{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-568.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 568.001","heading":"RULES; QUALIFICATIONS.","body":"(a) In establishing rules under Section 554.053(c), the board shall require that:\n(1) a pharmacy technician:\n(A) have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate or be working to achieve an equivalent diploma or certificate; and\n(B) have passed a board-approved pharmacy technician certification examination; and\n(2) a pharmacy technician trainee have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate or be working to achieve an equivalent diploma or certificate.\n(b) The board shall adopt rules that permit a pharmacy technician and pharmacy technician trainee to perform only nonjudgmental technical duties under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.313(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 583 (S.B. 869), Sec. 19, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE J. PHARMACY AND PHARMACISTS","CHAPTER 568. PHARMACY TECHNICIANS AND PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TRAINEES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.568.htm#568.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"10fd19af41bce75f426ebeaba5fa14a70ee89007516a5f859f28fb1a188a4bbb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-566.151","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-568.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}