Pharmacy Law Practice Flashcards

Pharmacist License Application Deadline

Must be submitted at least $30$ days prior to the desired exam date.

Pharmacist Application Expiration

Expires exactly $1$ year after the date of submission.

NAPLEX

North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination.

MPJE

Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination.

Exam Attempt Limit

A candidate is allowed exactly $5$ attempts at the NAPLEX and MPJE.

Pharmacist License Renewal Notification

The Board must notify pharmacists of renewal prior to November $1^{st}$ annually.

Active License Status

A license that was renewed with the required form and fee by December $31^{st}$.

Inactive License Status

Status where a pharmacist requests to be moved prior to December $31^{st}$; they must still pay the annual fee but do not require CE credits.

Expired License Status

Status occurring if a license is not renewed prior to the end of the day on December $31^{st}$.

Late Renewal Fee

An additional fee of $500 if the renewal is even one minute past the December $31^{st}$ deadline.

Delinquent License Fee

Additional $250 fee added if a pharmacist waits beyond January $31^{st}$ to renew.

Military Priority Status

Applicants who are active duty or dependents receive a decision on their application within $30$ days.

Military Special Work Pass

A pass valid for $120$ days that allows practice prior to passing the MPJE for qualified military personnel or dependents.

Military Dependent Age Qualification

Individuals under $24$ if in college or under $21$ if not in college who are financially dependent on active duty personnel.

CPE Requirement (Standard)

Pharmacists must complete $15$ hours of CPE per year if at least $3$ hours are live.

CPE Requirement (Non-Live)

Pharmacists must complete $20$ hours of CPE per year if less than $3$ hours are live.

NABP CPE Monitor

The system the Board uses to verify that all CPE hours were completed prior to license renewal.

CPE Topic Designator '03'

Indicates the Continuing Education is related to Pharmacy Law.

CPE Topic Designator '01'

Indicates the Continuing Education is related to Disease State Management or Drug Therapy.

CPE Target Group 'P'

Indicates the CE credit is specifically for a Pharmacist.

CPE Target Group 'T'

Indicates the CE credit is specifically for a Pharmacy Technician.

CEU

Continuing Education Units, where each unit is equivalent to one hour of class time.

HCP Dependent Expedited Review

Allows expedited licensure for dependents of healthcare professionals practicing in Louisiana.

Address Change Notification

Pharmacists must notify the board in writing within $10$ days of moving.

Employment Change Notification

Pharmacists must notify the board in writing within $10$ days of changing jobs.

Impaired Pharmacist

A condition posing a danger to the public, including alcoholism, substance abuse, mental illness, or physical illness.

Drug-Utilization Review (DUR)

A review required prior to dispensing involving seven steps to ensure patient safety.

DUR Step 1

Drug over-utilization or under-utilization.

DUR Step 2

Therapeutic duplication.

DUR Step 3

Drug-disease contraindications.

DUR Step 4

Drug-drug interactions.

DUR Step 5

Inappropriate drug dosage or treatment duration.

DUR Step 6

Drug-allergy interactions.

DUR Step 7

Clinical abuse or misuse.

Patient Counseling Requirements

Must include name, dosage form, route, side effects, self-monitoring, storage, and refills.

Verbal Counseling Rule

Written information may only supplement, not replace, verbal counseling.

Patient Profile Data

Reasonable attempt must be made to obtain name, address, phone, DOB, gender, allergies, and current medications.

Counseling Waiver

A patient cannot sign a waiver saying they never want to be counseled.

Emergency Refill Duration

A pharmacist may dispense up to a $90$ day supply during a declared State of Emergency.

Emergency Prescription Labeling

Must be hand-written and include the words 'Emergency Prescription'.

Vaccine Administration Training

Pharmacists must complete a course (usually APhA, $20$ hours long) to administer medications.

AHA BCLS (BLS)

Basic Life Support certification required of pharmacists to maintain immunization privileges.

Immunization CE Requirement

Interns and pharmacists must have $1$ hour of CPE in this field each year to maintain eligibility.

LINKS

Louisiana Immunization Network for Kids Statewide; reporting must occur within $72$ hours.

PCP Vaccination Notification

The patient's primary care physician must be notified of a vaccination within $24$ hours.

CDTM

Collaborative Drug Therapy Management involving monitoring or modifying specific drug therapy.

CDTM Patient Restrictions

Cannot be under $18$ (except for smoking/immunizations) or treated for controlled substances.

CDTM Financial Disclosure

Written disclosure of financial arrangements between the physician and pharmacist must be provided to the patient.

Dr. of Pharmacy title

Illegal to call yourself a 'Doctor' in front of a patient without specifying 'Dr. of Pharmacy'.

Cognitive Service

Includes drug regimen reviews, counseling, creating policy, and HCP education.

Pharmacy Intern

An individual engaged in pharmacy practice under a pharmacist while progressing in school.

