OAR 855-025-0050
Grounds for Discipline of Pharmacy Technicians and Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technicians


The State Board of Pharmacy may refuse to issue or renew; or may suspend, revoke, or restrict the license of a Pharmacy Technician or Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician; or may impose a civil penalty upon a Pharmacy Technician or Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician upon the following grounds including but not limited to:

(1)

Unprofessional conduct as defined in OAR 855-006-0020 (Unprofessional Conduct Defined);

(2)

Repeated or gross negligence in performing the duties of a Pharmacy Technician or Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician;

(3)

Impairment, which means an inability to assist in the practice of pharmacy with reasonable competence and safety due to the habitual or excessive use of drugs or alcohol, other chemical dependency or a mental health condition;

(4)

Being found guilty by the Board of a violation of the pharmacy or drug laws of this state or rules pertaining thereto or of statutes, rules or regulations of any other state or of the federal government;

(5)

Being found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction of a felony as defined by the laws of this state;

(6)

Being found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction of a violation of the pharmacy or drug laws of this state or rules pertaining thereto or of statutes, rules or regulations of any other state or of the federal government;

(7)

Fraud or intentional misrepresentation in securing or attempting to secure the issuance or renewal of a Pharmacy Technician or Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician license;

(8)

Allowing an individual to engage in the duties of a Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician or Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician without a license or to use falsely the title of Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician or Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician;

(9)

Being found by the Board to be in violation of any violation of any of the provisions of ORS 435.010 (License required for manufacture or sale of contraceptives) to 435.130 (Jurisdiction over prosecutions), 453.025 (Certain practices not affected by ORS 453.005 to 453.135), 453.045 (Poison registers), 475.035 (Authority to control schedule) to 475.190 (Exception to prescription requirement), 475.805 to 475.995 or 689.005 (Definitions) to 689.995 (Criminal penalties) or the rules adopted pursuant thereto;

(10)

Failure to appropriately perform the duties of a Pharmacy Technician or Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician as outlined in OAR 855-025-0040 (Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Technician Tasks and Guidelines) while assisting a Pharmacist in the practice of pharmacy as defined in ORS 689.005 (Definitions);

(11)

Any act or practice relating to performing the duties of a Pharmacy Technician or Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician which is prohibited by state or federal law or regulation; or

(12)

Any conduct or practice by a Pharmacy Technician, Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician or pharmacy that the Board determines is contrary to the accepted standards of practice.

Source: Rule 855-025-0050 — Grounds for Discipline of Pharmacy Technicians and Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technicians, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=855-025-0050.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 855-025-0050’s source at or​.us