Sec. 568.001.  RULES; QUALIFICATIONS.  (a)  In establishing rules under Section 554.053(c), the board shall require that:
(1)  a pharmacy technician:
(A)  have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate or be working to achieve an equivalent diploma or certificate; and
(B)  have passed a board-approved pharmacy technician certification examination; and
(2)  a pharmacy technician trainee have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate or be working to achieve an equivalent diploma or certificate.
(b)  The board shall adopt rules that permit a pharmacy technician and pharmacy technician trainee to perform only nonjudgmental technical duties under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.313(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 583 (S.B. 869), Sec. 19, eff. June 14, 2013.