Intern Registration Deadline

Interns must submit an application prior to the end of their first semester.

Intern License Expiration

Expires one year after the expected graduation date or upon becoming a licensed pharmacist.

Intern Experience Hours

A total of $1740$ hours are required prior to licensing.

Clinical Experience Hours

At least $1500$ of the $1740$ intern hours must come from clinical experience.

Intern Hours Max Weekly

Experience hours can be accumulated at a rate of up to $50$ hours per week.

Intern Hour Expiration

Hours expire $2$ years after the intern license expires.

Pharmacy Support Staff Ratio

No more than $4$ support staff (interns/techs) allowed per pharmacist; up to $3$ additional interns on rotation may be present.

Pharmacy Technician Candidate (PTC)

A person registered with the Board training to be a pharmacy technician.

PTC Minimum Age

Must be at least $18$ years old ($16$ if in a specific LA Dept of Ed Career Path).

PTC License Lifespan

Exactly $24$ months and is non-renewable.

PTC Leaving Program

Must relinquish license within $10$ days of leaving the training program.

PTC Practice Hours Requirement

If the training program does not provide it, the PTC must obtain $600$ hours of pharmacy practice.

Pharmacy Technician Renewal Date

Technician licenses are renewed annually on June $30^{th}$.

CPT License

A certified pharmacy technician license obtainable after practicing for one year in another state.

Tech Candidate Ratio

No more than $2$ tech candidates are allowed per supervising pharmacist.

Technician Prohibited Acts

Receiving verbal initial orders, giving transfers, compounding high-risk sterile preps, and counseling.

Technician CE Requirement

Technicians must complete $10$ hours of CPE every year.

Pharmacy Permit Renewal Date

All pharmacy permits expire on December $31^{st}$.

CDS License Duration

Expires one year from the end of the month in which it was issued.

Pharmacy Size Requirement

At least $300$ square feet required for Nuclear pharmacies.

Pharmacy Sink Requirement

Must have a sink with both hot and cold water.

Pharmacy Security Key Log

Access to the emergency key outside the pharmacy must be logged with name, date, time, and reason.

BOP Laws and Regulations

Must be maintained in the pharmacy in a printed format specifically.

Violence Prevention Plan

Pharmacies must have a sign and plan to report violence against staff within $24$ hours.

Pharmacist in Charge (PIC)

The pharmacist responsible for a pharmacy's permit, policy manual, and accountability.

PIC Presence Requirement

Must be present in the pharmacy at least $20$ hours per week.

New PIC Appointment

A new PIC must be named within $10$ days of the old PIC leaving.

PIC Experience Requirement

Must have at least $1$ year of experience as a pharmacist.

Pharmacy Minimum Operating Hours

Must be open at least $10$ hours per week.

Pharmacist Rest Break

No credentialed person may work more than $6$ hours without a rest break.

Temporary Pharmacist Absence

Allowed up to two $30$-minute breaks per $12$ hours if the pharmacist remains on site.

Prescription Department Closed Sign

$8.5 \times 11$ inch sign with black font and one-inch lettering.

Protected Pharmacy Terms

Words like 'apothecary' and 'dispensary' are legally protected for use only by pharmacies.

Positive ID Factors

A private password plus a biometric scan, magnetic card, barcode, or manual signature.

Record Retention (State)

All records must be kept for at least $2$ years.

Record Retention (Medicare/Federal)

Records must be kept for up to $10$ years if Medicare is involved.

Refill History Data

Includes Rx number, drug name, date of refill, quantity, and pharmacist responsible for DUR.

Backup Support System

Must be able to rebuild data if destroyed; backups must occur daily.

Prescription Record Scan Rule

Paper prescriptions (non-CDS) may be scanned and the image maintained for $2$ years.

CDS Prescription Storage

Schedule II prescriptions must be stored in a separate folder from other medications.

Public Notice of Closure

Must be provided more than $10$ days prior to the closure date.

Board Notice of Closure

Must be provided more than $10$ days prior to closure, stating where drugs and records are going.

Schedule II Return during Closure

Must be returned to the wholesaler using DEA Form $222$.

Ownership Transfer Notice

New permit requests must be made at least $15$ days prior to the transfer of ownership.

Indirect Ownership Disclosure

Ownership of greater than $20$ percent at a first indirect level must be reported within $30$ days.

Centralized Prescription Dispensing

Fulfillment of a request from one permitted pharmacy to another to fill or refill a drug order.

Remote Processing Services

Processing of medical or drug orders by one pharmacy for another, excluding final transfer.

Remote Dispenser

A Louisiana permitted pharmacy providing centralized dispensing for another LA pharmacy.

Hospital Pharmacy Bed Limitation

If a facility has fewer than $101$ beds, a pharmacist may not be required to be onsite continuously if remote processing is used.