Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Professional Licensing
Board of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Technicians
Section R. 338.3654 - Examination requirements; board approval; approval process

(1) Except for the PTCB and NHA examinations, a nationally recognized pharmacy technician proficiency certification examination and an employer-based training program proficiency examination must be approved by the board.

(2) An employer-based training program proficiency examination must be offered in association with a specific employer-based training program and cover the topics specified in section 17739a(1)(d)(iv) of the code, MCL 333.17739a.

(3) An entity that offers a nationally recognized pharmacy technician proficiency certification examination shall submit to the department a completed application on a form provided by the department with proof of current national accreditation in order to be approved by the board. If the examination is nationally accredited, after the department processes the application, it must be considered approved by the board. If national accreditation is lost, the examination will no longer be approved by the board.

(4) An entity that offers an employer-based training program proficiency examination shall submit to the department a completed application on a form provided by the department and a copy of the examination with the correct answers clearly identified for each question.

(5) An entity that offers an employer-based training program proficiency examination shall submit a modification to a proficiency examination during its approval term to the department on a form provided by the department pursuant to the requirements of this rule.

(6) Except for PTCB and NHA, a nationally recognized certification proficiency examination or employer-based training program proficiency examination approved by the board before July 1, 2022, shall submit an application consistent with this rule for approval by December 31, 2023, or the program will no longer be listed as a board-approved program.

(7) The board's approval of an examination expires 5 years after the date of approval.

(8) One year after the effective date of this subrule, a board-approved program must include a proficiency examination grading procedure with the proficiency examination application, which will be reviewed by the board with the examination.