CHAPTER 3
PHARMACY TECHNICIANS
[Prior to 9/4/02, see 657—Ch 22]
657—3.1(155A) Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
“Board” means the Iowa board of pharmacy.
“Cashier” means a person whose duties within the pharmacy are limited to accessing finished, packaged prescription orders and processing payments for and delivering such orders to the patient or the patient’s representative.
“Certified pharmacy technician” or “certified technician” means an individual who holds a valid current national certification and who has registered with the board as a certified pharmacy technician. The term includes an individual registered with the board who voluntarily acquired certification as provided in subrule 3.5(2).
“Delivery” means the transport and conveyance of a finished, securely packaged prescription order to the patient or the patient’s caregiver.
“Nationally accredited program” means a program and examination for the certification of pharmacy technicians that is accredited by the NCCA.
“NCCA” means the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.
“Pharmacy support person” means a person, other than a licensed pharmacist, a registered pharmacist-intern, or a registered pharmacy technician, who may perform nontechnical duties assigned by the pharmacist under the pharmacist’s responsibility and supervision pursuant to 657—Chapter 5.
“Pharmacy technician” or “technician” means a person who is employed in Iowa by a licensed pharmacy under the responsibility of an Iowa-licensed pharmacist to assist in the technical functions of the practice of pharmacy, as provided in rules 657—3.22(155A) through 657—3.24(155A), and includes a certified pharmacy technician, a pharmacy technician trainee, and an uncertified pharmacy technician.
“Pharmacy technician certification” or “national certification” means a certificate issued by a national pharmacy technician certification authority accredited by the NCCA attesting that the technician has successfully completed the requirements of the certification program. The term includes evidence of renewal of the national certification.
“Pharmacy technician trainee” or “technician trainee” means an individual who is in training to become a pharmacy technician and who is in the process of acquiring national certification as a pharmacy technician as provided in rule 657—3.5(155A).
“Pharmacy technician training” or “technician training” means education or experience acquired for the purpose of qualifying for and preparing for national certification.
“Supervising pharmacist” means an Iowa-licensed pharmacist who is on duty in an Iowa-licensed pharmacy and who is responsible for the actions of a pharmacy technician or other supportive personnel.
“Uncertified pharmacy technician” or “uncertified technician” means a pharmacy technician who has not attained national certification and who qualifies for the time extension to attain national certification as provided in rule 657—3.6(155A).
[ARC 8673B, IAB 4/7/10, effective 6/1/10; ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10]
657—3.2(155A) Purpose of registration. A registration program for pharmacy technicians is established for the purposes of determining the competency of a pharmacy technician or of an applicant for registration as a certified pharmacy technician, pharmacy technician trainee, or uncertified pharmacy technician and for the purposes of identification, tracking, and disciplinary action for violations of federal or state pharmacy or drug laws or regulations.
[ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10]
657—3.3(155A) Registration required. Any person employed in Iowa as a pharmacy technician, except a pharmacist-intern whose pharmacist-intern registration is in good standing with the board, shall obtain and maintain during such employment a current registration as a certified pharmacy technician, pharmacy technician trainee, or uncertified pharmacy technician pursuant to these rules. An individual accepting employment as a pharmacy technician in Iowa who fails to register as a certified pharmacy technician, technician trainee, or uncertified technician as provided by these rules may be subject to disciplinary sanctions. A certified pharmacy technician accepting employment as a certified pharmacy technician in Iowa who fails to register as a certified pharmacy technician or who fails to maintain national certification may be subject to disciplinary sanctions.
	3.3(1) Licensed health care provider. Except as provided in this rule, a licensed health care provider whose registration or license is in good standing with and not subject to current disciplinary sanctions or practice restrictions imposed by the licensee’s professional licensing board and who assists in the technical functions of the practice of pharmacy shall be required to register as a certified pharmacy technician, technician trainee, or uncertified technician pursuant to these rules.
	3.3(2) Original application required. Any person not currently registered with the board as a pharmacy technician shall complete the appropriate application for registration within 30 days of accepting employment in an Iowa pharmacy as a pharmacy technician. Such application shall be received in the board office before the expiration of this 30-day period.
