Michigan Pharmacy Law Simplified
Exam Questions and Answers
What iiare iithe iipractices iiof iipharmacy iigoverned iiby? ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiFederal iilaws
2. iiState iiadministrative iirules
3. iiState iilaws
How iiare iistatutes iidifferent iifrom iirules? ii- iiAnswers ii-Statutes iiare iiformed iiby
iilegislature
LARA ii- iiAnswers ii-Department iiof iiLicensing iiand iiRegulatory iiAffairs ii(AKA iiThe
iiDepartment)
BPL ii- iiAnswers ii-Bureau iiof iiProfessional iiLicensing ii- iiagency iiwithin iiLARA
Consists iiof:
1. iiEnforcement
iia. iiBoard iiof iiPharmacy
2. iiLicensing iiand iiInvestigation
3. iiInspections iiDivision
*also iiresponsible iifor iimaintaining iithe iiHealth iiProfessional iiRecovery iiProgram iiand
iiMAPS
MAPS ii- iiAnswers ii-Michigan iiAutomated iiPrescription iiSystem
Drug iiMonitoring iiSection iiof iiLARA ii- iiAnswers ii-handles iiinvestigation iirelated iito iiover-
dispensing iior iiover-prescribing iiopioids iiand iiother iicontrolled iisubstances
Members iiof iithe iiMichigan iiBoard iiof iiPharmacy ii- iiAnswers ii-1. ii6 iiPharmacists
2. ii1 iipharmacy iitechnician
3. ii4 iipublic iimembers
* iiall iiappointed iiby iiGovernor
* iiMust iibe iicomposed iiof iimajority iipharmacists iiwith iiat iileast iione iipublic iimember iiand
iione iisubfield iilicensee
* iiBoard iimembers iicannot iibe iipersonally iirelated iior iisupervision iiof iianother iiboard
iimember
All iiboard iimembers iimust: ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iibe ii18 iior iiolder iiwith iigood iimoral iicharacter
2. iibe iia iiresident iiof iiMichigan iiduring iiand iifor iiat iileast ii6months iiprior
3. iibe iiLicensed iias iipharmacist iior iipharmacy iitech iiin iiMichigan iiunless iia iipublic
iimember
,4. iiFor iipharmacist: iipracticed iior iitaught iiin iian iiapproved iieducational iiinstitution iiin iiany
iistate iifor iiat iileast ii2 iiyears iiprior iito iiappointment
Board iimember iiterm iilimitations ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiEach iimember iiserves iia iifour-year
iiterm
2. iiMax iiof iitwo iiterms iiand iione iipartial iiterm
3. iiGovernor iican iiremove iia iimember
MPHC ii- iiAnswers ii-Michigan iiPublic iiHealth iiCode
* iidefines iiduties iiand iifunctions iiof iithe iiBoard
Board iimeetings ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiMust iimeet iiat iileast iionce iiper iiquarter, iibut iitypically
iievery iiother iimonth
2. iiopen iito iipublic
3. iiDuring iifirst iimeeting, iielect iichair iiand iivice iichair
Disciplinary iiSubcommittee ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiFirst iimeeting, iichair iiappoints iifive iimember
iito iiserve iion iithis iisubcommittee, iiexcluding iithe iichair iithemselves
2. iiAt iileast iitwo iimembers iiare iipublic iimember iiwith iione iiserving iias iichair iiof iithe
iisubcommittee
3. iiWorks iicollaboratively iiwith iiLARA iito iidetermine iiand iiimpose iisanctions iiand
iidisciplinary iiactions
What iiare iithe iirequirements iifor iia iipharmacist iito iibe iia iiPIC iifor iimore iithan iione
iipharmacy? ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiMust iiwork iian iiavg iiof ii8 iihours iiper iiweek iiat iieach
iipharmacy
2. iiResponsible iifor iimaintaining iirecords iiand iiconfirming iicompliance iiupon iirequest
iifrom iithe iiBoard iifor iieach iilocation
If iia iiPIC iiis iino iilonger iiperforming iiPIC iiduties iiat iia iipharmacy iiwhere iithey iiwere
iipreviously iidoing iiso, iiwhat iimust iihappen? ii- iiAnswers ii-notify iiBoard iiof iithe iichanges
iiwithin ii30 iidays iiAFTER iithe iichange iioccurs
