Report of the Overview Task Force on Requirements for Pharmacy Technician Education, Practice Responsibilities, and Competence Assessment

Introduction:

The task force met on September 11-12, 2019, at NABP Headquarters in Mount Prospect, IL. This task force was established pursuant to Resolution 115-4-19, Task Force on Requirements for Technician Education, Practice Responsibilities, and Competence Assessment, which was approved by the NABP membership at the Association’s 115th Annual Meeting in May 2019.

Review of the Task Force Charge:

The charge of the task force will be to:

1. evaluate the current environment for the regulation of pharmacy technicians; and
2. make recommendations for the task force subgroups to focus on ensuring boards of pharmacy take a more active role in establishing requirements for the education,practice responsibilities, and competence assessment of pharmacy technicians.

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