	3.3(3) Technician training. A person who is enrolled in a college-based or American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)-accredited technician training program shall obtain a pharmacy technician trainee registration prior to beginning on-site practical experience. A person who is employed in a pharmacy and who is receiving pharmacy technician training through work experience shall obtain a pharmacy technician trainee registration within 30 days of the commencement of pharmacy technician training.
	3.3(4) Registration number. Each pharmacy technician registered with the board will be assigned a unique registration number.
[ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10; ARC 9407B, IAB 3/9/11, effective 4/13/11]
657—3.4 Reserved.
657—3.5(155A) Certification of pharmacy technicians. Except as provided in rule 657—3.6(155A) or subrule 3.5(3), effective July 1, 2010, all pharmacy technicians shall be required to be nationally certified as provided by this rule. National certification does not replace the need for licensed pharmacist control over the performance of delegated functions, nor does national certification exempt the pharmacy technician from registration pursuant to these rules. A certified pharmacy technician shall maintain the technician’s national certification, in addition to the technician’s Iowa registration, during any period of employment in an Iowa pharmacy as a certified pharmacy technician.
	3.5(1) Certification prior to July 1, 2010. An individual who holds a valid current national certification from the Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ICPT) or the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) and who acquired such certification prior to July 1, 2010, shall be deemed to have met the requirement for national certification beginning July 1, 2010, provided the certification is maintained in current standing.
	3.5(2) Required certification effective July 1, 2010. Beginning July 1, 2010, national certification acquired through successful completion of any NCCA-accredited pharmacy technician certification program and examination fulfills the requirement for national certification.
	3.5(3) Pharmacy technician trainee. Except as provided in rule 657—3.6(155A), effective July 1, 2009, a person who is in the process of acquiring national certification as a pharmacy technician shall register with the board as a pharmacy technician trainee. The registration shall be issued for a period of one year and shall not be renewed.
	3.5(4) Certified pharmacy technician. Beginning July 1, 2010, all applicants for a new pharmacy technician registration except as provided by subrule 3.5(3), and all applicants for renewal of a pharmacy technician registration except as provided in rule 657—3.6(155A), shall provide proof of current national pharmacy technician certification and shall complete the application for certified pharmacy technician registration.
[ARC 8673B, IAB 4/7/10, effective 6/1/10; ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10; ARC 9407B, IAB 3/9/11, effective 4/13/11]
657—3.6(155A) Extension of deadline for national certification. A pharmacy technician who meets all of the criteria identified in this rule shall not be required to acquire national certification prior to December 31, 2013. The pharmacy technician shall register with the board as an uncertified pharmacy technician and shall maintain that registration during all periods of employment as a pharmacy technician. To qualify for this extension, the uncertified pharmacy technician shall meet all of the following criteria:
	3.6(1) Prior registration. The pharmacy technician shall have registered as a pharmacy technician prior to January 1, 2010;
	3.6(2) Minimum prior employment. The pharmacy technician shall have worked as a pharmacy technician for at least 2,000 hours in the 18-month period immediately before submission of the application for renewal of the pharmacy technician’s registration as evidenced by one or more affidavits as provided in paragraph 3.8(5)“d”; and
	3.6(3) Minimum continued employment. The pharmacy technician shall continue to work as a pharmacy technician for at least 2,000 hours during any 18-month period between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2013, or until the pharmacy technician attains national certification.
[ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10]
657—3.7 Reserved.
657—3.8(155A) Application form.
	3.8(1) Required information. The application for a certified pharmacy technician registration, pharmacy technician trainee registration, or uncertified pharmacy technician registration shall include the following:
	a. 	Information sufficient to identify the applicant including, but not limited to, name, address, date of birth, gender, and social security number;
	b. 	Educational background;
	c. 	Work experience;
	d. 	Current place or places of employment;
	e. 	Any other information deemed necessary by the board and as provided by this rule.
	3.8(2) Declaration of current impairment or limitations. The applicant shall declare any current use of drugs, alcohol, or other chemical substances that in any way impairs or limits the applicant’s ability to perform the duties of a pharmacy technician with reasonable skill and safety.
