LAC 46:LIII.909. Continuing Education

A. A minimum of one technician-specific ACPE or board-approved CPE unit, or 10 credit hours, shall be required each year as a prerequisite for annual renewal of a pharmacy technician certificate. Such CPE units shall be credited in the 12-month period prior to the expiration date of the certificate. B. Certified pharmacy technicians shall maintain copies of their individual records of personal CPE activities with CPE monitor and shall authorize the board’s access to their file by recording their Louisiana pharmacy technician certificate number within that file, and shall present a copy of their CPE monitor transcript when requested by the board. C. If judged appropriate by the board, some or all of the required number of hours may be mandated on specific subjects. When so deemed, the board shall notify all certified pharmacy technicians prior to the beginning of the renewal year in which the CPE is required. D. Complete compliance with CPE rules is a prerequisite for renewal of a pharmacy technician certificate. 1. Non-compliance with the CPE requirements shall be considered a violation of R.S. 37:1241(A)(2) and shall constitute a basis for the board to refuse annual renewal. 2. The failure to maintain an individual record of personal CPE activities, or falsifying CPE documents, shall be considered a violation of R.S. 37:1241(A)(22). 3. The inability to comply with CPE requirements shall be substantiated by a written explanation, supported with extraordinary circumstances, and submitted to the board for consideration.