Or. Admin. Code § 855-135-0050 - Continuing Pharmacy Education: Requirements for Pharmacist License Renewal
(1) During the
period from July 1 through June 30 of each biennial license renewal cycle, a
pharmacist must have satisfactorily completed at least 30 hours of CPE. These
hours must include at least:
(a) Two hours of
CPE in pharmacy law;
(b) Two hours
of CPE in patient safety or medication error prevention;
(c) Two hours of CPE in cultural competency
either approved by the Oregon Health Authority under ORS
413.450 or any cultural
competency CPE; and
(d) One hour of
CPE in pain management, provided by the Pain Management Commission of the
Oregon Health Authority; and
(e)
Twenty-three additional hours of CPE in subjects pertinent to pharmacy per OAR
855-135-0010(1)(a)-(e).
(2) Pharmacists applying for the
first renewal of their license if they have been licensed by the board for at
least one year prior to July 1 of the renewal period, must complete the
requirement listed in (1).
(3)
Pharmacists applying for the first renewal of their license if they have not
been licensed by the board for at least one year prior to July 1 of the renewal
period, must have satisfactorily completed the following hours of CPE in any
topic area. If the initial license is issued between:
(a) July 1 to September 30 of an even year,
the Pharmacist must complete 16 hours of CPE.
(b) October 1 to December 31 of an even year,
the Pharmacist must complete 12 hours of CPE.
(c) January 1 to March 31 of an odd year, the
Pharmacist must complete 8 hours of CPE.
(d) April 1 to June 30 of an odd year, the
Pharmacist must complete 4 hours of CPE.
(4) A Pharmacist must register with the CPE
Monitor for tracking completed ACPE credit hours.
(5) For each ACPE-approved program, the
licensee must ensure that licensee program completion CPE credit was recorded
in the CPE Monitor.
(6) For each
board-approved or ACCME accredited program, the licensee must ensure that
licensee program completion CPE credit was recorded in the CPE Monitor or
uploaded to the licensee's electronic licensing record with the
board.
(7) A Pharmacist must retain
documentation of completed CPE for 6 years and must provide this documentation
if requested by the board.
(8) CPE
credit accumulated in excess of the required 30 contact hours for biennial
license renewal cannot be carried forward.
(9) A Pharmacist who fails to renew their
license by the expiration date and whose license has been lapsed for one year
or less may apply to renew their license, must complete the CPE requirement in
(1) prior to renewal.
(10) A
Pharmacist who is applying for reinstatement must provide certification of
completion of the continuing pharmacy education requirement in (1) for all
licensing cycles in which the license was lapsed, and complete reinstatement
requirements listed in OAR 855-115.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 689.205 & ORS 676.850
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 413.450, ORS 413.590, ORS 689.285 & ORS 689.486
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