MA MPJE - 247 CMR; 350 Questions with 100% Correct Answers

MA MPJE - 247 CMR | 350 Questions with 100% Correct Answers who are the required members of the Board of Registration of Pharmacy and how many Correct Answer: -13 members -8 pharmacists, 1 pharm tech, 1 physician, 1 nurse, 2 other how often does the Board of Registration of Pharmacy have to meet Correct Answer: at least quarterly how old must you be to sit for examination for pharmacist license Correct Answer: 18 years old what is the term length for members of the Board of Registration of Pharmacy Correct Answer: 5 year terms what body oversees sterile compounding and pharmacist licensure in the institutional setting Correct Answer: The Board of Pharmacy what body oversees MOST aspects of pharmacy pratice in institutional settings Correct Answer: Division of Health Care Quality (DHCQ) which inspection is more exhaustive: Board or JCAHO Correct Answer: Board licensure renewal after LAPSE penalties Correct Answer: < 60 days late - pay late fee > 60 days late - board sancations may apply > 2 years - pay back fees and pass MPJE licensure renewal after DISCIPLINARY ACTION penalties Correct Answer: > 6 mos but < 2 years - pass MPJE and Board requirements > 2 years - pass MPJE, satisfy board requirements, pass NABPLEX MA Pharmacy Intern Requirements Correct Answer: - must be enrolled in pharmacy school - min 2 years of education (does not have to be pharmacy program) - must contact Board prior to internship - must wear "Pharmacy Intern" badge can pharmacy interns supervise pharmacy technicians? Correct Answer: yes per preceptor MA pharmacy technician TRAINEE requirements Correct Answer: - at least 16 years old - High School grad or GED eligible or CURRENTLY enrolled - no felony DRUG conviction - good moral character - register as a Registered Technician in MA by 1000 hour mark (unless <18 years old) MA REGISTERED pharmacy technician requirements Correct Answer: - at least 18 years old - high school graduate or GED equivalent or CURRENTLY enrolled - no felony DRUG conviction - must work 500 hours as trainne before examination but less than 1000 hours - 2 year registration, expires on birthday MA CERTIFIED pharmacy technician requirements Correct Answer: - must satisfy all registered pharmacy tech requirements - must pass National Technician certification exam MA REGISTERED pharmacy technician are able to Correct Answer: - may request and accept refill authorizations - OFFER to counsel - may transport schedule II prescriptions (cert techs can handle) MA CERTIFIED pharmacy technician are able to Correct Answer: - may request and accept refill authorizations - OFFER to counsel - may transport AND handle schedule II prescriptions (registered techs can't handle) - can request and receive new prescriptions - can transfer schedule VI (non-controls) prescriptions - can request and receive refill authorization (same as registered tech) - no intellectual functions permitted (i.e. conflict resolution, prescriptoin clarification, pt counseling, perform dispensing process validation) MOR Correct Answer: manager of record maximum support ratio Correct Answer: 1 RPH to 4 support personnel ONLY IF - at least 1 intern and 1 certified tech - at least 2 certified techs (otherwise max is 1:3 provided at least one is a intern or certified tech) individuals excluded from support ratio Correct Answer: unlicensed personnel who cannot assist in dispensing (cashiers, clerks, etc) min size of pharmacy Correct Answer: 300 sq ft (or 325) min size of CIVAS Correct Answer: 72 sq ft refridgerator temp Correct Answer: 2 to 8C / 36 to 46F freezer temp Correct Answer: -25 to -10C / 14 to -13F requirements for ensuring proper drug storage in fridge or freezer Correct Answer: daily temperature log OR certified thermometer equipped with audible out of range alarm for monitoring of both compartments vaccines that can be given by MA pharmacists Correct Answer: Flu, Td/Tdap, varicella, HPV, zoster, measles mumps rubella (MMR), pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PSV23), mningococcal, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, inactivated polio (IPV) what is required in order to give a single dose of emergency epinephrine Correct Answer: standing order federal law requires _______________ be given to a patient or rep when vaccine is administered Correct Answer: Vaccine Information Sheet (VIS) Massachusetts Immunization Information System (MIIS) Correct Answer: immunization registry - all licensed providers who administer immunizations must report vaccines administered pharmacists can vaccinate patients aged Correct Answer: 18 years and older what law requires healthcre providers to report to VADERS Correct Answer: National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) C-II NARCOTIC can only be filled if written by Correct Answer: - MA prescriber - physician (not prescriber) from a contiguous state (RI, CT, NY, VT, NH) or Maine C-II narcotic or non-narcotic issued in MA can be filled up to ____ days from date of issuance Correct Answer: 30 days C-II narcotic or non-narcotic issued in contiguous state or Maine by a licensed physician must be filled within ____ days from date of issuance Correct Answer: 5 days a pharmacist shall verify "telephonically or by other means" with prescribing PHYSICIAN for which types of prescriptions Correct Answer: all out of state C-II narcotic AND non-narcotic prescriptions out of state written C-II non-narcotic prescriptions may be written by Correct Answer: a physician ONLY from ANY U.S. state C-II non-narcotic prescriptions are valid for Correct Answer: 5 days from date of issuance if out of state, 30 days if from MA C-II non-narcotic prescriptions must meet commands of Correct Answer: Corresponding Responsibility Doctrine (legit med purpose, scope of professional practice) regulations of required lock box sign in community pharmacy Correct Answer: at least 4in x 5in stating "lock boxes for securing your prescription medications are avaialble at this pharmacy" **lock boxes must be availble for sale - designed to prevent diversion of meds in the home setting** CE requirement for Prescription Monitoring Program Correct Answer: must take 1 hour CE training in the use of PMP by Decemeber 31, 2014 all controlled substance prescriptions must be on what type of prescription form Correct Answer: tamper resistant forms as of July 1, 2013 electronically transmitted prescriptions means Correct Answer: faxed what schedules get reported to PMP Correct Answer: schedule II through V how often does mandated reporting to the PMP have to occur and to whom Correct Answer: at least once every 7 days to Atlantic Associates (provider) ---> now every 24 hours identifier must be present for what controlled prescriptions Correct Answer: all C-IIs and on initial fills of C-III through C-V prescriptions, not on subsequent refills are pharmacists required to be registered with MA PMP? Correct Answer: no but they are required to provide the data to PMP how long do you have to report dispensing errors which cause serious injury or death Correct Answer: 15 day discovery period must report within 15 days of discovery how long must keep records of dispensing errors which cause serious injury or death Correct Answer: 2 years from date of FILING does each pharmacy within a chain need a separate controlled substance permit? Correct Answer: yes laws regarding issuance of multiple prescriptions for C-II Correct Answer: - allows prescriber to write for up to a 90 day supply per visit - date of issuance issue - still 30 days per prescription - date of issuance = Do Not Fill Before Date noted on subsequent prescriptions can prescribers post-date controlled substance prescription? Correct Answer: NO - violation of the Controlled Substance Act requirements for dispensing syringes upon patient request Correct Answer: ALLOWED - no prescription/recordkeeping required - no reporting to DPH required - only requirement is patient must present ID that proves purchaser is 18 years if age or older C-II prescriptions (narcotic or non-narcotic) issued by a prescriber licensed in ANY state OTHER than MA must be copied and a copy must be mailed to _____________ within ____ days of filing the prescription