Ohio Admin. Code 4729-6-02 - Criteria for in-state approved providers of pharmacy jurisprudence continuing education
In-state providers of pharmacy jurisprudence continuing education who seek approval by the state board of pharmacy must demonstrate ability and willingness to offer quality pharmacy jurisprudence continuing education in a responsible manner and shall submit evidence of this on applications developed by the board. The minimum criteria shall include:
(A) There shall be a program director charged
with the administration of the continuing pharmacy education program that
serves as a liaison to the board. Unless otherwise approved by the board, the
program director shall be a pharmacist licensed to practice pharmacy in
Ohio.
(B) Providers shall award
pharmacy jurisprudence continuing education credit to successful participants
in units consisting of C.E.U.s.
(C)
Providers shall maintain a list of successful program or experience
participants and the participants' Ohio license or registration numbers for a
five
four-year
period to be made available to the board upon request.
(D) Providers shall award a certificate to
each successful participant containing at least the following information:
(1) The name of the provider;
(2) The completion date of the
experience;
(3) The name of the
participant;
(4) The title of the
experience;
(5) The number of
C.E.U.s the experience has been assigned;
(6) The program or experience identification
number according to the numbering system designated by the board;
(7) The manual signature, including a scanned
image, or the electronic signature of the program director listed in paragraph
(A) of this rule.
(E)
Ohio jurisprudence program providers shall submit, in a manner determined by
the board, a provider program notice and list of successful participants and
the participants' license or registration numbers to the board no later than
sixty days after a program is presented.
(F) Providers shall develop and employ
evaluation techniques that will assess the effectiveness of the continuing
pharmacy education experiences with the goal of continual
improvement.
(G) Providers should
utilize an evaluation mechanism to allow each participant to assess the
achievement of personal objectives.
(H) All programs offered by an approved
pharmacy jurisprudence provider shall be no less than one contact hour of
participation (0.1 C.E.U.). Programs offered after
the effective date of this rule that are less than 0.1 C.E.U. will not be
accepted by the board for licensure or registration renewal.
(I) Jurisprudence continuing education
programs shall also meet the following requirements:
(1) Contain accurate information on current
laws, rules, and regulations;
(2)
Consist of information relevant to the practice of pharmacy in Ohio;
(3) Be presented in an unbiased manner;
and
(4) Shall not be utilized for
more than two years from the date the program was approved by the state board
of pharmacy.
(J) If an
initial jurisprudence program submission is denied by the state board of
pharmacy, the approved pharmacy jurisprudence continuing education provider may
resubmit that program to address the problem areas outlined by the board during
the review process. If the resubmitted program is not approved by the board,
the provider shall not submit a program covering the same topic for a period of
one year from the date of the denial.
(K)
(1)
Once approved as an in-state provider of pharmacy jurisprudence continuing
education, the provider shall maintain or update the provider's contact
information, at a minimum, biennially, in accordance with a schedule adopted by
the board. Contact information shall be updated using a form approved by the
board.
(2) Providers who have not
complied with paragraph (K)(1) of this rule shall no longer be deemed as an
approved in-state provider of pharmacy jurisprudence continuing education. The
provider shall have to resubmit an application for approval in accordance with
this rule.
(L) The board
of pharmacy, upon receipt of evidence that any approved provider is presenting
experiences not conforming to the requirements of this rule, may place a
provider on probationary status or revoke such approval.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4729.26
Rule Amplifies: 4729.12
Prior Effective Dates: 09/16/2018
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