Ratio iiof iipreceptor iito iiinterns? ii- iiAnswers ii-1:2 iimax
Training iifor iiinterns iimust iiinclude iithe iifollowing iiareas: ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiAdministration
iiand iimanagement
2. iiDrug iidistribution, iiuse iiand iicontrol
3. iiLegal iirequirements
4. iiProviding iihealth iiinformation iiservices iiand iiadvising iipts
5. iiPharmacist's iiethical iiand iiprofessional iiresponsibilities
6. iiDrug iiand iiproduct iiinformation
How iilong iiis iia iipharmacist's iilicense iivalid iiand iiwhen iimust iiit iibe iirenewed? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Valid iifor ii2 iiyears iiand iirenewed iiby ii6/30 iiduring iithe iirenewal iiyear
, What iiis iinecessary iifor iipharmacist iilicense iirenewal iiand iiduring iiwhat iitime iiframe iican
iiyou iirenew? ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiRequires iian iiapplication iiand iiappropriate iifees
2. iiCan iibe iisubmitted iias iiearly iias ii90 iidays iiprior iito iiexpiration iidate ii(June ii30th) iiwith
iia ii60 iiday iigrace iiperiod iifollowing iiJune ii30th
What iiare iithe iiCE iirequirements iiof iia iipharmacist? ii- iiAnswers ii-1. ii30 iihours iiwithin iithe
ii2 iiyears iiprior iito iisubmitting iithe iirenewal iiapp
2. iiAt iileast ii10 iihours iiin iia iilive iisetting
3. iiAt iileast ii1 iihour iicovering iipain iimanagement
4. iiLimit iiof ii12 iihours iiper iiday
When iiis iithe ii30 iihour iiCE iirequirements iiwaived iifor iia iipharmacist? ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiIf
iipharmacist iilicensed iifor iiless iithan ii2 iiyears iibut iimore iithan ii1 iiyear iithe iirequirements
iiare:
iia. iiminimum iiof ii15 iiCE iihours iiwith ii1 iihour iipain iimanagement
2. iiLicensed iifor iiless iithan ii1 iiyear: iiCE iirequirements iicompletely iiwaived
3. iiBoard iiapproved iiCE iiwaiver iilimited iito iidisability, iimilitary iiservice, iiforeign iitravel,
iiand iiother iiincidents iiapproved iiby iithe iiBoard
How iito iikeep iitrack iiof iiCE iihours iiand iiwhen iido iiyou iineed iito iiprovide iithis iiinformation
iito iithe iiBoard? ii- iiAnswers ii-Continuing iiPharmacy iiEducation ii(CPE) iiMonitor iisystem
- iiLicense iirenewal iiapps iido iinot iirequire iiproof iiof iihours, iiLARA iiroutinely iiconducts
iiaudits iito iidetermine iicompliance
Aside iifrom iiCE iihours, iiwhat iiare iithe iiother iieducational iirequirements iiof iia
iipharmacist? ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiOne-time iitraining iiaround iiIdentifying iiVictims iiof iiHuman
iiTrafficking ii(IVHT) ii- iiidentifying iivenues iiand iivictims, iiwarning iisigns, iiresources iifor
iireporting
2. iiOne-time iiopioid iiand iiother iicontrolled iisubstances iiawareness iitraining
- iiuse iiof iiopioids iiand iiintegration iiof iitreatment
- iialternatives, iicounseling, iiand iistigma
- iiMAPS, iilaws, iisecurity iiand iidisposal
When iimust iia iipharmacist iireport iia iichange iiin iiname, iimailing iiaddress, iior iiany
iicriminal iiconviction iitaken iiagainst iithem? ii- iiAnswers ii-within ii30 iidays iiof iiconviction
what iiis iithe iiintern iilicense iicalled? ii- iiAnswers ii-Pharmacist iiEducational iiLimited
iiLicense
Requirements iifor iirenewal iiof iilapsed iilicense? ii- iiAnswers ii-<3 iiyears: iiApplication,
iifees, iiproof iiof ii30 iiCE iihours iiw/in iipast ii2 iiyears
3-7.99 iiyears: iiAll iiof iiabove, iiMPJE, ii200 iiintern iihours
8 iiyears iior iimore: iiAll iiof iiabove, iiMPJE, iiNAPLEX, ii400 iiintern iihours
Pharmacy iiintern iihours ii- iiAnswers ii-1. ii1600 iihours
2. iiBoard iimay iiauthorize ii400 iiunconventional iihours iion iia iicase-by-case iibasis
