Vermont § 2042a - Pharmacy technicians; qualifications for registration

§ 2042a. Pharmacy technicians; qualifications for registration

• (a) No person shall perform the duties of a pharmacy technician unless registered with
  the Board. To obtain a registration as a pharmacy technician, an applicant shall: (1) not have engaged in acts that affect the ability of the applicant to practice as a
  pharmacy technician; (2) if required by rules adopted by the Board, be certified or eligible for certification
  by a national pharmacy technician certification authority; and (3) have paid the fee specified in section 2046 of this chapter. (b) Pharmacy technicians administering immunizations shall meet the following requirements: (1) hold a registration as a pharmacy technician in accordance with subsection (a) of
  this section; (2) hold a current CPR certification; (3) have successfully completed an Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education–accredited
  training program approved by the Board; and (4) successfully complete two hours of immunization-related continuing education approved
  by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education every two-year licensing period. (c) Pharmacy technicians shall only administer immunizations: (1) to patients 18 years of age or older, as established in subdivision 2023(b)(2)(A)(vii)
  and the resulting State protocol; (2) to patients five years of age or older, influenza vaccine, COVID-19 vaccine, and subsequent
  formulations or combination products thereof, in accordance with subdivision 2023(b)(2)(A)(viii)
  and the resulting State protocol; (3) pursuant to the schedules and recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
  Practices’ recommendations for the administration of immunizations, as those recommendations
  may be updated from time to time; and (4) when a licensed pharmacist who is trained to immunize is present and able to assist
  with the immunization, as needed. (d) Pharmacy technicians shall administer only those immunizations that: (1) are recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee
  on Immunization Practices (ACIP); and (2) licensed pharmacists are permitted to administer under the State clinical pharmacy
  protocol, as established in subdivision 2023(b)(2) of this title. (e) Pharmacy technicians performing COVID-19 tests shall do so only: (1) when a licensed pharmacist who is trained to perform COVID-19 tests is present and
  able to assist with the test, as needed; (2) in accordance with a State protocol adopted under subdivision 2023(b)(2)(A)(x) of this title; and (3) in accordance with rules adopted by the Board. (f) The Board may adopt rules regarding the administration of immunizations and the performance
  of COVID-19 tests by pharmacy technicians. (Added 2003, No. 60, § 9; amended 2013, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 2023, No. 77, § 9, eff. June 20, 2023.)