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In the United States, the regulation of the pharmacist-to-pharmacy technician ratio is regulated at the individual state level. [1] Some states vary the ratio by institutional (e.g. hospital) pharmacy practice versus retail (i.e. community) pharmacy practice, while others do not regulate pharmacist-to-pharmacy technician ratios at all. [1]
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that assists member boards of pharmacy for the purpose of protecting public health. [3] It has 54 active members and 12 associate members. [6] Active member boards include all 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
In September 1947, the School of Pharmacy opened as part of the University of Arizona Liberal Arts College. Eighty-three students were enrolled. It became a full-fledged college in 1949, with 206 students and seven faculty members. Faculty and staff moved into new pharmacy building on the Arizona Health Sciences Center part of the campus in 1982.
The Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) was established in 1976 and is an independent division of the American Pharmacists Association that grants recognition within the United States [1] to appropriate pharmacy practice specialities and establishes standards for certification of pharmacists in 14 specialities. [2]
The Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada administers the Pharmacy Technician Qualifying Examination. Pharmacy technicians are required to be registered with a provincial or a national regulatory body or council. In provinces and jurisdictions where pharmacy technician is a regulated occupation, liability insurance is required to practice. [7] [8]
Some states may require a written examination for a license, while others may require several years of field experience as a student or intern, or both. The requirements regarding who must be licensed may include uncommon or strange licenses; for example, four states require licensing for interior designers. [4]
The SNAP Online Purchase Pilot program, run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service, began in April 2017 with New York and Washington states, and by 2022 has expanded ...
In the United States, licenses are typically issued by state agencies, whereas certifications are usually awarded by professional societies or educational institutes. Obtaining a certificate is voluntary in some fields, but in others, certification from a government-accredited agency may be legally required to perform certain jobs or tasks.