Re: What after PTCB?

August 16, 2008

Dear Ritu,

In response to your question in your post:

" Hi Jeanetta

I was just looking at some of the post in your forum & I was

wondering I passed the PTCB in june,that is a national exam. Now do I

need to get registered at pharmacy board of my state.In my case it is

Georgia.I looked at online information it said pharmacy technician do

not need any certification in the state of Georgia. May be somebody

has information.

Ritu "

I did a search for you on a link for Georgia State Board of Pharmacy

AND I also checked the 2007 posted data on PTECB site.

Basically I found NOTHING regarding technician registration in a

negative or positive for Georgia.

However I did find the following, which was difficult to find:

http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/480/15/01.pdf

480-15-.01 Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) " Board " shall mean the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy.

( " Certified pharmacy technician " shall mean a pharmacy technician

who has either

successfully passed a certification program approved by the Board, or

has successfully

passed an employer's training and assessment program approved by the

Board, or has

been certified by either the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board

(PTCB) or any

other nationally recognized certifying body approved by the Board.

state to engage in

the practice of pharmacy.

(d) " Pharmacy intern " shall mean an individual who is a student

currently enrolled in

an approved school or college of pharmacy, has registered with the

Board, and has been

licensed as a pharmacy intern, or a graduate of an approved school or

college of

pharmacy who is currently licensed by the board for the purpose of

obtaining practical

experience as a requirement for licensure as a pharmacist, or an

individual who has

established educational equivalency by obtaining a Foreign Pharmacy

Graduate

Examination Committee (FPGEC) certificate and is currently licensed

by the Board for

the purpose of obtaining practical experience as a requirement for

licensure as a

pharmacist.

(e) " Pharmacy extern " shall mean an individual who is a student

currently enrolled in an approved school or college of pharmacy and

who has been assigned by the school or college of pharmacy for the

purposes of obtaining practical experience and completing a degree in

pharmacy.

(f) " Pharmacy technician " shall mean those support persons utilized

in pharmacies whose responsibilities are to provide nonjudgmental

technical services concerned with the preparation for dispensing of

drugs under the direct supervision and responsibility of

a pharmacist.

Authority O.C.G.A. Secs. 26-4-5, 26-4-27, 26-4-28, 26-4-60, 26-4-80,

26-4-82, 26-4-84, 26-4-85, 26-4-88,

26-4-110. History. Original Rule entitled " To Provide for the Illegal

Dispensing of and Filling of Prescriptions for Drugs, Medicines and

Poisons " adopted. F. Oct. 6, 1970; eff. Oct. 26, 1970. Repealed:

New Rule entitled " To Provide for the Dispensing of and Filling of

Prescriptions for Drugs, Medicines and Poisons " adopted. F. Aug. 2,

1974; eff. Aug. 22, 1974. Repealed: New Rule entitled " Definitions "

adopted. F. Nov. 14, 2007; eff. Dec. 4, 2007.

http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/480/15/02.pdf

480-15-.02 Use of Pharmacy Technicians and Other Pharmacy Personnel.

(a) A pharmacy technician can assist any pharmacist directly

supervising said technician in the measuring of quantities of

medication and the typing of labels thereof, but excluding the

dispensing, compounding, or mixing of drugs except as may be

permitted by law or these rules.

( When electronic systems are employed within the pharmacy,

pharmacy technicians may enter information into the system and

prepare labels; provided, however, that it shall be the

responsibility of the pharmacist to verify the accuracy of the

information entered and the label produced in conjunction with the

prescription drug order.

shall be responsible for all activities of any pharmacy technician in

the preparation of the drug for delivery to the patient, and the

pharmacist shall be present and personally supervising the activities

of any pharmacy technician at all times.

(d) Pharmacy technicians and other pharmacy personnel, i.e. clerks,

cashiers, etc., in the prescription department shall be easily

identifiable by use of a name badge or other similar means which

prominently displays their name and the job function in which the

personnel are engaging at that time.

