SC Law Final Exam With All Correct
Answers
Who serves as the Chief Drug Inspector for the Board of Pharmacy? - Ans--
Board Administrator
What's the composition of the Board of Pharmacy? - Ans--Nine Members
• 2 Members appointed by Governor
o 1 lay person at large
o 1 pharmacist at large
• 7 Members from congressional districts
Terms
• Limit: Two consecutive terms
• Must meet at least 3 times per year
Who enforces the SC Controlled Substances Act? - Ans--• DHEC Bureau of
Drug Control
True or False: Bureau of Drug Control Inspectors cannot contract with BOP
to enforce while performing their duties. - Ans--False; they can.
The Bureau of Drug Control drug inspectors consist of who? - Ans--•
Pharmacists and Officer of Bureau of Drug Control
What are the Pharmacist and Officer of Bureau of drug control duties? -
Ans--While performing their duties, they shall have:
• Statewide police powers
• Authority to carry firearms
• Authority to execute and serve warrants
• Authority to make investigations to determine whether there has been
unlawful dispensing of CS
• Authority to seize property; and
• Authority to make arrests without warrants for offenses committed in their
presence
Inspections occur
• At least once every 3 year
,Which references are required to have in every pharmacy? - Ans--• SC
Board of Pharmacy Newsletters
• SC Pharmacy Practice Act
• SC Controlled Substance and Regulations Act
• SC Drug Act
• Current Drug Reference
• Current Bioequivalency Reference
What are pharmacist lunch break guidelines? - Ans--30-minute RPh Lunch
Break Guidelines
• RPh must be in the facility and have a sign posted that the pharmacist is on
break
• attempt to have the break occur at a consistent time each day and proper
notice given to the public
What duties can the tech perform while the RPh is on break? - Ans--•
Assemble prescriptions to be checked by the RPh when the break is over
• Provide prescriptions to the patients for pick up that have been previously
prepared and checked by the RPh.
• *RPh must check any prescription(s) before it goes to the patient
• *Any DUR messages must be reviewed and resolved by the RPh
What must be reported in 30 days? - Ans--• Theft or loss of drugs or devices
• Conviction of any employee of any state or federal drug law
What must be reported in 10 days? - Ans--• Leaving or starting a job
• Change of ownership, management, location, consultant RPh, or PIC
• Permanent Closing (return permit within 30 days)
• Change in employment of pharmacists or pharmacy technicians within a
pharmacy permitted by the Board
• Disasters, accidents, destruction, or loss of records required to be
maintained by state or federal law
What branch does the board of pharmacy fall under? - Ans--• Department pf
Labor, Licensing, and Regulation
, What branch does the Bureau of Drug Control fall under? - Ans--•
Department of Health and Environmental control = DHEC
T/F The DHEC Bureau of Drug Control maintains an open system of
distribution. - Ans--• FALSE, = DHEC Bureau of Drug Control, Empowers
DHEC to decrease the diversion of controlled substances from legal
sources to illegal ones by maintaining a closed system of distribution
What is the Recovering Professional Program (RPP) and who is the point of
contact? - Ans--• RPP is a confidential referral and monitoring program
designed for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists and podiatrists in
South Carolina with alcohol or substance use disorders, or from a dual
diagnosis of
addiction and mental illness.
• Administrator or designee should be the point of contact for the Board
referrals to Recovering Professional Program (RPP), and the Board contact
for the RPP.
If a staff member fails a drug exam what are they required to do in 24 hrs? -
Ans--1. Immediately stop practicing pending resolution of non-compliance
issues.
2. Provide a drug screen in any manner requested by the Recovering
Professional Program.
3. Present to the RPP or a provider designated by the RPP for prompt
evaluation of possible impairment.
T/F Once the RPP has determined that the licensee has not had a relapse
the incident will be counted and reinstatement of license shall be approved
in writing. - Ans--• FALSE = If determined by the RPP that there is no relapse
involved by individual evaluation, the licensee may be approved in writing to
resume practice and the incident shall not be counted as the first time
missed drug screen or initial positive report under this policy.
What happens if a licensee is involved in relapse? - Ans--• If determined that
relapse is involved, results of evaluation will be verbally reported
immediately by the RPP to the Administrator followed by written report for
the Board's consideration.
