2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 15, Chapters 670 - 704
ORS Chapter 689
689.486 When license required; qualifications for licensure; renewal; supervision required.

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to perform the duties of a pharmacy technician or use the title of pharmacy technician unless licensed to do so under the provisions of this chapter.

(2) To be licensed to perform the duties of a pharmacy technician, a person shall:

(a) Submit a license application in the manner prescribed by the State Board of Pharmacy; and

(b) Pay the license fee established by the board.

(3) The license application prescribed by the board shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) The name and address of the applicant;

(b) The educational qualifications of the applicant;

(c) The work history of the applicant; and

(d) The applicant s criminal offender record of any conviction or of any arrest less than one year old on which there has been no acquittal or dismissal.

(4) A license under this section expires annually. To renew a license to perform the duties of a pharmacy technician, a person shall:

(a) Submit the application for renewal of a license in the form prescribed by the board;

(b) Pay the license renewal fee established by the board;

(c) Pay the fee for delinquent license renewal, if applicable;

(d) Provide updated information regarding educational qualifications, work history and criminal arrest and conviction history; and

(e) Comply with all other requirements for license renewal established by the board.

(5) No person may employ an individual to perform the duties of a pharmacy technician unless the individual is licensed to perform the duties of a pharmacy technician under this chapter.

(6) A person licensed to perform the duties of a pharmacy technician may perform the duties of a pharmacy technician only under the supervision, direction and control of a licensed pharmacist. [1997 c.729 6; 2001 c.595 2; 2005 c.313 7]