(e) A pharmacist may supervise only two pharmacy technicians at a

time unless the third technician is a certified pharmacy technician

or the facility is a hospital pharmacy which has received written

approval from the board at the request of the hospital

pharmacist to increase the pharmacy to technician ratio. If more than

two (2) pharmacy technicians as identified by a name badge are in the

prescription department, then the pharmacy and the pharmacist must

have written evidence that the third pharmacy technician is a

certified pharmacy technician. If more than three (3) pharmacy

technicians as identified by a name badge are in the prescription

department, the pharmacy shall be deemed to be in violation of the

technician to pharmacist ratio, and the pharmacy and the pharmacist

on duty may be subject to disciplinary action.

(f) In addition to the utilization of pharmacy technicians, a

pharmacist may be assisted by and directly supervise at the same time

one (1) pharmacy intern, as well as one (1)pharmacy extern.

(g) Only employees or other personnel authorized by law or Board

rules are allowed in the prescription department, but all such

personnel must be under the direct and personal supervision of the

pharmacist while in the prescription department and said pharmacist

must be physically present and actually observing the actions of such

employees or other personnel.

Authority O.C.G.A. Secs. 26-4-5, 26-4-27, 26-4-28, 26-4-60, 26-4-80,

26-4-82, 26-4-84, 26-4-85, 26-4-88,

26-4-110. History. Original Rule entitled " To Provide for the

Revocation and Suspension of Licenses and Registration for Certain

Causes " adopted. F. Oct. 6, 1970; eff. Oct. 26, 1970. Repealed: New

Rule entitled " Use of Pharmacy Technicians and Other Pharmacy

Personnel " adopted. F. Nov. 14, 2007; eff. Dec. 4,

2007. http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/480/15/02.pdf

http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/480/5/03.PDF

480-5-.03 Code of Professional Conduct.

The Board is authorized to take disciplinary action for

unprofessional conduct. Consistent with the authority to assure that

licensees operate in a professional manner and the Board's

responsibility to protect the public health with a safe, dependable

and sufficient supply of medication, the Board establishes a Code of

Professional Conduct which shall apply to and be observed by all

persons engaged in the practice of pharmacy in the State of Georgia.

(a) Ethics. No pharmacist, intern, extern, technician, or pharmacy

owner shall engage in any conduct in the practice of pharmacy or in

the operation of a pharmacy which tends to reduce the public

confidence in the ability and integrity of the profession of

pharmacy, or endangers the public health, safety and welfare, or have

been guilty of any fraud, misrepresentation, culpable negligence,

concealment, dishonest dealings, fix, scheme or device, or breach of

trust in the practice of pharmacy or in the conduction of business

related to prescriptions, drugs or devices.

( Patient Self-Referral. No pharmacist, employee or agent thereof

acting on his/her behalf, shall offer, agree to accept, or receive

compensation in any form for the referral of professional services to

or from another health care provider or entity. This prohibition

includes any form of fee division or charging of fees for the

referral of patients.

intern/extern shall compound or dispense any prescription, which, in

his/her professional opinion, contains any error omission,

irregularity or ambiguity. Upon receipt of such prescription, the

pharmacist, pharmacy intern/extern shall contact the prescriber and

confer with him/her before dispensing the prescription. No pharmacist

or intern/extern shall dispense any medication by virture of a

prescription if said pharmacist or intern has any doubt existing in

his mind that such prescription is not legitimate.

(d) Betrayal of Confidence. A pharmacist shall not discuss with the

patient or representative such matters that should be discussed only

with the prescriber.

(e) Diagnosis or Treatment. No pharmacist or employee of a pharmacy

shall diagnose, treat, prescribe for, or attempt to do so, any

disease, illness, or organic disorder. This limitation shall not be

construed to prevent a licensed pharmacist from advising individuals

on matters concerning simple ailments, first aid measures, sanitary

matters, or the merits and qualities of medicines, nor shall it

prevent the full practice of pharmacy as provided in O.C.G.A. Section

26-4-4.

(f) Coded Prescriptions. No pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or extern

shall compound or dispense any prescription that is coded. A " coded "

prescription is one which bears letters, numbers, words or symbols,

or any other device used in lieu of the name, quantity, strength and

directors for its use, other than normal letters, numbers, words,

symbols or other media recognized by the profession of pharmacy as a

means for conveying information by prescription. No symbol, word or

any other device shall be used in lieu of the name of said

preparation.

(g) False or Misleading Advertising. No pharmacist or licensed

pharmacy shall disseminate through any communication media any false,

misleading or fraudulent advertising.