Answers
Who serves as the Chief Drug Inspector for the Board of Pharmacy? - Ans--
Board Administrator
What's the composition of the Board of Pharmacy? - Ans--Nine Members
• 2 Members appointed by Governor
o 1 lay person at large
o 1 pharmacist at large
• 7 Members from congressional districts
Terms
• Limit: Two consecutive terms
• Must meet at least 3 times per year
Who enforces the SC Controlled Substances Act? - Ans--• DHEC Bureau of
Drug Control
True or False: Bureau of Drug Control Inspectors cannot contract with BOP
to enforce while performing their duties. - Ans--False; they can.
The Bureau of Drug Control drug inspectors consist of who? - Ans--•
Pharmacists and Officer of Bureau of Drug Control
What are the Pharmacist and Officer of Bureau of drug control duties? -
Ans--While performing their duties, they shall have:
• Statewide police powers
• Authority to carry firearms
• Authority to execute and serve warrants
• Authority to make investigations to determine whether there has been
unlawful dispensing of CS
• Authority to seize property; and
• Authority to make arrests without warrants for offenses committed in their
presence
Inspections occur
• At least once every 3 year
,Which references are required to have in every pharmacy? - Ans--• SC
Board of Pharmacy Newsletters
• SC Pharmacy Practice Act
• SC Controlled Substance and Regulations Act
• SC Drug Act
• Current Drug Reference
• Current Bioequivalency Reference
What are pharmacist lunch break guidelines? - Ans--30-minute RPh Lunch
Break Guidelines
• RPh must be in the facility and have a sign posted that the pharmacist is on
break
• attempt to have the break occur at a consistent time each day and proper
notice given to the public
What duties can the tech perform while the RPh is on break? - Ans--•
Assemble prescriptions to be checked by the RPh when the break is over
• Provide prescriptions to the patients for pick up that have been previously
prepared and checked by the RPh.
• *RPh must check any prescription(s) before it goes to the patient
• *Any DUR messages must be reviewed and resolved by the RPh
What must be reported in 30 days? - Ans--• Theft or loss of drugs or devices
• Conviction of any employee of any state or federal drug law
What must be reported in 10 days? - Ans--• Leaving or starting a job
• Change of ownership, management, location, consultant RPh, or PIC
• Permanent Closing (return permit within 30 days)
• Change in employment of pharmacists or pharmacy technicians within a
pharmacy permitted by the Board
• Disasters, accidents, destruction, or loss of records required to be
maintained by state or federal law
What branch does the board of pharmacy fall under? - Ans--• Department pf
Labor, Licensing, and Regulation
, What branch does the Bureau of Drug Control fall under? - Ans--•
Department of Health and Environmental control = DHEC
T/F The DHEC Bureau of Drug Control maintains an open system of
distribution. - Ans--• FALSE, = DHEC Bureau of Drug Control, Empowers
DHEC to decrease the diversion of controlled substances from legal
sources to illegal ones by maintaining a closed system of distribution
What is the Recovering Professional Program (RPP) and who is the point of
contact? - Ans--• RPP is a confidential referral and monitoring program
designed for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists and podiatrists in
South Carolina with alcohol or substance use disorders, or from a dual
diagnosis of
addiction and mental illness.
• Administrator or designee should be the point of contact for the Board
referrals to Recovering Professional Program (RPP), and the Board contact
for the RPP.
If a staff member fails a drug exam what are they required to do in 24 hrs? -
Ans--1. Immediately stop practicing pending resolution of non-compliance
issues.
2. Provide a drug screen in any manner requested by the Recovering
Professional Program.
3. Present to the RPP or a provider designated by the RPP for prompt
evaluation of possible impairment.
T/F Once the RPP has determined that the licensee has not had a relapse
the incident will be counted and reinstatement of license shall be approved
in writing. - Ans--• FALSE = If determined by the RPP that there is no relapse
involved by individual evaluation, the licensee may be approved in writing to
resume practice and the incident shall not be counted as the first time
missed drug screen or initial positive report under this policy.
What happens if a licensee is involved in relapse? - Ans--• If determined that
relapse is involved, results of evaluation will be verbally reported
immediately by the RPP to the Administrator followed by written report for
the Board's consideration.
