Learner

The scope of practice of Pharmacy Support Personnel is defined in Chapter V of the Regulations relating to the practice of pharmacy as follows:

Regulation 10   

Pharmacist’s assistant (learner basic).—

1. A pharmacist’s assistant (learner basic) who is registered with a provider of an education and training programme approved by the council for purposes of registration as a pharmacist’s assistant (basic) and who is undertaking the in-service training, may provide the services or perform the acts prescribed in regulation 9 under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist in a pharmacy;
2. A pharmacist’s assistant (learner basic) who is registered with a provider of an education and training programme approved by the council for purposes of registration as a pharmacy technician and who is undertaking work-based training, may provide the services or perform the acts prescribed in regulation 9 under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist in a pharmacy.
3. The services or acts referred to in subregulations 10(1) and 10(2) must be provided or performed in accordance with a programme developed by the provider and approved by the council in terms of the Act.

Regulation 13

Pharmacist’s assistant (learner post-basic).—

1. A pharmacist’s assistant (learner post-basic) who is registered with a provider of an education and training programme approved by the council for purposes of registration as a pharmacist’s assistant (post-basic) and who is undertaking in-service training, may provide the services or perform the acts prescribed in regulation 11 under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist in a pharmacy.
2. A pharmacist’s assistant (learner post-basic) who is registered with a provider of an education and training programme approved by the council for purposes of registration as a pharmacy technician and who is undertaking work-based training, may provide the services or perform the acts prescribed in regulation 11 under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist in a pharmacy.
3. The acts referred to in subregulations (1) and (2) must be provided or performed in accordance with a programme developed by the provider and approved by the council terms of the Act.
4. A pharmacist’s assistant (learner post-basic), may provide or perform all of the services or acts pertaining to the scope of practice of a pharmacist’s assistant (basic) under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist in a pharmacy.

Regulation 13C

Pharmacy technician (learner). —

1. A pharmacy technician (learner) who is registered with a provider of an education and training programme approved by the council for purposes of registration as a pharmacy technician and who is undertaking work-based training, may provide the services or perform the acts prescribed in regulation 13A under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist in a pharmacy.
2. The acts referred to in subregulatioin (1) must be provided or performed in accordance with a programme developed by the provider and approved by the council in terms of the Act..
3. A pharmacy technician (learner) may provide or perform all of the services or acts pertaining to the scope of practice of a pharmacist’s assistant (post-basic) under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist in a pharmacy.

Regulation 13D

Pharmacy technician (student)

1. A pharmacy technician (student) may, for purposes of education and training, and under the auspices of a provider of an education and training programme approved by council for purposes of registration as a pharmacy technician, and with whom such student is enrolled, provide or perform all of the services or acts pertaining to the scope of practice of a pharmacy technician under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist.
2. The services or acts referred to in subregulation (1) must be provided or performed in accordance with a programme developed by the provider and approved by the council in terms of the Act.
3. A pharmacy technician (student) may, after successful completion of the first year of study, provide or perform all of the services or acts pertaining to the scope of practice of a pharmacist’s assistant (basic) under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist in a pharmacy.

Regulation 13E

Pharmacy technician (trainee). —

1. A pharmacy technician (trainee) may for purposes of education and training, provide or perform all of the services or acts pertaining to the scope of practice of a pharmacy technician under the direct personal supervision of a tutor.
2. The services or acts contemplated in subregulation (1) may only be performed by a pharmacy technician (trainee) as part of a traineeship.
3. A pharmacy technician (trainee) may provide or perform all of the services or acts pertaining to the scope of practice of a pharmacist’s assistant registered in the category pharmacist’s assistant (post-basic) under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist.