NAC639.256. Program of training: Approval by Board; testing of pharmaceutical technician in training for presence of alcohol or drug.

     1. A program of training for pharmaceutical technicians must be approved by the Board before it is provided in this State. A request for approval must be filed with the Board. The Board will approve a program only if the program:

     (a) Is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; and

     (b) Administers at least one random test for the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance or other drug to each pharmaceutical technician in training before the pharmaceutical technician in training is allowed to participate in any part of the program that involves employment or training in a pharmacy. If the pharmaceutical technician in training tests positive for the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance or other drug for which the pharmaceutical technician in training does not have a lawfully issued prescription or the pharmaceutical technician in training refuses to submit to such a test, the administrator of the program must:

          (1) Suspend the pharmaceutical technician in training from participating in any part of the program that involves employment or training in a pharmacy;

          (2) Notify the Board that the pharmaceutical technician in training has tested positive for the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance or other drug for which the pharmaceutical technician in training does not have a lawfully issued prescription or has refused to submit to such a test; and

          (3) Prevent the pharmaceutical technician in training from resuming participation in any part of the program that involves employment or training in a pharmacy without the approval of the Board.

     2. The Board may refuse to approve a program of training for pharmaceutical technicians or may withdraw its approval of a program at any time for good cause shown.

     3. A program of training for pharmaceutical technicians that is provided outside this State shall be deemed to be approved by the Board if the program is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

     4. For the purposes of this section, “program of training for pharmaceutical technicians” does not include on-the-job training that is provided to a pharmaceutical technician in training by his or her employer.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy, eff. 11-15-93; A by R036-07, 1-30-2008)

Notation

REVISER’S NOTE.

      The regulation of the State Board of Pharmacy filed with the Secretary of State on January 30, 2008 (LCB File No. R036-07), which amended this section, contains the following provisions not included in NAC:

      “Notwithstanding the provisions of NAC 639.256, if a program of training for pharmaceutical technicians has been approved by the State Board of Pharmacy before January 30, 2008:

      1.  The program is not required to be accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists until January 30, 2010; and

      2.  An applicant for registration as a pharmaceutical technician may satisfy the requirement set forth in subparagraph (1) of paragraph (e) of subsection 2 of NAC 639.240 if he successfully completes the program not later than January 30, 2010.”