S 561 South Carolina Senate · 2017-2018 Regular Session

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-82(C) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THOSE ACTIVITIES THAT A SUPERVISING PHARMACIST MAY AUTHORIZE A PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TO PERFORM, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES MAY NOT BE PERFORMED IN AN OUTPATIENT SETTING; TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-82, BY ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION, TO PROVIDE THAT PHARMACY TECHNICIANS ARE EXEMPT FROM CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS DURING THE FIRST RENEWAL PERIOD FOLLOWING INITIAL REGISTRATION; TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-86(B)(4)(b), TO PROVIDE THAT A PHARMACIST MAY NOT SUPERVISE MORE THAN FOUR PHARMACY TECHNICIANS AT A TIME AND MAY SUPERVISE NO MORE THAN TWO NON-STATE CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS AT A TIME; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-130(G), TO PROVIDE THAT PHARMACY TECHNICIANS ENROLLED IN A FORMAL PHARMACY TECHNICIAN PROGRAM ARE EXEMPT FROM CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS DURING THE PROGRAM AND FOR THE FIRST RENEWAL PERIOD FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM.

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Introduced Mar 16, 2017 Last action Mar 16, 2017
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