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Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 12, 2013.
TRD-201303344
Gay Dodson, R.Ph.
Executive Director/Secretary
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 22, 2013
For further information, please call: (512) 305-8028
CHAPTER 297. PHARMACY TECHNICIANS
AND PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TRAINEES
22 TAC 297.4
The Texas State Board of Pharmacy proposes amendments to
297.4 concerning Fees. The proposed amendments to 297.4,
if adopted, will raise pharmacy technician and pharmacy techni-
cian trainee fees to generate revenue to support the Fiscal Year
2014-2015 budget.
Gay Dodson, R.Ph., Executive Director/Secretary, has deter-
mined that, for the first five-year period the amendments are in
effect, there will be fiscal implications for state government as a
result of enforcing or administering the amended rule as follows:
Revenue Increase
FY2014 = $395,016
FY2015 = $592,500
FY2016 = $592,500
FY2017 = $592,500
FY2018 = $592,500
There are no anticipated fiscal implications for local government.
Ms. Dodson has determined that, for each year of the first five-
year period the amendments to 297.4 will be in effect, the public
benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing the rule will be assur-
ing that the Texas State Board of Pharmacy is adequately funded
to carry out its mission. The effect on large, small or micro-busi-
nesses (pharmacies) will be the same as the economic cost to
an individual, if the pharmacy chooses to pay the fee for the in-
dividual.
Economic cost to pharmacy technicians required to comply with
the amended rule will be an increase for a two-year registration
of $28 for an initial registration and $25 for a renewal registration.
The economic cost for pharmacy technician trainees will be an
increase for a two-year registration of $15.
Comments on the proposed amendments may be submitted to
Allison Benz, R.Ph., M.S., Director of Professional Services,
Texas State Board of Pharmacy, 333 Guadalupe Street, Suite
3-600, Austin, Texas 78701, fax (512) 305-8008. Comments
must be received by 5:00 p.m., October 25, 2013.
The amendments are proposed under 551.002 and 554.051
of the Texas Pharmacy Act (Chapters 551 - 566, 568 and 569,
Texas Occupations Code). The Board interprets 551.002 as
authorizing the agency to protect the public through the effective
control and regulation of the practice of pharmacy. The Board
interprets 554.051(a) as authorizing the agency to adopt rules
for the proper administration and enforcement of the Act.
The statutes affected by this amendment are Texas Pharmacy
Act, Chapters 551 - 566, 568 and 569, Texas Occupations Code.297.4. Fees.
(a) Pharmacy technician trainee. The fee for registration shall
be $62 [$47] and is composed of the following fees:
(1) $55 [$40] for processing the application and issuance of
the pharmacy technician trainee registration as authorized by the Act,
568.005;
(2) $2 surcharge to fund TexasOnline as authorized by
Chapter 2054, Subchapter I, Government Code; and
(3) $5 surcharge to fund the Office of Patient Protection as
authorized by Chapter 101, Subchapter G, Occupations Code.
(b) Pharmacy technician.
(1) Biennial Registration. The board shall require biennial
renewal of all pharmacy technician registrations provided under Chap-
ter 568 of the Act.
(2) Initial Registration Fee. The fee for initial registration
shall be $96 [$75] for a two year registration and is composed of the
following fees:
(A) $91 [$67] for processing the application and is-
suance of the pharmacy technician registration as authorized by the
Act, 568.005;
(B) $3 surcharge to fund TexasOnline as authorized by
Chapter 2054, Subchapter I, Government Code; and
(C) $2 [$5] surcharge to fund the Office of Patient
Protection as authorized by Chapter 101, Subchapter G, Occupations
Code.
(3) Renewal Fee. The fee for biennial renewal of a phar-
macy technician registration shall be $96 [$74] and is composed of the
following:
(A) $91 [$67] for processing the application and is-
suance of the pharmacy technician registration as authorized by the
Act, 568.005;
(B) $3 [$2] surcharge to fund TexasOnline as autho-
rized by Chapter 2054, Subchapter I, Government Code; and
(C) $2 surcharge to fund the Office of Patient Protection
as authorized by Chapter 101, Subchapter G, Occupations Code.
(c) Duplicate or Amended Certificates. The fee for issuance
of a duplicate or amended pharmacy technician trainee registration cer-
tificate or pharmacy technician registration renewal certificate shall be
$20.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal author-
ity to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 12, 2013.
TRD-201303345
Gay Dodson, R.Ph.
Executive Director/Secretary
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 22, 2013
For further information, please call: (512) 305-8028
PART 18. TEXAS STATE BOARD OF
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