2008-2009 Report of the Task Force on Standardized Pharmacy Technician Education and Training

April 2, 2009 9:56 AM Topics: Committee and task force reports

The Task Force on Standardized Pharmacy Technician Education and Training met September 9-10, 2008.

Task force members reviewed their charge and accepted it as follows:

1. Review and analyze the present state requirements for pharmacy technician licensure, registration, and certification.
2. Review and analyze the present state requirements for pharmacy technician education and/or training.
3. Assess the feasibility, in regard to the protection of the public health, of the states implementing standardized state requirements for technician education and/or training.
4. Recommend revisions, if necessary, to the Model State Pharmacy Act and Model Rules of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (Model Act) addressing this issue.

View the task force's recommendations in the full report (PDF).