Section 17-9907. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

 

9907.1Except as provided in § 9907.2, this section shall apply to all applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a pharmacy technician registration.

 

9907.2 This section shall not apply to applicants for the first renewal of a pharmacy technician registration.

 

9907.3 A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is part of a program approved by the Board in accordance with § 9908 of this chapter. 

 

9907.4 An applicant for renewal of a pharmacy technician registration shall:

 

(a) Have completed a minimum of twenty (20) contact hours of continuing education credit in pharmacy-related subject matter during the two (2) year period preceding the date the registration expires, which shall include at least:

 

(1) Two (2) contact hours of continuing education credit in pharmacy law;

 

(2) Two (2) contact hours in medication safety; and 

 

(3) Beginning with the renewal period ending February 28, 2019, two (2) hours of continuing education on cultural competency or specialized clinical training focusing on patients or clients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming, queer, or question their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression (“LGBTQ”) meeting the requirements of D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.10(b)(5);

 

(b) Attest to completion of the required continuing education credits on the renewal application form; and

 

(c) Be subject to a random audit.

 

9907.5For the purposes of this section, pharmacy-related subject matter shall include, but not be limited to, the following topics:

 

(a) Medication distribution;

 

(b) Inventory control systems;

 

(c) Pharmaceutical mathematics;

 

(d) Pharmaceutical sciences;

 

(e) Pharmacy law;

 

(f) Pharmacology/drug therapy;

 

(g) Pharmacy quality assurance; and

 

(h) Roles and duties of pharmacy technicians.

 

9907.6 To qualify for reinstatement or reactivation of a pharmacy technician registration, an applicant shall have completed a minimum of twenty (20) contact hours of continuing education credit in pharmacy-related subject matter in the year immediately preceding the date of the application, which shall include at least:

 

(a) Two (2) contact hours of continuing education credit in pharmacy law;

 

(b) Two (2) contact hours in medication safety; and

 

(c) Beginning with the licensure period ending February 28, 2019, two (2) hours of continuing education on cultural competency or specialized clinical training focusing on patients or clients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming, queer, or question their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression (“LGBTQ”) meeting the requirements of D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.10(b)(5);

 

9907.7Except as provided in § 9907.8, an applicant under this section shall prove completion of required continuing education credits by submitting the following information with respect to each program:

 

(a) The name and address of the sponsor of the program;

 

(b) The name of the program, its location, a description of the subject matter covered, and the names of the instructors;

 

(c) The dates on which the applicant attended the program;

 

(d) The hours of credit claimed; and

 

(e)  Verification by the sponsor of completion, by signature or stamp.

 

9907.8Applicants for renewal of a registration shall only be required to prove completion of the required continuing education credits by submitting proof pursuant to § 9907.7 if requested to do so as part of the random audit, or if otherwise requested to do so by the Board.

 

9907.9An applicant for renewal of a registration who fails to renew the registration by the date the registration expires may renew the registration for up to sixty (60) days after the date of expiration by completing the application, submitting the required supporting documents, and paying the required late fee. Upon renewal, the applicant shall be deemed to have possessed a valid registration during the period between the expiration of the registration and the renewal thereof.

 

9907.10 If an applicant for renewal of a registration fails to renew the registration and pay the late fee within sixty (60) days after the expiration of applicant's registration, the registration shall be considered to have lapsed on the date of expiration. The applicant shall thereafter be required to apply for reinstatement of an expired registration and meet all requirements and fees for reinstatement.

 

9907.11 The Board may, in its discretion, grant an extension of the sixty (60) day period, up to a maximum of one (1) year, to renew after expiration if the applicant's failure to renew was for good cause. As used in this section, "good cause" includes the following:

 

(a) Serious and protracted illness of the applicant; and

 

(b) The death or serious and protracted illness of a member of the applicant's immediate family.

 

9907.12 An extension granted under this section shall not exempt the pharmacy technician from complying with the continuing education requirements for any other renewal period.

 

 

authority

District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) (2012 Repl.)); Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998; the Pharmacy Technician Amendment Act of 2012, effective May 1, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-0303; D.C. Official Code §§ 3-1207.51 et seq. (2012 Repl. & 2014 Supp.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 15117 (November 20, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 7483 (August 4, 2017).