(a) Unless the Board agrees to accept the surrender of a pharmacy technician’s registration, a registered pharmacy technician may not surrender the pharmacy technician’s registration nor may the pharmacy technician’s registration lapse by operation of law while the registered pharmacy technician is under investigation or while charges are pending against the registered pharmacy technician.

(b) The Board may set conditions on its agreement with the registered pharmacy technician under investigation or against whom charges are pending to accept the surrender of the pharmacy technician’s registration.