Exam Questions and Answers
What iiare iithe iipractices iiof iipharmacy iigoverned iiby? ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiFederal iilaws
2. iiState iiadministrative iirules
3. iiState iilaws
How iiare iistatutes iidifferent iifrom iirules? ii- iiAnswers ii-Statutes iiare iiformed iiby
iilegislature
LARA ii- iiAnswers ii-Department iiof iiLicensing iiand iiRegulatory iiAffairs ii(AKA iiThe
iiDepartment)
BPL ii- iiAnswers ii-Bureau iiof iiProfessional iiLicensing ii- iiagency iiwithin iiLARA
Consists iiof:
1. iiEnforcement
iia. iiBoard iiof iiPharmacy
2. iiLicensing iiand iiInvestigation
3. iiInspections iiDivision
*also iiresponsible iifor iimaintaining iithe iiHealth iiProfessional iiRecovery iiProgram iiand
iiMAPS
MAPS ii- iiAnswers ii-Michigan iiAutomated iiPrescription iiSystem
Drug iiMonitoring iiSection iiof iiLARA ii- iiAnswers ii-handles iiinvestigation iirelated iito iiover-
dispensing iior iiover-prescribing iiopioids iiand iiother iicontrolled iisubstances
Members iiof iithe iiMichigan iiBoard iiof iiPharmacy ii- iiAnswers ii-1. ii6 iiPharmacists
2. ii1 iipharmacy iitechnician
3. ii4 iipublic iimembers
* iiall iiappointed iiby iiGovernor
* iiMust iibe iicomposed iiof iimajority iipharmacists iiwith iiat iileast iione iipublic iimember iiand
iione iisubfield iilicensee
* iiBoard iimembers iicannot iibe iipersonally iirelated iior iisupervision iiof iianother iiboard
iimember
All iiboard iimembers iimust: ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iibe ii18 iior iiolder iiwith iigood iimoral iicharacter
2. iibe iia iiresident iiof iiMichigan iiduring iiand iifor iiat iileast ii6months iiprior
3. iibe iiLicensed iias iipharmacist iior iipharmacy iitech iiin iiMichigan iiunless iia iipublic
iimember
,4. iiFor iipharmacist: iipracticed iior iitaught iiin iian iiapproved iieducational iiinstitution iiin iiany
iistate iifor iiat iileast ii2 iiyears iiprior iito iiappointment
Board iimember iiterm iilimitations ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiEach iimember iiserves iia iifour-year
iiterm
2. iiMax iiof iitwo iiterms iiand iione iipartial iiterm
3. iiGovernor iican iiremove iia iimember
MPHC ii- iiAnswers ii-Michigan iiPublic iiHealth iiCode
* iidefines iiduties iiand iifunctions iiof iithe iiBoard
Board iimeetings ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiMust iimeet iiat iileast iionce iiper iiquarter, iibut iitypically
iievery iiother iimonth
2. iiopen iito iipublic
3. iiDuring iifirst iimeeting, iielect iichair iiand iivice iichair
Disciplinary iiSubcommittee ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiFirst iimeeting, iichair iiappoints iifive iimember
iito iiserve iion iithis iisubcommittee, iiexcluding iithe iichair iithemselves
2. iiAt iileast iitwo iimembers iiare iipublic iimember iiwith iione iiserving iias iichair iiof iithe
iisubcommittee
3. iiWorks iicollaboratively iiwith iiLARA iito iidetermine iiand iiimpose iisanctions iiand
iidisciplinary iiactions
What iiare iithe iirequirements iifor iia iipharmacist iito iibe iia iiPIC iifor iimore iithan iione
iipharmacy? ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiMust iiwork iian iiavg iiof ii8 iihours iiper iiweek iiat iieach
iipharmacy
2. iiResponsible iifor iimaintaining iirecords iiand iiconfirming iicompliance iiupon iirequest
iifrom iithe iiBoard iifor iieach iilocation
If iia iiPIC iiis iino iilonger iiperforming iiPIC iiduties iiat iia iipharmacy iiwhere iithey iiwere
iipreviously iidoing iiso, iiwhat iimust iihappen? ii- iiAnswers ii-notify iiBoard iiof iithe iichanges
iiwithin ii30 iidays iiAFTER iithe iichange iioccurs
