Bill Text: IL SB2172 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Enrolled

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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-Enrolled.html

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AN ACT concerning government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by
changing Sections 9.5 and 17.1 as follows:
(225 ILCS 85/9.5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
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

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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.
(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

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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)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
Sec. 17.1. Registered pharmacy technician training.
(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:
(1) The duties and responsibilities of the technicians
and pharmacists.
(2) Tasks and technical skills, policies, and
procedures.
(3) Compounding, packaging, labeling, and storage.
(4) Pharmaceutical and medical terminology.
(5) Record keeping requirements.
(6) The ability to perform and apply arithmetic
calculations.
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

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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
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.
(c) All pharmacies shall maintain an up-to-date training
program policies and procedures manual describing the duties
and responsibilities of a registered pharmacy technician and
registered certified pharmacy technician.
(d) All pharmacies shall create and maintain retrievable
records of training or proof of training as required in this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17; 101-621, eff. 1-1-20.)