rule, establish any additional | ||
requirements for licensure under this Section.
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(d) A person who is not a licensed registered pharmacy | ||
technician and meets the requirements of this Section may be | ||
licensed as a registered certified pharmacy technician without | ||
first being licensed as a registered pharmacy technician. | ||
(e) As a condition for the renewal of a license as a | ||
registered certified pharmacy technician, the licensee shall | ||
provide evidence to the Department of completion of a total of | ||
20 hours of continuing pharmacy education during the 24 months | ||
preceding the expiration date of the certificate as | ||
established by rule. One hour of continuing pharmacy education | ||
must be in the subject of pharmacy law. One hour of continuing | ||
pharmacy education must be in the subject of patient safety. | ||
The continuing education shall be approved by the | ||
Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education. | ||
The Department may establish by rule a means for the | ||
verification of completion of the continuing education | ||
required by this subsection (e). This verification may be | ||
accomplished through audits of records maintained by | ||
licensees, by requiring the filing of continuing education | ||
certificates with the Department or a qualified organization | ||
selected by the Department to maintain such records, or by | ||
other means established by the Department. | ||
Rules developed under this subsection (e) may provide for | ||
a reasonable annual fee, not to exceed $20, to fund the cost of | ||
such recordkeeping. The Department may, by rule, further | ||
provide an orderly process for the restoration of a license | ||
that has not been renewed due to the failure to meet the | ||
continuing pharmacy education requirements of this subsection | ||
(e). The Department may waive the requirements of continuing | ||
pharmacy education, in whole or in part, in cases of extreme | ||
hardship as defined by rule of the Department. The waivers may | ||
be granted for not more than one of any 2 consecutive renewal | ||
periods. | ||
(Source: P.A. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17; 101-621, eff. 1-1-20.)
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(225 ILCS 85/17.1)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
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Sec. 17.1. Registered pharmacy technician training.
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(a) It shall be the joint responsibility of a
pharmacy
and | ||
its pharmacist in charge to have trained all of its registered | ||
pharmacy technicians
or obtain
proof of prior training in all | ||
of the following practice areas as they apply to Illinois law | ||
and relate to the
specific practice site and job | ||
responsibilities:
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(1) The duties and responsibilities of the technicians | ||
and pharmacists.
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(2) Tasks and technical skills, policies, and | ||
procedures.
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(3) Compounding, packaging, labeling, and storage.
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(4) Pharmaceutical and medical terminology.
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(5) Record keeping requirements.
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(6) The ability to perform and apply arithmetic | ||
calculations.
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Beginning January 1, 2024 2022, it shall also be the joint | ||
responsibility of a pharmacy and its pharmacist in charge to | ||
ensure that all new pharmacy technicians are educated and | ||
trained using a standard nationally accredited education and | ||
training program, such as those accredited by the | ||
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)/the | ||
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) or other | ||
board approved education and training programs. The pharmacist | ||
in charge is not required to provide the required education to | ||
the pharmacy technician, but the pharmacist in charge must | ||
ensure that the pharmacy technician has presented proof that | ||
he or she completed a standard nationally accredited or board | ||
approved education and training program. | ||
(b) Within 2 years of initial licensure as a pharmacy | ||
technician and within 6 months before beginning any new duties | ||
and
responsibilities of a registered pharmacy technician, it
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shall be
the joint responsibility of the pharmacy and the | ||
pharmacist in charge to
train the registered
pharmacy | ||
technician or obtain proof of prior training in the areas | ||
listed in
subsection (a)
of this Section as they relate to the | ||
practice site or to document that the pharmacy technician is | ||
making appropriate progress.
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(c) All pharmacies shall maintain an up-to-date training
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program policies and procedures manual
describing the duties | ||
and responsibilities of a registered pharmacy technician and | ||
registered certified pharmacy technician.
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(d) All pharmacies shall create and maintain retrievable
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records
of
training or proof of training as required in this | ||
Section.
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(Source: P.A. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17; 101-621, eff. 1-1-20.)
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