	3.8(3) History of felony or misdemeanor crimes. The applicant shall declare any history of being charged, convicted, found guilty of, or entering a plea of guilty or no contest to a felony or misdemeanor crime (other than minor traffic violations with fines under $100).
	3.8(4) History of disciplinary actions. The applicant shall declare any history of disciplinary actions or practice restrictions imposed by a state health care professional or technician licensure or registration authority.
	3.8(5) Additional information. The following additional information shall be required from an applicant for the specified registration.
	a. 	Technician trainee. The applicant for technician trainee registration shall identify the source of technician training, the anticipated date of completion of training, and the anticipated date of national certification.
	b. 	Certified pharmacy technician. The applicant for certified technician registration shall provide proof of current pharmacy technician certification. The applicant shall also identify all current pharmacy employers including pharmacy name, license number, address, and average hours worked per week.
	c. 	Licensed health care provider. In addition to the additional information required by paragraph “a,” “b” or “d” as applicable, a licensed health care provider shall provide evidence that the licensee’s professional license or registration is current and in good standing and is not subject to current disciplinary sanctions or practice restrictions imposed by the licensee’s professional licensing authority.
	d. 	Uncertified pharmacy technician. The applicant for uncertified pharmacy technician registration shall submit with the application for registration renewal one or more affidavits signed by the pharmacists in charge of one or more Iowa pharmacies where the applicant practiced as a pharmacy technician during the 18 months prior to submission of the application for registration. Affidavits shall be on a form provided by the board office.
	3.8(6) Sworn signature. The applicant shall sign the application under penalty of perjury and shall submit the application to the board with the appropriate fees pursuant to rule 657—3.10(155A).
[ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10]
657—3.9(155A) Registration term and renewal. A pharmacy technician registration shall expire as provided in this rule for the specified registration. The board shall not require continuing education for renewal of a pharmacy technician registration.
	3.9(1) Certified pharmacy technician registration. A certified pharmacy technician registration shall expire on the second last day of the birth month following initial registration, with the exception that a new certified pharmacy technician registration issued within the two months immediately preceding the applicant’s birth month shall expire on the third last day of the birth month following initial registration.
	3.9(2) Pharmacy technician trainee registration. Beginning July 1, 2009, a registration for a pharmacy technician who is in the process of acquiring national certification (technician trainee) shall expire on the last day of the registration month 12 months following the date of registration or 12 months following the date registration was required pursuant to subrule 3.3(3).
	a. 	National certification completed. When the registered technician trainee completes national certification, and no later than the date of expiration of the technician trainee registration, the pharmacy technician trainee shall complete and submit an application for certified pharmacy technician registration. A successful application shall result in issuance of a new certified pharmacy technician registration as provided in subrule 3.9(1).
	b. 	Voluntary cancellation of registration. A registered technician trainee who fails to complete national certification prior to expiration of the technician trainee registration shall notify the board that the pharmacy technician trainee registration should be canceled and that the individual has ceased practice as a pharmacy technician.
	c. 	Failure to notify the board. If a pharmacy technician trainee fails to notify the board prior to the expiration date of the technician trainee registration regarding the individual’s intentions as provided in paragraph “a” or “b,” the technician trainee registration shall be canceled and the individual shall cease practice as a pharmacy technician.
	3.9(3) Uncertified pharmacy technician registration. Beginning June 1, 2010, a registration for a pharmacy technician who qualifies for the time extension for certification as provided by rule 657—3.6(155A) shall expire the second last day of the birth month following the latest scheduled registration renewal. In no case shall a registration for an uncertified pharmacy technician expire later than December 31, 2013, unless the pharmacy technician attains national certification as provided in subrule 3.5(2) and is reclassified as a certified pharmacy technician.
[ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10]
657—3.10(155A) Registration fee. The following fees for initial registration and registration renewal shall apply to the specified registration applications filed within the following time frames. The appropriate fee shall be submitted with the registration application in the form of a personal check, certified check or cashier’s check, or a money order payable to the Iowa Board of Pharmacy.
	3.10(1) Certified or uncertified pharmacy technician registration. The fee for obtaining an initial certified pharmacy technician registration or for biennial renewal of a certified pharmacy technician registration or an uncertified pharmacy technician registration shall be $50 plus applicable surcharge pursuant to rule 657—30.8(155A).
	3.10(2) Technician trainee registration. The fee for a one-year pharmacy technician trainee registration shall be $20 plus applicable surcharge pursuant to rule 657—30.8(155A).
[ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10]
657—3.11(155A) Late applications and fees.
	3.11(1) Initial registration. An application for initial registration that is not received within the applicable period specified in subrule 3.3(2) or 3.3(3) shall be delinquent, and the applicant shall be assessed a late payment fee. The late payment fee shall be equal to the amount of the fee for initial registration. A delinquent initial registration shall include payment of the initial registration fee, applicable surcharge pursuant to rule 657—30.8(155A), and late payment fee.
	3.11(2) Registration renewal. A technician registration that is not renewed before its expiration date shall be delinquent, and the registrant shall not continue employment as a pharmacy technician until the registration is reactivated. An individual who continues employment as a pharmacy technician without a current registration, in addition to the pharmacy and the pharmacist in charge that allow the individual to continue practice as a pharmacy technician, may be subject to disciplinary sanctions.
	a. 	A person who is required to renew a registration pursuant to these rules and who fails to renew the registration before the first day of the month following expiration shall pay the renewal fee, a penalty fee equal to the amount of the renewal fee, plus the applicable surcharge pursuant to rule 657—30.8(155A).
	b. 	A person who is required to renew a registration pursuant to these rules and who fails to renew the registration before the first day of the second month following expiration shall pay the renewal fee, a penalty fee equal to the amount of the renewal fee, the applicable surcharge pursuant to rule 657—30.8(155A), plus an additional penalty fee of $10 for each additional month, not to exceed three additional months, that the registration is delinquent. The maximum combined fee payment for reactivation of a delinquent registration shall not exceed an amount equal to twice the renewal fee plus $30 plus the applicable surcharge pursuant to rule 657—30.8(155A).
657—3.12(155A) Registration certificates. The certificate of technician registration issued by the board to a certified pharmacy technician, pharmacy technician trainee, or uncertified pharmacy technician is the property of and shall be maintained by the registered technician. The certificate or a copy of the certificate shall be maintained in each pharmacy where the pharmacy technician works. Each pharmacy utilizing pharmacy technicians shall be responsible for verifying that all pharmacy technicians working in the pharmacy are registered, that technician registrations remain current and active, and that a certified pharmacy technician’s national certification remains current and active.
[ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10; ARC 9407B, IAB 3/9/11, effective 4/13/11]
657—3.13(155A) Notifications to the board. A pharmacy technician shall report to the board within ten days a change of the technician’s name, address, or pharmacy employment status.
[ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10]
657—3.14 to 3.16 Reserved.
657—3.17(155A) Training and utilization of pharmacy technicians. All Iowa-licensed pharmacies utilizing pharmacy technicians shall develop, implement, and periodically review written policies and procedures for the training and utilization of pharmacy technicians appropriate to the practice of pharmacy. Pharmacy policies shall specify the frequency of review. Technician training shall be documented and maintained by the pharmacy for the duration of employment. Policies and procedures and documentation of technician training shall be available for inspection and copying by the board or an agent of the board.
657—3.18(147,155A) Identification of pharmacy technician.
	3.18(1) Identification badge. A pharmacy technician shall wear a visible identification badge while on duty that clearly identifies the person as a pharmacy technician and that includes at least the technician’s first name.
	3.18(2) Misrepresentation prohibited. A pharmacy technician shall not represent himself or herself in any manner as a pharmacist or pharmacist-intern. A pharmacy technician shall not represent himself or herself in any manner as a certified pharmacy technician unless the technician has attained national pharmacy technician certification.
[ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10]
657—3.19 Reserved.
657—3.20(155A) Responsibility of supervising pharmacist. The ultimate responsibility for the actions of a pharmacy technician shall remain with the supervising pharmacist.
[ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10]
657—3.21(155A) Delegation of functions.
	3.21(1) Technical dispensing functions. A pharmacist may delegate technical dispensing functions to an appropriately trained and registered pharmacy technician, but only if the pharmacist is on site and available to supervise the pharmacy technician when delegated functions are performed, except as provided in 657—subrule 6.7(2) or 657—subrule 7.6(2), as appropriate, or as provided for telepharmacy in 657—Chapter 9. The pharmacist shall provide and document the final verification for the accuracy, validity, completeness, and appropriateness of the patient’s prescription or medication order prior to the delivery of the medication to the patient or the patient’s representative. A pharmacy technician shall not delegate technical functions to a pharmacy support person.
	3.21(2) Nontechnical functions. A pharmacist may delegate nontechnical functions to a pharmacy technician or a pharmacy support person only if the pharmacist is present to supervise the pharmacy technician or pharmacy support person when delegated nontechnical functions are performed, except as provided in 657—subrule 6.7(2) or 657—subrule 7.6(2), as appropriate, or as provided for telepharmacy in 657—Chapter 9.
[ARC 8673B, IAB 4/7/10, effective 6/1/10]
657—3.22(155A) Technical functions. At the discretion of the supervising pharmacist, the following technical functions, in addition to any of the functions authorized for a pharmacy support person pursuant to 657—Chapter 5, may be delegated to a pharmacy technician as specified in the following subrules.
	3.22(1) Certified pharmacy technician. Under the supervision of a pharmacist, a certified pharmacy technician may perform technical functions delegated by the supervising pharmacist including, but not limited to, the following:
	a. 	Perform packaging, manipulative, or repetitive tasks relating to the processing of a prescription or medication order in a licensed pharmacy.
	b. 	Accept prescription refill authorizations communicated to a pharmacy by a prescriber or by the prescriber’s office.
	c. 	Contact prescribers to obtain prescription refill authorizations.
	d. 	Process pertinent patient information, including information regarding allergies and disease state.
	e. 	Enter prescription and patient information into the pharmacy computer system.
	f. 	Inspect drug supplies provided and controlled by an Iowa-licensed pharmacy but located or maintained outside the pharmacy department, including but not limited to drug supplies maintained in an ambulance or other emergency medical service vehicle, a long-term care facility, a hospital patient care unit, or a hospice facility.
	g. 	Affix required prescription labels upon any container of drugs sold or dispensed pursuant to the prescription of an authorized prescriber.
	h. 	Prepackage or label multidose and single-dose packages of drugs, including dose picks for unit dose cart or AMDS fills for hospital or long-term care facility patients.
	i. 	Perform drug compounding processes for nonsterile compounding as provided in 657—Chapter 20.
	j. 	Perform drug compounding processes for sterile compounding as provided in 657—Chapter 13.
	k. 	As provided in rule 657—3.24(155A), accept new prescription drug orders or medication orders communicated to the pharmacy by a prescriber or by the prescriber’s agent.
	3.22(2) Pharmacy technician trainee and uncertified pharmacy technician. Under the supervision of a pharmacist, a pharmacy technician trainee or an uncertified pharmacy technician may perform only the following technical functions delegated by the supervising pharmacist:
	a. 	Perform packaging, manipulative, or repetitive tasks relating to the processing of a prescription or medication order in a licensed pharmacy.
	b. 	Accept prescription refill authorizations communicated to a pharmacy by a prescriber or by the prescriber’s office.
	c. 	Contact prescribers to obtain prescription refill authorizations.
	d. 	Process pertinent patient information, including information regarding allergies and disease state.
	e. 	Enter prescription and patient information into the pharmacy computer system.
	f. 	Affix required prescription labels upon any container of drugs sold or dispensed pursuant to the prescription of an authorized prescriber.
	g. 	Prepackage or label multidose and single-dose packages of drugs, including dose picks for unit dose cart or AMDS fills for hospital or long-term care facility patients.
	h. 	Under the supervision of a pharmacist who provides training and evaluates and monitors trainee competence in the compounding processes, perform drug compounding processes for nonsterile compounding as provided in 657—Chapter 20.
	i. 	Under the supervision of a pharmacist who provides training and evaluates and monitors trainees, and contingent on successful completion of appropriate media fill testing processes, perform drug compounding processes for sterile compounding as provided in 657—Chapter 13.
