Technician Trainee Registration

Effective October 2006, all Pharmacy Technician Trainees must register
with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.

The Texas State Board of Pharmacy has implemented new requirements for Pharmacy Technician Trainees concerning registration with the Board prior to working or gaining experiential hours in any pharmacy setting. As a part of registration process, Technician Trainees (that’s you!) must pass a criminal background check conducted by the Board of Pharmacy. This is in addition to the background check that you are required to submit for entrance to any ACC Health Science Program.

All Students in the program must register with the State Board and must present a copy of the registration certificate to the department chair, or designated representative, confirming Technician Trainee status with the State Board of Pharmacy. This proof will be verified and become a part of the student’s program records.

Technician trainees must submit an online application to the Board through the following steps:

Going to www.tsbp.state.tx.us
Clicking on Pharmacy Technicians & Trainees
Obtain Texas Registration
Then by clicking on Technician Trainee Application.
Students must be thorough and provide open and completely honest answers to each question. Failure to be as honest as possible may significantly delay your completion of the registration process.

There is a onetime $53.00 fee to register as a technician Trainee. Upon completion of the trainee application you will be directed to the process to complete the mandatory fingerprint session. There is a $45.00 fee for fingerprinting.

The registration itself is a two-year non-renewable registration. This means that once you register, you have limited time to complete the experiential requirements of the program.

Again, registration is required, by law, of all Technician Trainees in the State of Texas. If a student is denied registration by the State Board of Pharmacy, they may go through a declaratory process. This process can be lengthy and time consuming. You may wish to seek legal representation as a part of the declaratory process .As a service to our prospective students, the guidelines used by the Board for the granting of registration are posted below. Please, read them carefully. If, after reviewing these guidelines, you have questions concerning your criminal background and eligibility, please contact the State Board of Pharmacy directly. The Texas State Board of Pharmacy’s website is located at: www.tsbp.state.tx.us; their phone number is (512) 305-8000.

ACC Faculty and Staff are neither qualified nor able to answer questions concerning eligibility for
Technician Trainee registration.

The language below is current as of November 1, 2006.

Texas Administrative Code
Title 22: Examining Boards; Part 15: Texas State Board of Pharmacy; Chapter 281: Administrative Practice and Procedures; Subchapter C: Disciplinary Guidelines; Rule 281.64

The guidelines for disciplinary sanctions apply to criminal convictions and to deferred adjudication community supervisions or deferred dispositions, as authorized by the Act, for applicants for all types of licenses and registrations issued by the board. The board considers criminal behavior to be highly relevant to an individual's fitness to engage in pharmacy practice.
The sanctions imposed by the guidelines can be used in conjunction with other types of disciplinary actions, including administrative penalties, as outlined in this section.
The following sanctions apply to applicants with the criminal offenses described below:
1. Criminal offenses which require the individual to register with the Department of Public Safety as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure - denial;
2. Felony offenses:
  1. Drug-related offenses, such as those listed in Chapter 481 or 483, Health and Safety Code:
    1. Offenses involving manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to deliver:
      1. Currently on probation - denial;
      2. 0-5 years since conviction - denial;
      3. 6-10 years since conviction - denial;
      4. 11-20 years since conviction - denial;
      5. Over 20 years since conviction - 5 years probation;
    2. Offenses involving possession, fraud, or theft of drugs:
      1. Currently on probation - denial;
      2. 0-5 years since conviction - evaluation by a mental health
        professional indicating the individual is safe to engage in
        pharmacy practice and 5 years probation;
      3. 6-10 years since conviction - evaluation by a mental health
        professional indicating the individual is safe to engage in
        pharmacy practice and 3 years probation;
      4. 11-20 years since conviction - 2 years probation;
      5. Over 20 years since conviction - 1 year probation;
  2. Offenses involving sexual contact or violent acts, or offenses considered to be felonies of the first degree under the Texas Penal Code:
    1. Currently on probation - denial;
    2. 0-5 years since conviction - denial;
    3. 6-10 years since conviction - denial;
    4. 11-20 years since conviction - 5 years probation;
    5. Over 20 years since conviction - 1 year probation;
  3. Other felony offenses:
    1. Currently on probation - denial;
    2. 0-5 years since conviction - 5 years probation;
    3. 6-10 years since conviction - 3 years probation;
    4. 11-20 years since conviction - 2 years probation;
    5. Over 20 years since conviction - 1 year probation;
3. Misdemeanor offenses:
  1. Drug-related offenses, such as those listed in Chapter 481 or 483, Health and Safety Code:
    1. Offenses involving manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to deliver:
      1. Currently on probation - denial;
      2. 0-10 years since conviction - 5 years probation;
      3. Over 10 years since conviction - 3 years probation;
    2. Offenses involving possession, fraud, or theft of drugs:
      1. 0-5 years since conviction - evaluation by a mental health
        professional indicating the individual is safe to engage in
        pharmacy practice and 5 years probation;
      2. 6-10 years since conviction - evaluation by a mental health
        professional indicating the individual is safe to engage in
        pharmacy practice and 3 years probation;
    3. Intoxication and alcoholic beverage offenses as defined in the Texas Penal Code, if two such offenses occurred in the previous ten years
      1. 0-5 years since conviction - evaluation by a mental health
        professional indicating the individual is safe to engage in
        pharmacy practice and 5 years probation;
      2. 6-10 years since conviction - evaluation by a mental health
        professional indicating the individual is safe to engage in
        pharmacy practice and 3 years probation;
    4. Other misdemeanor offenses involving moral turpitude:
      1. 0-5 years since conviction - 2 years probation;
      2. 6-10 years since conviction - reprimand;

When an applicant has multiple criminal offenses or other violations, the board shall
consider imposing additional more severe types of disciplinary sanctions, as deemed
necessary.