Bill Amendment: IL SB0303 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: PHARM-ED AND TRAINING PROGRAM
Status: 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0068 [SB0303 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0303-Senate_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: PHARM-ED AND TRAINING PROGRAM
Status: 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0068 [SB0303 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0303-Senate_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 303
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 303 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 17.1 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 85/17.1)
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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
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8 | Sec. 17.1. Registered pharmacy technician training.
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9 | (a) It shall be the joint responsibility of a
pharmacy
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10 | its pharmacist in charge to have trained all of its registered | ||||||
11 | pharmacy technicians
or obtain
proof of prior training in all | ||||||
12 | of the following practice areas as they apply to Illinois law | ||||||
13 | and relate to the
specific practice site and job | ||||||
14 | responsibilities:
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15 | (1) The duties and responsibilities of the technicians | ||||||
16 | and pharmacists.
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1 | (2) Tasks and technical skills, policies, and | ||||||
2 | procedures.
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3 | (3) Compounding, packaging, labeling, and storage.
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4 | (4) Pharmaceutical and medical terminology.
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5 | (5) Record keeping requirements.
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6 | (6) The ability to perform and apply arithmetic | ||||||
7 | calculations.
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8 | Beginning January 1, 2024, it shall also be the joint | ||||||
9 | responsibility of a pharmacy and its pharmacist in charge to | ||||||
10 | ensure that all new pharmacy technicians are educated and | ||||||
11 | trained using a standard nationally accredited education and | ||||||
12 | training program, such as those accredited by the | ||||||
13 | Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)/the | ||||||
14 | American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) , or | ||||||
15 | equivalent work experience of 500 hours as a pharmacy | ||||||
16 | technician covering the practice areas set forth in items (1) | ||||||
17 | through (6) of this subsection, or equivalent work experience | ||||||
18 | as a pharmacy technician as set forth by the Department by rule | ||||||
19 | other board approved education and training programs . The | ||||||
20 | pharmacist in charge is not required to provide the required | ||||||
21 | education to the pharmacy technician, but the pharmacist in | ||||||
22 | charge must ensure that the pharmacy technician has presented | ||||||
23 | proof that he or she completed a standard nationally | ||||||
24 | accredited education and training program or has equivalent | ||||||
25 | work experience as provided in this subsection board approved | ||||||
26 | education and training program . |
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1 | (b) Within 2 years of initial licensure as a pharmacy | ||||||
2 | technician and within 6 months before beginning any new duties | ||||||
3 | and
responsibilities of a registered pharmacy technician, it
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4 | shall be
the joint responsibility of the pharmacy and the | ||||||
5 | pharmacist in charge to
train the registered
pharmacy | ||||||
6 | technician or obtain proof of prior training in the areas | ||||||
7 | listed in
subsection (a)
of this Section as they relate to the | ||||||
8 | practice site or to document that the pharmacy technician is | ||||||
9 | making appropriate progress.
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10 | (c) All pharmacies shall maintain an up-to-date training
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11 | program policies and procedures manual
describing the duties | ||||||
12 | and responsibilities of a registered pharmacy technician and | ||||||
13 | registered certified pharmacy technician.
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14 | (d) All pharmacies shall create and maintain retrievable
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15 | records
of
training or proof of training as required in this | ||||||
16 | Section.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 101-621, eff. 1-1-20; 102-643, eff. 8-27-21 .)
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18 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
19 | becoming law.".
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