H 3394 General Bill, By Spires, Merrill, Parks, Brantley, Miller, Frye, Bowers, Clyburn, Crawford, Dillard, Edge, Harvin, Herbkersman, Hosey, Jefferson, Knight, Long, Lowe, McLeod, D.C. Smith, J.R. Smith, Williams, Toole and Huggins
Summary: Pharmacy technicians
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-82, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATION OF PHARMACY TECHNICIANS, SO AS TO FURTHER SPECIFY REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS IN A PHARMACY TECHNICIAN PROGRAM ARE REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED TO BE PLACED IN A PHARMACY FOR PRACTICAL TRAINING, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF A PHARMACY TECHNICIAN WITHOUT BEING REGISTERED, UNLESS OTHERWISE EXEMPT, TO REVISE THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE CERTIFIED BY THE BOARD OF PHARMACY AS A PHARMACY TECHNICIAN, TO REQUIRE SUCH CERTIFICATION FOR PHARMACY TECHNICIANS ENTERING THE FIELD AFTER JULY 1, 2012, TO FURTHER SPECIFY THESE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND TO EXEMPT FROM THIS CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT TECHNICIANS WHO ARE REGISTERED BEFORE JULY 1, 2012; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-86, AS AMENDED, RELATING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO REQUIRING PHARMACISTS-IN-CHARGE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SPECIFYING THE DUTIES OF PHARMACIST TECHNICIANS, SO AS TO CONFORM THESE PROVISIONS TO THE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ACT.
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01/29/09	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-9
01/29/09	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-9
02/03/09	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole
05/12/09	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins