Texas § 554.053 RULEMAKING: PHARMACY TECHNICIAN AND PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TRAINEE.

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§ 554.053 — RULEMAKING: PHARMACY TECHNICIAN AND PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TRAINEE.

Texas § 554.053

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 554.053 (2026).

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Sec. 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-appr

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Sec. 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.

Legislative History

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.