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Assembly Bill A5152A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to registered pharmacy technicians

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2025-A5152 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6841, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9251

2025-A5152 - Summary

Authorizes registered pharmacy technicians to administer the same immunizations as licensed pharmacists under direct supervision of such licensed pharmacist.

2025-A5152 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5152
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SOLAGES,  BRONSON, COLTON, ANGELINO, SIMONE,
   LEVENBERG, SHRESTHA -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to registered pharmacy
   technicians
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 6841 of the education law, as
 added by chapter 414 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   1. A registered pharmacy technician may, under the  direct  [personal]
 supervision  of  a licensed pharmacist, assist such licensed pharmacist,
 as directed, in compounding, preparing, labeling, or dispensing of drugs
 used to fill valid prescriptions or medication orders or in compounding,
 preparing, and labeling in anticipation of a valid prescription or medi-
 cation order for a patient to be served by the facility,  in  accordance
 with  article  one  hundred  thirty-seven of this title where such tasks
 require no professional judgment. Such professional judgment shall  only
 be  exercised by a licensed pharmacist. A REGISTERED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
 MAY ADMINISTER  THE  SAME  IMMUNIZATIONS  AS  LICENSED  PHARMACISTS  ARE
 AUTHORIZED  TO  ADMINISTER  UNDER  THE  DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED
 PHARMACIST CONSISTENT WITH THE TRAINING AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS IN  ARTI-
 CLE  ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS TITLE. A registered pharmacy tech-
 nician may only practice [in a  facility  licensed  in  accordance  with
 article  twenty-eight  of the public health law, or a pharmacy owned and
 operated by such a facility,] under the direct [personal] supervision of
 a licensed pharmacist employed in such a [facility  or]  pharmacy.  Such
 [facility]  PHARMACY  shall  be responsible for ensuring that the regis-
 tered pharmacy technician has received appropriate  training  to  ensure
 competence  before [he or she] THE REGISTERED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN begins
 assisting a licensed pharmacist  in  compounding,  preparing,  labeling,
 ADMINISTERING  IMMUNIZATIONS  or dispensing of drugs, in accordance with
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09213-01-5

co-Sponsors

2025-A5152A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6841, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9251

2025-A5152A - Summary

Authorizes registered pharmacy technicians to administer the same immunizations as licensed pharmacists under direct supervision of such licensed pharmacist.

2025-A5152A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5152--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SOLAGES,  BRONSON, COLTON, ANGELINO, SIMONE,
   LEVENBERG, SHRESTHA, STIRPE, P. CARROLL, McMAHON, KAY, LUPARDO, CHLUD-
   ZINSKI, LUNSFORD, BOLOGNA, McDONALD, REYES -- read once  and  referred
   to  the  Committee  on  Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to registered pharmacy
   technicians
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 6841 of the education law, as
 added by chapter 414 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   1. A registered pharmacy technician may, under the  direct  [personal]
 supervision  of  a licensed pharmacist, assist such licensed pharmacist,
 as directed, in compounding, preparing, labeling, or dispensing of drugs
 used to fill valid prescriptions or medication orders or in compounding,
 preparing, and labeling in anticipation of a valid prescription or medi-
 cation order for a patient to be served by the [facility]  PHARMACY,  in
 accordance  with  article  one  hundred thirty-seven of this title where
 such tasks require no professional judgment. Such professional  judgment
 shall  only be exercised by a licensed pharmacist. A REGISTERED PHARMACY
 TECHNICIAN MAY ADMINISTER THE SAME IMMUNIZATIONS AS LICENSED PHARMACISTS
 ARE AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A  LICENSED
 PHARMACIST  CONSISTENT WITH THE TRAINING AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS IN ARTI-
 CLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS TITLE AS DETERMINED BY THE  DEPART-
 MENT.  TRAINING SHALL INCLUDE CERTIFICATION IN CARDIO PULMONARY RESUSCI-
 TATION OR BASIC LIFE SUPPORT. A  REGISTERED  PHARMACY  TECHNICIAN  SHALL
 OBTAIN AN IMMUNIZATION CERTIFICATE FROM THE DEPARTMENT AFTER DEMONSTRAT-
 ING  THAT  THEY  HAVE  MET  ALL  REQUIREMENTS AND PRIOR TO ADMINISTERING
 IMMUNIZATIONS. A registered pharmacy technician may only practice [in  a
 facility  licensed in accordance with article twenty-eight of the public

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09213-02-5

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2025-A5152B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6841, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9251

2025-A5152B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes registered pharmacy technicians to administer the same immunizations as licensed pharmacists under direct supervision of such licensed pharmacist.

2025-A5152B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5152--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SOLAGES,  BRONSON, COLTON, ANGELINO, SIMONE,
   LEVENBERG, SHRESTHA, STIRPE, P. CARROLL, McMAHON, KAY, LUPARDO, CHLUD-
   ZINSKI, LUNSFORD, BOLOGNA, McDONALD, REYES -- read once  and  referred
   to  the  Committee  on  Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee  -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance
   with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to registered pharmacy
   technicians
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 6841 of the education law, as
 amended by chapter 543 of the laws  of  2025,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  A  registered pharmacy technician may, under the direct [personal]
 supervision of a licensed pharmacist, assist such  licensed  pharmacist,
 as directed, in compounding, preparing, labeling, or dispensing of drugs
 used to fill valid prescriptions or medication orders or in compounding,
 preparing, and labeling in anticipation of a valid prescription or medi-
 cation  order  for a patient to be served by the pharmacy, in accordance
 with article one hundred thirty-seven of this  title  where  such  tasks
 require  no professional judgment. Such professional judgment shall only
 be exercised by a licensed pharmacist.  A registered pharmacy technician
 may only practice under the direct [personal] supervision of a  licensed
 pharmacist employed in such a pharmacy. A REGISTERED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
 MAY  ADMINISTER  THE  SAME  IMMUNIZATIONS  AS  LICENSED  PHARMACISTS ARE
 AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER UNDER THE  DIRECT  SUPERVISION  OF  A  LICENSED
 PHARMACIST CONSISTENT WITH THE TRAINING AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS IN  ARTI-
 CLE  ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS TITLE AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPART-
 MENT.  TRAINING SHALL INCLUDE CERTIFICATION IN CARDIOPULMONARY  RESUSCI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09213-05-6

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