Pharmacy technicians; training guidelines; training skills; on-the-job training; effective date.

Header formatting changed to identify this as the House Floor version with proper attribution to both House and Senate sponsors (Lay, Lawson, and Seifried).

Added committee report notation indicating the bill was approved by the Committee on Health and Human Services Oversight on 03/06/2025.

Page headers updated to reflect floor version with bold face notation for committee amendments.

Removed the requirement that pharmacy technician training programs must be approved by the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy initially and on an annual basis

Removed the requirement for youth apprenticeship programs to carry liability insurance covering students while training in pharmacies

Changed the bill format from enrolled version to proposed committee substitute version with different page numbering and formatting

Changed from a general professions reform act to a specific pharmacy technician training bill with detailed training requirements.

Removed provisions creating the Oklahoma Professions and Occupations Reform Act of 2025.

Added requirement for liability insurance covering students in youth apprenticeship programs training in pharmacies.

Added requirement that pharmacy technician training programs be approved by the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy initially and annually.

Added eligibility criteria for pharmacy technician applicants aged 17 or older enrolled in youth apprenticeship programs.

Changed codification from noncodified to codified as Section 353.18B of Title 59.

Header changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' to 'ENROLLED HOUSE' to reflect final legislative approval status

Added official passage dates for House (March 27, 2025) and Senate (April 29, 2025)

Added signature lines for House Presiding Officer, Senate Presiding Officer, Governor, and Secretary of State

Page numbering changed from Page 1 to Page 2 and Page 2 to Page 3 to reflect final document structure

Added eligibility for pharmacy technician training programs through youth apprenticeship programs for those 17 years of age or older, allowing them to complete Phase II training in a pharmacy without being a pharmacy employee.

Added requirement that all pharmacy technician training programs must be approved by the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy both initially and on an annual basis.

Changed bill sponsor from Mark Lawson to Lay and updated bill number reference from 12493 to 13182.

Added specific effective date of November 1, 2025 to the new committee substitute version.

Changed the primary training responsibility from youth apprenticeship programs to pharmacy managers, who must now develop and implement training programs approved by the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy.

Added mandatory Phase I training requirement that must be completed before applying for a pharmacy technician permit.

Added mandatory Phase II training requirement that must be completed within 90 days of permit issuance, with automatic permit voiding if not completed.

Added requirements for pharmacy managers to conduct training, attest to completion, and document annual continuing on-the-job training.

Added requirement that pharmacy managers must document training of new technicians within 10 days of hire.

Changed age requirement from 17 years to 18 years for youth apprenticeship program enrollment.

Changed bill reference numbers from 12975 to 12493 and updated committee designation from Oversight to Policy.