MA MPJE| 150 Questions| Correct 100%

Massachusetts State Board of Pharmacy consists of how many members? A) 7 B) 13 C) 9 D) 5 - ANSWER (b) 13, [M.G.L Chapter 13: Section 22]. The governor shall appoint 13 members to the board. Members shall be residents of the commonwealth. No person who has been convicted of a felony or other crime involving embezzlement, theft, fraud or perjury shall serve as a member of the board. The board shall be comprised of: 8 registered pharmacists; 1 pharmacy technician; 1 representative of the public with experience in health care service delivery, administration or consumer advocacy, 1 physician registered; 1 nurse registered; and 1 expert in patient safety and quality improvement. (b). The 8 registered pharmacists of the board shall each have had at least 7 consecutive years of experience in the practice of pharmacy and shall be currently employed in the practice of pharmacy in the commonwealth at the time of appointment or reappointment. (c). 2 of the 8 registered pharmacist members shall be independent pharmacists employed in the independent pharmacy setting. (d). 2 of the 8 registered pharmacist members shall be chain pharmacists employed in the chain pharmacy setting. (e). 1 of the 8 registered pharmacist members shall have had at least 7 years of experience in a hospital setting within the commonwealth. (f). 1 of the 8 registered pharmacist members shall have had at least 7 years of experience being employed in a long-term care pharmacy setting. (g). 1 of the 8 registered pharmacist members shall have had at least 7 years of experience in the practice of sterile compounding and shall be engaged in sterile compounding as a routine function of the member's employment. (h). 1 of the 8 registered pharmacist members shall be employed in an academic or scholarly position related to the practice of pharmacy with an institution of higher learning licensed by the commonwealth.