20 CSR 2220-7.080 - Pharmacist License Renewal and Continuing Pharmacy Education
(1) All
pharmacist licensees shall apply to renew their Missouri pharmacist license on
or before October 31 of every even-numbered year. Applicants shall file a
renewal application on a form provided by the board and pay the renewal fee.
The renewal application must be completed correctly and in its entirety in
order for it to be processed and the license renewed. Any portion of the
application that is incomplete or inaccurate shall result in the rejection of
the renewal application and require its return to the applicant for correction.
(A) No active pharmacist license will be
renewed by the board unless the applicant has fulfilled the continuing
education requirements as set forth in section
338.060, RSMo, and the
provisions of this rule. At the time of renewal, a licensee shall truthfully
attest he/she has completed the continuing education requirements required by
this rule. The attestation shall be submitted with the renewal application and
shall truthfully affirm that the licensee has completed all continuing
education requirements and that proof of continuing education completion has
been maintained by the pharmacist as required by section (2) of this rule. The
required continuing education must be completed by the date the renewal is
signed or submitted to the board.
(B) A Missouri pharmacist license that has
not been renewed by the board on or before October 31 of each even-numbered
year shall be deemed expired. Upon expiration, the holder of an expired license
shall be deemed no longer licensed and shall not practice pharmacy in the state
of Missouri until the license has been renewed by the board. To renew an
expired license, the holder shall file a renewal application with the board and
shall pay all delinquent fees. A delinquent fee shall not be required if the
renewal application was postmarked or submitted via the board's electronic
renewal system on or before October 31 of each even-numbered year. Renewal
applications received prior to October 31 that are returned to the applicant
for correction will not be considered late and subject to the delinquent fee if
the corrected application is returned to the board within thirty (30) days
after receipt.
(C) Any person who
fails to renew his/her pharmacist license within two (2) years of its
expiration shall be treated in the same manner as a person who has never been
licensed and shall be required to file a new pharmacist license application
with the board.
(2)
Required Hours. As a condition of renewal, all active Missouri pharmacist
licensees shall complete thirty (30) hours of continuing education during the
two (2) year continuing education reporting period preceding renewal of the
license. For purposes of this rule, the reporting period is the twenty-four-
(24-) month period beginning on November 1 of even-numbered years and ending on
October 31 of even-numbered years. Continuing education hours earned after
October 31 of even-numbered years shall apply to the next continuing education
period.
(A) A pharmacist first licensed by the
board within twelve (12) months immediately preceding the October 31 biennial
renewal date shall be exempt from the continuing pharmacy education
requirements for that reporting period.
(B) Hours obtained in excess of the thirty
(30) hours required by this rule may not be carried forward to satisfy the
requirements for the next reporting period.
(3) Continuing Education Course Approval.
(A) Except as otherwise provided herein,
continuing education shall only be granted for a post-graduate course that is
related to the practice of pharmacy and that is-
1. Approved by the Accreditation Council for
Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) for continuing education;
2. Offered by a state, federal, or local
governmental or regulatory agency and approved by the board; or
3. Related to the practice of pharmacy, as
approved by the board.
(B)
Continuing education courses may include institutes, seminars, lectures,
conferences, workshops, extension study, correspondence courses, teaching,
professional meetings, selfstudy courses, and any other methods approved by the
board. The courses must be pharmacy related and shall comply with the other
continuing education requirements of this rule.
(C) Continuing pharmacy education programs
approved by ACPE shall be accepted as approved continuing education courses for
purposes of license renewal and are not required to be individually submitted
to the board for prior approval.
(D)
The board shall not grant continuing education credit for any course that is
taken before it is approved by the board or ACPE.
(E) One (1) continuing education contact unit
(CEU) will be the equivalent of ten (10) clock hours of participation in
programs approved by the board.