(h) Changes in Prescriptions. No pharmacist, pharmacy intern or

extern shall supply medications or devices which contain an

ingredient or article different in any manner from the medication or

device that is prescribed upon a prescription unless prior approval

has been obtained from the prescriber thereof. Such difference shall

immediately be recorded upon said prescription after being approved

by said prescriber, showing the date, time and method of ascertaining

the said approval.

(i) Prescription Sub-Stations. No pharmacist, employer or employee of

a licensed pharmacy shall maintain a location, other than a pharmacy

for which a permit has been issued by the Board, from which to

solicit, accept or dispense prescriptions.

(j) Physician Agreements. No pharmacist or licensed pharmacy, or

employee or agent thereof, shall enter into or engage in any

agreement or arrangement with an physician or other practitioner for

the payment or acceptance of compensation in any form or type for the

recommending of the professional services of either; or enter into a

rebate or percentage rental agreement if any kind, whereby in any way

a patient's free choice of a pharmacist or licensed pharmacy is or

may be limited.

(k) Independent Judgement and Practices. No pharmacist shall offer or

engage in professional pharmaceutical services under any terms and

conditions that shall tend to interfere with or impair the free and

complete exercise of professional judgment and skill of a pharmacist

or enter into any agreement that denies the public the right of free

choice of pharmacists or pharmacies.

(l) Return of Prescriptions. Except as authorized by Rule 480-10-.17,

no pharmacist or employer or employee of a pharmacy may knowingly

place in the stock of any pharmacy any part of any prescription

dispensed to, or compounded for, any patient of any pharmacy and

returned by said patient.

(m) Evasion of Code of Professional Conduct. No pharmacist, licensed

pharmacy or employee or agent thereof, shall act in any way to evade

the rules and regulations of the Board and the laws applying to

licensed pharmacies and pharmacists, interns, externs and

technicians, but may apply methods of their own to enhance compliance

with said laws, rules and regulations. Said persons shall be

responsible for being acquainted with said laws, rules and

regulations, and ignorance of said laws, rules, regulations shall not

be a valid defense of the same.

(n) Refusal to Fill Prescription. It shall not be considered

unprofessional conduct for any pharmacist to refuse to fill any

prescription based on his/her professional judgment or ethical or

moral beliefs.

(o) Violations of the Code of Professional Conduct. The above set out

Code of Professional Conduct is expressly adopted by the Board and

shall govern the conduct of all those admitted to practice pharmacy

in their capacities as pharmacists, all those issued licenses as a

pharmacy in their capacities as licensees and all pharmacy

interns/externs in their capacities as pharmacy interns/externs. A

license to practice pharmacy or a permit to operate a licensed

pharmacy confers to vested right to the holder thereof, but is a

conditional privilege revocable for cause. The primary purpose of

this Code of Professional Conduct is the protection of the profession

of pharmacy and the public health, safety and welfare. It is the

responsibility of the Board to purge the profession of those unworthy

to practice pharmacy or operate pharmacies in this state. It is the

obligation of every licensed pharmacy holder and every licensed

pharmacist to give unlimited cooperation and assistance to the Board

in the discharge of this responsibility.

Violation of this code may subject the violator to suspension or

revocation of any license issued to him/her by the Board and/or

public reprimand, fines, probation, letters of concern or other

disciplinary actions deemed appropriate by the Board.

Authority O.C.G.A. Secs. 43-1-19, 26-4-4, 26-4-28, 26-4-60, 26-4-82,

26-4-110, 26-4-113, 26-4-115. History. Original Rule entitled " Code

of Professional Conduct " adopted. F. Sept. 28, 01; eff. Oct. 18, 2001.

http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/480/5/03.PDF

So Ritu and other Georgians I do hopw the above will help you. IF

anyone finds to the contrary or if a new law is passed in Ga for

techs to be registered or certified PLEASE let me know ASAP!

Respectfully,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Pharm Tech Educator

Founder/Owner of this site

Hi Jeanetta

I was just looking at some of the post in your forum & I was

wondering I passed the PTCB in june,that is a national exam. Now do I

need to get registered at pharmacy board of my state.In my case it is

Georgia.I looked at online information it said pharmacy technician do

not need any certification in the state of Georgia. May be somebody

has information.

Ritu

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