(b) Upon the submission of a board-approved written
application and fee, the board may issue a temporary permit to
practice as a pharmacy technician trainee. The following shall
apply:
(1) A pharmacy technician trainee shall be responsible to
and under the direct and immediate personal supervision of a
board-licensed pharmacist.
(2) A registration for a pharmacy technician trainee may not
be issued if the applicant is unfit or unable to practice under
section 3(a)(2) or has been convicted of an offense described
under section 3(a)(6) in this Commonwealth or another state.
(3) An applicant for pharmacy technician trainee
registration shall meet the following requirements:
(i) Be at least sixteen years of age.
(ii) Submit to a criminal history record check as required
by the board.
(4) The board shall issue only one temporary permit to an
applicant and the temporary permit shall expire one year after
the date of issue and may be renewed for one additional year.
(5) Upon expiration of the temporary permit, the applicant
shall promptly return the permit to the board.
(6) A pharmacy technician trainee shall wear a name tag that
clearly identifies the pharmacy technician trainee's first name
with the title "Pharmacy Technician Trainee."
Section 3. No person is required to register as a pharmacy
technician under section 3.3 of the act until one year after the
State Board of Pharmacy has promulgated final regulations.
Section 4. Within 18 months of the effective date of this
section, the State Board of Pharmacy shall promulgate final
regulations to implement this act.
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