California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 17 - California State Board of Pharmacy
Article 11 - Ancillary Personnel
Section 1793.5 - Pharmacy Technician Application

Universal Citation: 16 CA Code of Regs 1793.5

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

The "Pharmacy Technician Application" (Form 17A-5 (Rev. 12/2021)), incorporated by reference herein, required by this section is available from the Board of Pharmacy upon request.

(a) Each application for a pharmacy technician license shall include:

(1) Information sufficient to identify the applicant.

(2) A description of the applicant's qualifications and supporting documentation for those qualifications.

(3) A criminal background check that will require submission of fingerprints in a manner specified by the board and the fee authorized in Penal Code section 11105(e).

(4) A sealed, original Self-Query from the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) dated no earlier than 60 days of the date an application is submitted to the board.

(b) The applicant shall sign the application under penalty of perjury and shall submit it to the Board of Pharmacy.

(c) The board shall notify the applicant within 30 days if an application is deficient; and what is needed to correct the deficiency. Once the application is complete, and upon completion of any investigation conducted pursuant to section 4207 of the Business and Professions Code, the board will notify the applicant within 60 days of a license decision.

(d) Before expiration of a pharmacy technician license, a pharmacy technician must renew that license by payment of the fee specified in subdivision (r) of section 4400 of the Business and Professions Code.

1. New section filed 8-12-92; operative 9-11-92 (Register 92, No. 33).
2. Amendment of first paragraph, subsections (a)(2), (a)(4), (d) and NOTE filed 4-27-95; effective on filing 4-27-95 and operative 7-1-95 (Register 95, No. 17).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(4) and (d) and amending NOTE filed 9-11-2002 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2002, No. 37).
4. Amendment of section heading and section filed 9-22-2004; operative 10-22-2004 (Register 2004, No. 39).
5. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 9-1-2011; operative 10-1-2011 (Register 2011, No. 35).
6. Amendment of Form 17A-5 (incorporated by reference), first paragraph and subsection (a)(4) filed 11-19-2015; operative 1-1-2016 (Register 2015, No. 47).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending first paragraph filed 8-14-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2020, No. 33).
8. Change without regulatory effect amending first paragraph filed 2-8-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 7).
9. Amendment of Form 17A-5 (incorporated by reference), amendment of first paragraph and amendment of NOTE filed 10-19-2022; operative 1-1-2023 (Register 2022, No. 42).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 114.5, 115.4, 115.5, 4005, 4115 and 4202, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 144, 144.5, 163.5, 4005, 4007, 4038, 4115, 4202, 4207, 4400 and 4402, Business and Professions Code; and Section 11105, Penal Code.

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