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The Board of Pharmacy Who are the Board Members? - Answer 6 members are registered pharmacists in the State of Nevada, actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy with at least 5 years experience as an RPh 1 member is a member of the general public (NRS 639.020 The Board of Pharmacy Is the Board a Separate Entity or Under Another Organization/Department - Answer Separate Entity The Board of Pharmacy Who Chairs the Board? - Answer One of the pharmacist members is appointed as president/ chair (NRS 639.040) The Board of Pharmacy How Are Board Members Selected? Appointment/Election? - Answer Appointed by Governor of Nevada (NRS 639.030 The Board of Pharmacy How Long do Board Members Serve? - Answer Appointed to 3 year term and cannot serve more than 3 consecutive terms (NRS 639.030) The Board of Pharmacy How Often Does the Board Convene? - Answer Per law every 6 months (NRS 639.050) but they meet monthly (NRS 639.040) Need at least 4 members present The Board of Pharmacy Who Can Attend Meetings? - Answer Typically the general public, except Meetings of the Board which are held to deliberate on the decision in an administrative action or to prepare, grade or administer examinations are closed to the public. (NRS 639.050) Licensure Requirements Who can Apply, NEW? - Answer Need completed new examinee application, passed NV MPJE, passed NAPLEX, verified intern hours, transcripts (directly from school of pharmacy), fee (Application) · Good moral Character · Graduate of program accredited by ACPE or CCAPP · Pass a board approved exam · Pass law exam · Complete 1,740 intern hours (**per NRS 639.120, says 1500 hours. Updated application and NAC 639.208 say 1740) (NRS 639.120) (NAC 639.208) Licensure Requirements Who can apply, Transfer/Reciprocity? - Answer Reciprocity: Need to have: completed license by reciprocity application, fee, passed NV MPJE with score of 75 or greater (Application) Transfer: Need completed score transfer application, passed NV MPJE, passed NAPLEX, verified intern hours, transcripts (directly from school of pharmacy), fee (Application) Licensure Requirements Who can apply, Foreign Graduate? - Answer Need application (new examinee OR reciprocity, depending on if grad already has a license or not) with copy of FPGEC attached (Application) Canadian grads do not need to take the FPGEC Licensure Requirements Application Fee? - Answer $250 Licensure Requirements Number of CE hours for Renewal? - Answer 30 hours in a two year period (1.25 hr per month) Licensure Requirements Special CE Requirements (e.g. live, compounding, preceptor, HIV, MTM, vaccinations, opioid, medication safety)? - Answer For pharmacists who live and practice in NV, at least one hour must be in NV law. This can be satisfied in one of three ways: 1. Attendance at a CE program approved by the Board containing at least one hour of Nevada law; 2. Attendance at a full day of one of the Board's meetings [NOTE: Attendance at a full day of a Board meeting satisfies the one-hour law requirement and also provides three additional hours of approved CE.]; or 3. Taking and passing a written examination obtained from the Board's office. (Licensing CE FAQ ) Licensure Requirements Minimum Intern Hours, NEW? - Answer 1740 hours. Verification must come directly from state board of pharmacy where graduate was licensed as an intern Licensure Requirements Minimum Intern Hours, Reciprocity/Transfer - Answer Score transfer: 1740 hours. Verification must come directly from state board of pharmacy where graduate was licensed as an intern Reciprocity: This application does not require intern hours be sent Licensure Requirements Minimum Intern Hours, Foreign Graduate? - Answer 1740 hours in the United States Licensure Requirements Degree/Education Required? - Answer Does not specify PharmD vs BS in pharmacy Does not specify PharmD vs BS in pharmacy Be a graduate of a college of pharmacy or department of pharmacy of a university accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs and approved by the Board or a graduate of a foreign school who has passed an examination for foreign graduates approved by the Board to demonstrate that his or her education is equivalent. (NRS 639.120) Licensure Requirements Examinations Required, NEW? - Answer NAPLEX NV MPJE Licensure Requirements Examinations Required, Reciprocity/Transfer? - Answer Reciprocity: NV MPJE Score Transfer: NV MPJE, NAPLEX (Must score transfer via NABP within 3 mo of passing NAPLEX) Licensure Requirements Examinations Required, Foreign Graduate? - Answer NAPLEX (if new examinee) NV MPJE FPGEC Licensure Requirements Documents (Transcript/Drug Test/Background Check)? - Answer Transcripts Transcripts NOT required for foreign grads. FPGEC certificate only Licensure Requirements Reinstatement for inactive license: - Answer RPh can have license on inactive status. Must submit to Board: · Completed application · Statement certifying pharmacist is not engaging in practice of pharmacy and will not do so while license is in inactive status RPh does not have to complete CE requirements during inactive status period To return to active status: · Submit completed application to the Board Either hold active license in another state, OR complete 30 units CE within 2 years immediately preceding date application was filed and passed the written CE exam on law provided by the board Licensure Requirements Reinstatement for revoked license: - Answer · Must wait 1 year before petitioning the board for license reinstatement · Will be heard at Board meeting no less than 30 days from the day applicant is petitioning the Board for reinstatement · Needs affirmative vote of at least 3 Board members Licensure Requirements Reinstatement for suspended license: - Answer · If imminent danger to public health or safety which warrants emergency action, summary suspension may be ordered with post-deprivation hearing within 15 days (NRS 233B.127) License reinstated to good standing the first day immediately following the suspension Licensure Requirements Renewal Period for Pharmacist (date)? - Answer Pharmacist registration expires October 31 of odd-numbered years Pharmacy Intern License/Registration Required? (what does the school need to do) - Answer Need letter from Dean of School of Pharmacy stating pharmacy school enrollment (not just accepted) Foreign Grad: Copy of FPGEC certificate Pharmacy Intern - Answer As required by NRS 639.137, an application for registration as an intern pharmacist must be made on a form furnished by the Board. If the applicant is enrolled in a college of pharmacy or a department of pharmacy of a university approved by the Board, the application must include the name, telephone number and mailing address of the person at the college of pharmacy or the department of pharmacy of the university who will be making and maintaining the records relating to the internship of the applicant. (NAC 639.262) Pharmacy Intern Application Fee? - Answer $40 Pharmacy Intern Hours Required? - Answer 1740 If intern is employed at a pharmacy during pharmacy school, cannot receive credit towards the 1740 intern hours if they are getting paid (must be unpaid internship hours) Pharmacy Intern Preceptor Required? - Answer Yes. Any RPh in NV can be a preceptor. The intern may perform duties related to: a. The selling of controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices; b. The compounding of prescription drugs; c. The filling of prescriptions and the dispensing of prescription drugs; d. Preparing and maintaining such records and reports as are required by state and federal law; e. Counseling patients as required by NAC 639.707 concerning prescription drugs dispensed to the patients; f. The practice of pharmacy as that term is defined in NRS 639.0124; and g. Administering immunizations by an intranasal, intramuscular or subcutaneous injection in accordance with a written protocol established by a physician pursuant to NAC 639.2971. (NAC 639.266) Pharmacy Intern Renewal Period? (date) - Answer Registrations expire October 31of even-numbered years Pharmacy Technician Who Can Apply? - Answer At least 18 years old High school grad (or GED) No felony/ misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, dishonesty, or unlawful possession, sale or use of drugs No history of drug abuse AND Have complied with one of the following requirements: 1. Pharmaceutical Technician Program 2. Registered tech in another state with equivalent requirements to NV and successful completion of > 240 hours of employment as pharmacy tech in that state (must be verified by managing pharmacist) 3. If no tech registration in that state, then 1500 hours of pharmacy experience no more than 3 years preceding date of application, 350 hours of employment in NV pharmacy, or written statement from pharmacy manager in NV stating competency 4. Completion of 1500 hours as