Ohio Admin. Code 4729:3-5-01 - Continuing education - definitions
As used in Chapter 4729:3-5 of the Administrative Code.
(A)
"A.C.P.E." means the accreditation council for pharmacy
education.
(B)
"Continuing education unit" or "C.E.U." means ten
contact hours of participation in an organized continuing pharmacy education
experience presented by an approved provider.
(C)
"Continuing
pharmacy education" or "continuing education", as required in section
4729.12 of the Revised Code,
means post-registration pharmacy education undertaken to maintain professional
competency to practice as a pharmacy technician, 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 (D) of this rule;
(2)
An approved
in-state provider of volunteer healthcare services in accordance with section
4745.04 of the Revised Code and
agency 4729 of the Administrative Code;
(3)
An A.C.P.E.
accredited continuing education provider.
(D)
"One-third of a
licensee's continuing education requirement" as used in division (C) of section
4745.04 of the Revised Code and
paragraph (C) of rule
4729:3-5-02 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.
(E)
"Pharmacy jurisprudence" means continuing education the
includes 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 agency 4729 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.
(F)
"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.
(G)
"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.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4729.26, 4729.94
Rule Amplifies: 4729.90, 4729.96, 4729.95, 4729.94, 4729.93, 4729.921, 4729.92, 4729.91, 4729.901
Prior Effective Dates: 11/20/2017
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4729.94, 4729.26
Rule Amplifies: 4729.90, 4729.901, 4729.91, 4729.92, 4729.921, 4729.93, 4729.94, 4729.95, 4729.96
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