Do persons newly hired to be pharmacy technicians have a grace period before they need to be registered with the Board of Pharmacy?
Provided a person is enrolled in an approved pharmacy technician training program, that person can work as a pharmacy technician for up to nine months while going through the process to become registered. After the nine months, registration is required in order to continue working as a pharmacy technician. Every pharmacy using such a person shall have documentation on site and available for inspection showing that the person is currently enrolled in an approved training program, and the start date for the training.
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