PART B

Sec. B-1. 32 MRSA §13721, sub-§1, ¶H, as amended by PL 1997, c. 245, §7, is further amended to read:

H. The registration of pharmacy technicians, including the required fee as set under section 13724, and adoption of rules governing the training, qualification and employment of pharmacy technicians.

Sec. B-2. 32 MRSA §13723, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1997, c. 245, §§9 and 10, is repealed.

Sec. B-3. 32 MRSA §13724 is enacted to read:

§13724.__Fees

The Director of the Office of Licensing and Registration within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation may establish by rule fees for purposes authorized under this chapter in amounts that are reasonable and necessary for their respective purposes, except that the fee for any one purpose may not exceed $325.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.__All fees received by the board must be paid to the Treasurer of State and used to carry out this chapter.__Any balance of these fees may not lapse but must be carried forward as a continuing account to be expended for the same purposes in the following years.

Sec. B-4. 32 MRSA §13732, sub-§1, ¶¶A, E and F, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 710, §5, are amended to read:

A. Have submitted a written application in the form prescribed by the board together with the required examination and license fee as set under section 13724;

E. Have completed an internship or other program which that has been approved by the board or demonstrated, to the board's satisfaction, experience in the practice of pharmacy