As used in Chapter 4729:1-5 of the Administrative Code:
(A) "A.C.P.E." means the accreditation
council for pharmacy education.
(B)
"Board approved pharmacy practice-specific specialty
certification program" means a practice-specific specialty certification
program that meets one of the following:
(1)
The program is
offered by the board of pharmacy specialties (BPS); or
(2)
The program is
offered by the specialty pharmacy certification board (SPCB);
or
(3)
A program approved by the board that consist of the
following:
(a)
Periodic recertification examinations;
(b)
Documentation by
the certification program that the pharmacist is currently certified by the
program; and
(c)
Other requirements as determined by the board.
(B) "Board approved pharmacy
practice-specific specialty certification program" means a practice-specific
specialty certification program approved by the state board of pharmacy. The
board shall adopt a resolution of the approved programs and make a list of the
approved programs available on its website (www.pharmacy.ohio.gov). At a
minimum, such pharmacy practice-specific specialty certification programs shall
consist of:
(1) Periodic recertification
examinations;
(2) Documentation by the
certification program that the pharmacist is currently certified by the
program;
(3) Other requirements as determined
by the board.
(C) "Continuing education unit" or "C.E.U."
means ten contact hours of participation in an organized continuing pharmacy
education experience presented by a provider listed in paragraph (D) of this
rule.
(D) "Continuing pharmacy
education" or "continuing education", as required in section
4729.12 of the Revised Code,
means post-licensure pharmacy education undertaken to maintain professional
competency to practice pharmacy, improve professional skills, and preserve
uniform qualifications for continuing the practice of the profession for the
purpose of protecting public health and welfare. Continuing pharmacy education
may be obtained from any of the following providers:
(1) A pharmacy jurisprudence program pursuant
to paragraph (F) of this rule;
(2)
An approved in-state provider of volunteer healthcare services in accordance
with section
4745.04 of the Revised Code and
rule
4729-6-03 of the Administrative
Code;
(3) An A.C.P.E. accredited
continuing education provider.
(E) "One-third of a licensee's continuing
education requirement" as used in division (C) of section
4745.04 of the Revised Code and
paragraph (H) of rule
4729:1-5-02 of the
Administrative Code, means the total number of required C.E.U.s for licensure
renewal divided by three and rounded down to the nearest whole
number.
(F) "Pharmacy
jurisprudence" continuing education shall include any of the following:
(1) An A.C.P.E. law program as identified by
A.C.P.E. numbering convention "03";
(2) A board of pharmacy approved continuing
education program provided by an in-state approved jurisprudence provider
pursuant to rule
4729-6-02 of the Administrative
Code that pertains to current or recent changes to laws, rules, and regulations
relating to the practice of pharmacy; or
(3) A program presented by the state board of
pharmacy that pertains to current or recent changes to laws, rules, and
regulations relating to the practice of pharmacy.
(G) "Patient or medication safety" means an
A.C.P.E. continuing education program identified by the A.C.P.E. numbering
convention "05" that deals with the prevention of healthcare errors and the
elimination or mitigation of patient injury caused by healthcare
errors.
(H) "Veteran" means anyone
who is serving or has served under honorable conditions in any component of the
armed forces, including the national guard and reserve.
