Ratios of pharmacy technicians to pharmacists modified.

A bill for an act

relating to health occupations; modifying ratios of pharmacy technicians to

pharmacists; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 151.102, subdivision 1;

repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 151.102, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 151.102, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

General.

A pharmacy technician may assist a pharmacist in the practice

of pharmacy by performing tasks that are not reserved to, and do not require the professional

judgment of, a licensed pharmacist. A pharmacy technician works under the personal and

direct supervision of the pharmacist.
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A pharmacist may supervise up to three technicians.
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A pharmacist is responsible for all the work performed by the technicians who are under

the supervision of the pharmacist.
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A pharmacy may exceed the ratio of pharmacy technicians

to pharmacists permitted in this subdivision or in rule by a total of one technician at any

given time in the pharmacy, provided at least one technician in the pharmacy holds a valid

certification from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board or from another national

certification body for pharmacy technicians that requires passage of a nationally recognized,

psychometrically valid certification examination for certification as determined by the Board

of Pharmacy.
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The Board of Pharmacy
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may, by rule,
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must not
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set ratios of
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pharmacy
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technicians to pharmacists
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greater than three to one for the functions specified in rule
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.

Sec. 2.
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REPEALER.
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Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 151.102, subdivision 2,

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is repealed.

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APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 26-08256

151.102 PHARMACY TECHNICIAN.

Subd. 2.

Waivers by board permitted.

A pharmacist in charge in a pharmacy may petition the board for authorization to allow a pharmacist to supervise more than three pharmacy technicians. The pharmacist's petition must include provisions addressing how patient care and safety will be maintained. A petition filed with the board under this subdivision shall be deemed approved 90 days after the board receives the petition, unless the board denies the petition within 90 days of receipt and notifies the petitioning pharmacist of the petition's denial and the board's reasons for denial.