Sec. 568.0035. DISCIPLINE AUTHORIZED; EFFECT ON TRAINEE. (a) On a determination that a ground for discipline exists under Section 568.003, the board may:

(1) suspend the person's registration;

(2) revoke the person's registration;

(3) restrict the person's registration to prohibit the person from performing certain acts or from practicing as a pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee in a particular manner for a term and under conditions determined by the board;

(4) impose an administrative penalty under Chapter 566;

(5) refuse to issue or renew the person's registration;

(6) place the offender's registration on probation and supervision by the board for a period determined by the board and impose a requirement that the registrant:

(A) report regularly to the board on matters that are the basis of the probation;

(B) limit practice to the areas prescribed by the board;

(C) continue or review professional education until the registrant attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the board in each area that is the basis of the probation; or

(D) pay the board a probation fee to defray the costs of monitoring the registrant during the period of probation;

(7) reprimand the person;

(8) retire the person's registration as provided by board rule; or

(9) impose more than one of the sanctions listed in this section.

(b) A disciplinary action affecting the registration of a pharmacy technician trainee remains in effect if the trainee obtains registration as a pharmacy technician.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 410), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2005.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 1853), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 583 (S.B. 869), Sec. 22, eff. June 14, 2013.