Ratio iiof iipreceptor iito iiinterns? ii- iiAnswers ii-1:2 iimax
Training iifor iiinterns iimust iiinclude iithe iifollowing iiareas: ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiAdministration
iiand iimanagement
2. iiDrug iidistribution, iiuse iiand iicontrol
3. iiLegal iirequirements
4. iiProviding iihealth iiinformation iiservices iiand iiadvising iipts
5. iiPharmacist's iiethical iiand iiprofessional iiresponsibilities
6. iiDrug iiand iiproduct iiinformation
How iilong iiis iia iipharmacist's iilicense iivalid iiand iiwhen iimust iiit iibe iirenewed? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Valid iifor ii2 iiyears iiand iirenewed iiby ii6/30 iiduring iithe iirenewal iiyear
, What iiis iinecessary iifor iipharmacist iilicense iirenewal iiand iiduring iiwhat iitime iiframe iican
iiyou iirenew? ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiRequires iian iiapplication iiand iiappropriate iifees
2. iiCan iibe iisubmitted iias iiearly iias ii90 iidays iiprior iito iiexpiration iidate ii(June ii30th) iiwith
iia ii60 iiday iigrace iiperiod iifollowing iiJune ii30th
What iiare iithe iiCE iirequirements iiof iia iipharmacist? ii- iiAnswers ii-1. ii30 iihours iiwithin iithe
ii2 iiyears iiprior iito iisubmitting iithe iirenewal iiapp
2. iiAt iileast ii10 iihours iiin iia iilive iisetting
3. iiAt iileast ii1 iihour iicovering iipain iimanagement
4. iiLimit iiof ii12 iihours iiper iiday
When iiis iithe ii30 iihour iiCE iirequirements iiwaived iifor iia iipharmacist? ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiIf
iipharmacist iilicensed iifor iiless iithan ii2 iiyears iibut iimore iithan ii1 iiyear iithe iirequirements
iiare:
iia. iiminimum iiof ii15 iiCE iihours iiwith ii1 iihour iipain iimanagement
2. iiLicensed iifor iiless iithan ii1 iiyear: iiCE iirequirements iicompletely iiwaived
3. iiBoard iiapproved iiCE iiwaiver iilimited iito iidisability, iimilitary iiservice, iiforeign iitravel,
iiand iiother iiincidents iiapproved iiby iithe iiBoard
How iito iikeep iitrack iiof iiCE iihours iiand iiwhen iido iiyou iineed iito iiprovide iithis iiinformation
iito iithe iiBoard? ii- iiAnswers ii-Continuing iiPharmacy iiEducation ii(CPE) iiMonitor iisystem
- iiLicense iirenewal iiapps iido iinot iirequire iiproof iiof iihours, iiLARA iiroutinely iiconducts
iiaudits iito iidetermine iicompliance
Aside iifrom iiCE iihours, iiwhat iiare iithe iiother iieducational iirequirements iiof iia
iipharmacist? ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiOne-time iitraining iiaround iiIdentifying iiVictims iiof iiHuman
iiTrafficking ii(IVHT) ii- iiidentifying iivenues iiand iivictims, iiwarning iisigns, iiresources iifor
iireporting
2. iiOne-time iiopioid iiand iiother iicontrolled iisubstances iiawareness iitraining
- iiuse iiof iiopioids iiand iiintegration iiof iitreatment
- iialternatives, iicounseling, iiand iistigma
- iiMAPS, iilaws, iisecurity iiand iidisposal
When iimust iia iipharmacist iireport iia iichange iiin iiname, iimailing iiaddress, iior iiany
iicriminal iiconviction iitaken iiagainst iithem? ii- iiAnswers ii-within ii30 iidays iiof iiconviction
what iiis iithe iiintern iilicense iicalled? ii- iiAnswers ii-Pharmacist iiEducational iiLimited
iiLicense
Requirements iifor iirenewal iiof iilapsed iilicense? ii- iiAnswers ii-<3 iiyears: iiApplication,
iifees, iiproof iiof ii30 iiCE iihours iiw/in iipast ii2 iiyears
3-7.99 iiyears: iiAll iiof iiabove, iiMPJE, ii200 iiintern iihours
8 iiyears iior iimore: iiAll iiof iiabove, iiMPJE, iiNAPLEX, ii400 iiintern iihours
Pharmacy iiintern iihours ii- iiAnswers ii-1. ii1600 iihours
2. iiBoard iimay iiauthorize ii400 iiunconventional iihours iion iia iicase-by-case iibasis