[ARC 8673B, IAB 4/7/10, effective 6/1/10; ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10; ARC 9502B, IAB 5/18/11, effective 6/22/11]
657—3.23(155A) Tasks a pharmacy technician shall not perform. A pharmacy technician shall not be authorized to perform any of the following judgmental tasks:
	1.	Provide the final verification for the accuracy, validity, completeness, or appropriateness of a filled prescription or medication order;
	2.	Conduct prospective drug use review or evaluate a patient’s medication record for purposes identified in rule 657—8.21(155A);
	3.	Provide patient counseling, consultation, or patient-specific drug information, tender an offer of patient counseling on behalf of a pharmacist, or accept a refusal of patient counseling from a patient or patient’s agent;
	4.	Make decisions that require a pharmacist’s professional judgment, such as interpreting prescription drug orders or applying information;
	5.	Transfer a prescription drug order to another pharmacy or receive the transfer of a prescription drug order from another pharmacy;
	6.	Delegate technical functions to a pharmacy support person.
[ARC 8673B, IAB 4/7/10, effective 6/1/10; ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10]
657—3.24(155A) New prescription drug orders or medication orders. At the discretion of the supervising pharmacist, a certified pharmacy technician may be allowed to accept new prescription drug orders or medication orders communicated to the pharmacy by a prescriber or by the prescriber’s agent if the certified pharmacy technician has received appropriate training pursuant to the pharmacy’s policies and procedures. The supervising pharmacist shall remain responsible for ensuring the accuracy, validity, and completeness of the information received by the certified pharmacy technician. The pharmacist shall contact the prescriber to resolve any questions, inconsistencies, or other issues relating to the information received by the certified pharmacy technician that involve a pharmacist’s professional judgment.
[ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10]
657—3.25(155A) Delegation of nontechnical functions. Rescinded IAB 4/7/10, effective 6/1/10.
657—3.26 and 3.27 Reserved.
657—3.28(147,155A) Unethical conduct or practice. Violation by a pharmacy technician of any of the provisions of this rule shall constitute unethical conduct or practice and may be grounds for disciplinary action as provided in rule 657—3.30(155A).
	3.28(1) Misrepresentative deeds. A pharmacy technician shall not make any statement tending to deceive, misrepresent, or mislead anyone, or be a party to or an accessory to any fraudulent or deceitful practice or transaction in pharmacy or in the operation or conduct of a pharmacy.
	3.28(2) Confidentiality. In the absence of express written authorization from the patient or written order or direction of a court, except where the best interests of the patient require, a pharmacy technician shall not divulge or reveal to any person other than the patient or the patient’s authorized representative, the prescriber or other licensed practitioner then caring for the patient, a licensed pharmacist, a person duly authorized by law to receive such information, or as otherwise provided in rule 657—8.16(124,155A), any of the following:
	a. 	A patient’s name, address, social security number, or any information that could be used to identify a patient;
	b. 	The contents of any prescription drug order or medication order or the therapeutic effect thereof, or the nature of professional pharmaceutical services rendered to a patient;
	c. 	The nature, extent, or degree of illness suffered by any patient; or
	d. 	Any medical information furnished by the prescriber or the patient.
	3.28(3) Discrimination. It is unethical to unlawfully discriminate between patients or groups of patients for reasons of religion, race, creed, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, or disease state when providing pharmaceutical services.
	3.28(4) Unethical conduct or behavior. A pharmacy technician shall not exhibit unethical behavior in connection with the technician’s pharmacy employment. Unethical behavior shall include, but is not limited to, the following acts: verbal or physical abuse, coercion, intimidation, harassment, sexual advances, threats, degradation of character, indecent or obscene conduct, and theft.
[ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10]
657—3.29(155A) Denial of registration. The executive director or designee may deny an application for registration as a certified pharmacy technician, pharmacy technician trainee, or uncertified pharmacy technician for any violation of the laws of this state, another state, or the United States relating to prescription drugs, controlled substances, or nonprescription drugs or for any violation of Iowa Code chapter 124, 124A, 124B, 126, 147, 155A, or 205 or any rule of the board.
An individual whose application for registration as a certified pharmacy technician, pharmacy technician trainee, or uncertified pharmacy technician is denied pursuant to this rule may, within 30 days after issuance of the notice of denial, appeal to the board for reconsideration of the application.
[ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10]
657—3.30(155A) Discipline of pharmacy technicians.
	3.30(1) Violations. The board may impose discipline for any violation of the laws of this state, another state, or the United States relating to prescription drugs, controlled substances, or nonprescription drugs, or for any violation of Iowa Code chapter 124, 124A, 124B, 126, 147, 155A, or 205 or any rule of the board.
	3.30(2) Sanctions. The board may impose the following disciplinary sanctions:
	a. 	Revocation of a certified pharmacy technician, pharmacy technician trainee, or uncertified pharmacy technician registration.
	b. 	Suspension of a certified pharmacy technician, pharmacy technician trainee, or uncertified pharmacy technician registration until further order of the board or for a specified period.
	c. 	Nonrenewal of a certified pharmacy technician or uncertified pharmacy technician registration.
	d. 	Prohibition, permanently, until further order of the board, or for a specified period, from engaging in specified procedures, methods, or acts.
	e. 	Probation.
	f. 	The ordering of a physical or mental examination.
	g. 	The imposition of civil penalties not to exceed $25,000.
	h. 	Issuance of a citation and warning.
	i. 	Such other sanctions allowed by law as may be appropriate.
[ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10]
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code sections 147.72, 155A.23, 155A.33, and 155A.39 and Iowa Code section 155A.6A as amended by 2010 Iowa Acts, House File 2531, section 112.
[Filed 2/27/97, Notice 1/1/97—published 3/26/97, effective 4/30/97]
[Filed 4/24/98, Notice 3/11/98—published 5/20/98, effective 6/24/98]
[Filed 2/22/99, Notice 10/21/98—published 3/10/99, effective 4/14/99]
[Filed 9/8/99, Notice 6/2/99—published 10/6/99, effective 11/10/99]
[Filed 8/14/02, Notice 6/12/02—published 9/4/02, effective 10/9/02]
[Filed 3/11/04, Notice 8/6/03—published 3/31/04, effective 5/5/04]
[Filed emergency 7/16/04 after Notice 6/9/04—published 8/4/04, effective 7/16/04]
[Filed 10/22/04, Notice 3/31/04—published 11/10/04, effective 12/15/04]
[Filed emergency 6/30/05 after Notice 5/11/05—published 7/20/05, effective 7/1/05]
[Filed 3/22/06, Notice 1/18/06—published 4/12/06, effective 5/17/06]
[Filed 5/17/06, Notice 4/12/06—published 6/7/06, effective 7/12/06]
[Filed 2/7/07, Notice 10/25/06—published 2/28/07, effective 4/4/07]
[Filed emergency 11/13/07 after Notice 8/29/07—published 12/5/07, effective 11/13/07]
[Filed 3/5/08, Notice 12/19/07—published 3/26/08, effective 4/30/081]
[Filed emergency 6/9/08—published 7/2/08, effective 7/9/08]
[Filed ARC 8673B (Notice ARC 8380B, IAB 12/16/09), IAB 4/7/10, effective 6/1/10]
[Filed Emergency ARC 9009B, IAB 8/11/10, effective 7/23/10]
[Editorial change: IAC Supplement 10/6/10]
[Filed ARC 9407B (Notice ARC 9193B, IAB 11/3/10), IAB 3/9/11, effective 4/13/11]
[Filed ARC 9502B (Notice ARC 9297B, IAB 12/29/10), IAB 5/18/11, effective 6/22/11]
1	April 30, 2008, effective date delayed 70 days by the Administrative Rules Review Committee at its meeting held April 4, 2008.