Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 34 - BOARD OF PHARMACY
Chapter 10.34.34 - Pharmacy Technicians
Section 10.34.34.10 - Continuing Education
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.34.34.10
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Requirements.
(1) A pharmacy technician
registered to practice in Maryland shall earn 20 hours of approved continuing
pharmaceutical education within the 2-year period immediately preceding the
registrant's renewal application.
(2) For the first renewal period during which
continuing education is mandatory for a pharmacy technician, the Board of
Pharmacy shall require only 10 hours of continuing education requirements.
(3) A pharmacy technician shall:
(a) Attest to the fact that the pharmacy
technician has completed the continuing pharmacy technician education
requirement on the required form; and
(b) Retain supporting documents for
inspection by the Board for 4 years after the date of renewal for which the
continuing education credits were used.
B. Accredited Continuing Education Providers.
(1) The following providers are approved for
any programs they offer which otherwise qualify for continuing education
credit:
(a) Accreditation Council on
Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE);
(b) All schools of pharmacy accredited by the
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP); and
(c) Out-of-State providers approved by a
state board of pharmacy.
(2) Procedures for Approval of Additional
Programs.
(a) Other providers shall initially
request Board approval for individual programs.
(b) An approved program is valid for a 2-year
period.
(c) The approved provider
shall submit to the Board changes to the program that differ from the initial
submission of information for Board approval.
(d) Failure to submit to the Board changes to
an approved program may result in the Board withdrawing approval of the
program.
(3) Providers
of continuing education shall furnish a certificate of completion to
participants who qualify that includes the:
(a) Name of the participant;
(b) Name of the provider;
(c) Description of course work;
(d) Number of hours;
(e) Date of completion; and
(f) Program identification number or provider
number on the certificate.
C. Miscellaneous.
(1) Credits may not be carried over from one
continuing education period to another.
(2) The Board of Pharmacy may grant an
exception from the continuing education requirements if the pharmacy technician
presents evidence that failure to comply was due to circumstances beyond the
pharmacy technician's control.
(3)
Falsifying continuing education records is grounds for disciplinary action
under Health Occupations Article, §12-6B-09(2)
and (3), Annotated Code of Maryland.
(4) If the Board provides a form for
information, the pharmacy technician shall use the form to supply the requested
information to the Board.
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