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Public Act 103-0068
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 Section 17.1 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 85/17.1)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
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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
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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, 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 |
equivalent work experience of 500 hours as a pharmacy |
technician covering the practice areas set forth in items (1) |
through (6) of this subsection, or equivalent work experience |
as a pharmacy technician as set forth by the Department by rule |
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 education and training program or has equivalent |
work experience as provided in this subsection 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 |
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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. 101-621, eff. 1-1-20; 102-643, eff. 8-27-21.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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