pharmacy tech-in-training (Need separate tech-in-training license) 5. Completion of pharmacy tech program conducted by a federal program (e.g., IHS, VA) Certified by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board or National Healthcareer Association as a pharmacy technician Pharmacy Technician # of CE Hours for Renewal? - Answer No CE- but owner and pharmacy manager responsible for providing in-service training to their technicians. Must provide: 1. Initial training upon employment; and 2. At least 12 hours of in-service training during the 2-year period immediately preceding registration renewal. One of the 12 hours must be a jurisprudence program approved or presented by the Board Managing pharmacist has to maintain a written record of this training A tech may substitute the CE necessary for recertification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board or the National Healthcareer Association Pharmacy Technician Special CE Requirements (e.g. compounding, live, HIV, opioid, medication safety)? - Answer One of the 12 hours must be a jurisprudence program approved or presented by the Board Pharmacy Technician Application Fee? - Answer $50 Tech-in-training: $50 Pharmacy Technician Requirements? Examination, PTCB, Education? Drug Test? Background Check? - Answer Drug test before employment or training Pharmacy Technician Renewal Period? - Answer Biennial; expires October 31 of even-numbered years The Pharmacy: Physical Space Specific Requirements on Who Can Access the Pharmacy? Without Pharmacist? BOP? Police? - Answer No one can enter the pharmacy without a pharmacist present unless he or she is in immediate area and can observe and exercise control over the prescription department The Pharmacy: Physical Space Minimum Square Footage? - Answer Free floor space behind prescription counter not less than 8 ft x 4 ft The Pharmacy: Physical Space Minimum Counter Space? - Answer Working surface > 3 feet in width and 2 feet in depth for each person who is compounding or dispensing drugs within the prescription dept The Pharmacy: The Physical Space Counseling Area Requirements? - Answer Conduct in a "confidential manner" The Pharmacy: Physical Space Security System Requirements - Answer Barrier separating prescription area from public must be at least 5 feet tall Need a dead-bolt lock Can have a lockbox with additional keys (available only to pharmacists) The Pharmacy: The Physical Space Specifications on Alarms? - Answer Must have an alarm that is operational 24 hours a day Exception: hospital, correctional institution The Pharmacy: Physical Space Connectivity (Phone/Fax/Internet Required)? - Answer Drive-thru pharmacies must be equipped with a computer terminal that is part of the pharmacy's computer system. There must be two-way visual and auditory communication (NAC 639.526) Fax machine is required The Pharmacy: Signage Sign Requirement for Closures? - Answer If a pharmacy permanently closes, must place a sign in the front window of the pharmacy notifying the public of the name and address of the pharmacy to which the prescription files have been transferred. This sign must remain for 30 days (unless sooner removed by landlord or new tenant) (NAC 639.580) The Pharmacy: Signage Other Signage Requirements? - Answer If a pharmacist is only one on duty and wants to take a lunch break, they may leave the premises if they properly secure the pharmacy and post a sign visible to the public stating the time they will return from their meal break. The Pharmacy: Board Notification Time to Notify Board of Changes to Ownership? - Answer 15 days, person to whom license to operate the pharmacy shall be the one to notify the board (NAC 639.227) The Pharmacy: Board Notification Time to Notify Board of Changes to Address? - Answer 10 days The Pharmacy: Board Notification Time to Notify Board of Changes to PIC? - Answer "Board must be notified before change" no specific timeline (NRS 639.220) The Pharmacy: Board Notification Time to Notify Board of Closure? - Answer · Involuntary closure: have 60 days to make arrangement for sale or disposition of controlled substances (NAC 639.570) Voluntary closure: if pharmacy is closed for more than 5 days, need to tell the Board in writing (NAC 639.575) The Pharmacy: Equipment Type of Prescription Balance Required? - Answer Only if pharmacy compounds prescriptions- must have at least one scale that is sensitive to ½ grain to 4 oz and one from 0.02 gm to 100 gm. (NAC 639.525)