Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.3042 - License renewals; continuing education requirements; applicability

Rule 2.

(1) These rules apply to applications for renewal of a pharmacist's license and a special retired volunteer pharmacist's license under sections 16201 and 16184 of the code, MCL 333.16201 and 333.16184. A licensee seeking renewal shall comply with all of the following:

(a) Submit a completed application on a form provided by the department, together with the requisite fee.

(b) Beginning with renewals on January 1, 2020, an applicant for license renewal shall have completed a 1-time training identifying victims of human trafficking as required in R 338.511 and section 16148 of the code, MCL 333.16148.

(c) An applicant for license renewal, who also applies for a controlled substance license, shall have completed a 1-time training in opioids and other controlled substances awareness as required in R 338.3135.

(d) The continuing education requirements apply to an applicant for license renewal, who has been licensed for the 2-year period immediately preceding the end of the license cycle.

(e) An applicant for license renewal shall furnish the board with satisfactory evidence that the applicant completed not less than 30 hours of continuing education approved by the board, under R 338.3043 and R 338.3044, during the license cycle before the application for renewal. Continuing education that is earned during the 60-day grace period may be included up to the date the application for renewal is filed. An applicant for license renewal shall complete all of the following continuing education requirements:

(i) At least 1 hour of the 30 required hours of continuing education in pharmacy ethics and pharmacy law, which may be completed in 1 or more courses.

(ii) At least 10 hours of the 30 required hours of continuing education must be live, synchronous, courses or programs, in-person or virtual, that provide for the opportunity of direct interaction between faculty and participants, including but not limited to, lectures, symposia, live teleconferences, and workshops. Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) courses designated as live meet this requirement.

(iii) At least 1 hour of the 30 required hours of continuing education in pain and symptom management, as required under section 16204(2) of the code, MCL 333.16204. Continuing education in pain and symptom management includes, but is not limited to, courses in behavior management, psychology of pain, pharmacology, behavior modification, stress management, clinical applications, and drug interventions as they relate to professional practice.

(iv) Not more than 12 hours of continuing education during a 24-hour period.

(2) Except for the 1-time training in human trafficking, the 1-time training in opioid and controlled substances awareness, and the implicit bias training, which may be used to comply with both the training requirement and the continuing education requirement in the same renewal period, an applicant for license renewal may not earn continuing education credit for a program or activity that is identical to a program or activity an applicant has already earned credit for during that renewal period.

(3) Submission of an application for renewal constitutes the applicant's certification of compliance with the requirements of this rule. An applicant shall retain documentation of meeting the requirements of this rule for a period of 4 years from the date of applying for license renewal. The board may require an applicant to submit evidence to demonstrate compliance with this rule. Failure to comply with this rule is a violation of section 16221(h) of the code, MCL 333.16221.

(4) A request for a waiver under section 16205 of the code, MCL 333.16205, must be received by the department before the expiration date of the license.

(5) Except as otherwise stated, this rule takes effect upon promulgation of the rules.

Notes

Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.3042

1979 AC; 1997 AACS; 2023 MR 12, Eff. 6/26/2023