Tex. Occ. Code Section 554.053
Rulemaking: Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Technician Trainee

(a)

The board shall establish rules for the use and the duties of a pharmacy technician and pharmacy technician trainee employed by a pharmacy licensed by the board. A pharmacy technician and pharmacy technician trainee shall be responsible to and must be directly supervised by a pharmacist.

(b)

The board may not adopt a rule establishing a ratio of pharmacists to pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainees in a Class C pharmacy or limiting the number of pharmacy technicians or pharmacy technician trainees that may be used in a Class C pharmacy.

(c)

The board shall determine and issue standards for recognition and approval of a training program for pharmacy technicians and maintain a list of board-approved training programs that meet those standards.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.303(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 583 (S.B. 869), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 583 (S.B. 869), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2013.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 929 (S.B. 1633), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.

Source: Section 554.053 — Rulemaking: Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Technician Trainee, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.554.htm#554.053 (accessed May 25, 2024).

554.001
General Powers and Duties of Board 554.002
Regulation of Practice of Pharmacy 554.003
Procedures 554.004
Administration of Medication 554.005
Prescription Drugs and Devices 554.006
Fees 554.007
Funds 554.009
Lease or Purchase of Vehicles 554.010
Peace Officers 554.011
Pilot and Demonstration Research Projects 554.0011
Use of Alternative Rulemaking and Dispute Resolution 554.012
Notification Relating to Therapeutic Optometrists 554.014
Information Provided to License Holders 554.015
Poison Control Center Information 554.017
List of Pharmacists Authorized to Sign Prescription Drug Orders 554.018
Comprehensive Substance Use Disorder Approach 554.0021
Recognition and Approval of Pharmacist Certification Programs 554.051
Rulemaking: General Powers and Duties 554.052
Immunizations and Vaccinations 554.053
Rulemaking: Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Technician Trainee 554.054
Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding 554.055
Rulemaking 554.056
Rulemaking 554.057
Rulemaking

Accessed:
May 25, 2024

§ 554.053’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Section 554.053 — Rulemaking: Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Technician Trainee, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.554.htm#554.053 (last accessed May 25, 2024).