Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.3661 - License renewals; continuing education requirements

Rule 11.

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

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

(b) Complete the training in identifying victims of human trafficking as required in R 338.3659.

(c) An applicant for license renewal, who has been licensed for the entire 2-year period preceding the end of the license cycle, shall during the 2 years immediately preceding the application for renewal complete not less than 20 hours of continuing education approved by the board under R 338.3662 as follows:

(i) An applicant for license renewal shall complete 1 hour in pharmacy ethics and jurisprudence, which may be completed in 1 or more courses.

(ii) An applicant for license renewal shall complete 1 hour in pain and symptom management in the practice of pharmacy that includes, but is not limited to, courses in the following subjects:

(A) Behavior management.

(B) Psychology of pain.

(C) Pharmacology.

(D) Behavior modification.

(E) Stress management.

(F) Clinical applications as they relate to professional practice.

(iii) An applicant for license renewal shall complete 1 hour in patient safety.

(iv) An applicant for license renewal shall earn no more than 12 hours of continuing education during a 24-hour period.

(v) Except for the 1-time training in human trafficking 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.

(vi) An applicant for license renewal shall earn at least 5 hours of continuing education in 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. ACPE courses designated as live meet this requirement.

(2) Submission of an application for renewal constitutes the applicant's certification of compliance with this rule. The licensee shall retain documentation of meeting the requirements of this rule for a period of 4 years after the date of applying for license renewal. Failure to comply with this rule is a violation of section 16221(h) of the code, MCL 333.16221.

(3) A request for a waiver under section 16205 of the code, MCL 333.16205, must be received by the department for the board's consideration at least 30 days before the last regularly scheduled board meeting before the expiration date of the license. The public notice for the board meetings can be found here: https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/pharmacy

(4) Continuing education that is earned during the 60-day grace period may be included up to the date the application for renewal is filed.

Notes

Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.3661

2016 AACS; 2021 AACS; 2023 MR 19, Eff. 10/2/2023