Registered Pharmacy Technician
Effective April 25, 2021, Article 137-A of the Education Law establishes and defines the practice of the profession of registered pharmacy technicians in New York. Registered Pharmacy Technicians may only practice in an Article 28 facility at a ratio of a maximum of two registered pharmacy technicians to one pharmacist. Requirements to become a registered pharmacy technican includes filing an application, being a high school graduate or equivalent, being nationally certified as a pharmacy technician, being eighteen years of age, being of good moral character and paying an initial and triennial fee.