Sec.21a-408-16. Dispensary facility employee licenses and registrations

(a) No person shall act as a dispensary without a license issued by the department under the Act and section 21a-408-25 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(b) No person shall act as a dispensary technician without being registered with the department under the Act and section 21a-408-25 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(c) No person shall be employed or retained as any other type of dispensary facility employee without being at least 18 years of age and being registered by the department under the Act and section 21a-408-25 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(d) Any dispensary facility backer, or other person who will exercise control over, or have management responsibility for, a dispensary facility shall be registered with the department pursuant to section 21a-408-25 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(e) Only a pharmacist who is in good standing and has an active pharmacist license issued by the department may apply for and receive a dispensary license.

(f) (1) Only a person who has held an active pharmacy technician registration in Connecticut within the five years prior to the application, who is 18 years of age or older, and is currently in good standing, or was in good standing at the time his or her registration lapsed, may apply for and receive a dispensary technician registration. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, a person may apply for a dispensary technician registration renewal or reinstatement if such person has held an active pharmacy technician registration or dispensary technician registration in Connecticut within the five years prior to the application and is currently in good standing, or was in good standing at the time his or her registration lapsed.

(Effective September 6, 2013; Amended August 28, 2018)