(4) Non-ACPE Approved Programs. Programs that
are not ACPE approved must be approved by the board prior to being taken as a
continuing education course. To be eligible for approval, a program shall
provide for evaluation methods or examinations to assure satisfactory
completion by participants. Additionally, the person(s) who is to instruct or
who is responsible for the delivery or content of the program shall be
qualified in the subject matter by education or experience.
(A) Continuing education approval requests
shall be submitted to the board on forms provided by the board. The applicant
shall provide detailed information relating to administration and organization
of the course, teaching staff, educational content and development, methods of
delivery, facilities, and evaluation.
(B) Continuing education program approval
applications should be submitted at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of
the proposed continuing education program, to ensure the program is approved
for continuing education credit prior to the course being taken. Applications
received less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the program cannot be
guaranteed to be approved prior to the date of the program. No application for
approval of continuing education programs will be accepted if received less
than ten (10) business days from the date such program is to be offered for
continuing education purposes.
(C)
Applications returned due to errors or for purposes of requesting more
information shall not be considered to be received by the board until the
requested corrections and/or information are made and received by the
board.
(D) The executive director
shall review applications for continuing education programs and may approve or
deny such requests. Applicants shall be notified after a decision to approve or
deny a program has been made.
(5) Credit for Educational Training.
(A) Any pharmacist who leads, instructs, or
lectures to groups of nurses, physicians, pharmacists, or others on
pharmacy-related topics in organized continuing education or in-service
programs shall be granted continuing education credit for the time expended
during actual presentation upon adequate documentation to the board. However, a
pharmacist whose responsibility is the education of health professionals shall
only be granted continuing education credit for time expended in leading,
instructing, or lecturing to groups of physicians, pharmacists, nurses, or
others on board-approved pharmacy-related topics in an organized continuing
education or in-service program outside of his/her formal
responsibilities.
(B) Approval shall
be requested using the procedures in section (4) of this rule. Credit for the
same presentation or program will only be granted once during a renewal
period.
(6) Graduate
Studies. Continuing education credit will be given for undergraduate or
graduate studies taken as a post-graduate in any regionally accredited
pharmacy, medical, or dental educational institution of higher learning. To be
eligible for credit, the studies must be related to the practice of pharmacy.
Credit for undergraduate/graduate studies authorized by this rule shall be
assessed as follows:
(A) 3 hours college
credit = 15 CE hours
(B) 2 hours
college credit = 10 CE hours
(C) 1
hour college credit = 5 CE hours
(7) Licensees may obtain four (4) hours (0.4
CEU) of continuing education by attending a complete open session of a board
meeting at which disciplinary hearings are scheduled, subject to the following:
(A) The licensee must sign in with the
executive director or designee of the board before the meeting day
begins;
(B) Licensees cannot receive
continuing education credit for attendance at a board meeting if required to
appear before the board;
(C) The
licensee must remain in continuous attendance during the open session meeting,
provided attendance shall not be required for more than eight (8) hours of an
open session meeting. Except as otherwise provided in this section, partial
credit will not be given if the licensee is not in attendance for the entire
open session meeting;
(D) The
maximum continuing education hours allowable for board meeting attendance
pursuant to this subsection shall be limited to eight (8) credit hours (0.8
CEU) per biennial pharmacist renewal period.
(8) No information or advertisements shall
contain information that a continuing education program has been approved by
the board unless the program is accredited by ACPE or notification has been
received from the board that the program has been approved.
(9) Inactive Licenses. In lieu of submitting
proof of continuing education, a pharmacist may apply for an inactive license
at the time of license renewal. To be deemed inactive, the pharmacist shall
file a renewal application with the board with the applicable fee and request
inactive status on the renewal application. An inactive license shall then be
issued and may be renewed at subsequent renewal periods. While the inactive
license is in effect, the pharmacist shall not practice pharmacy.
(A) The renewal fee will be the same for
active and inactive licenses.
(B)
Before an inactive license can be returned to active status, the licensee shall
submit proper evidence that he/she has obtained at least fifteen (15)
continuing education hours for each year that his/her license was inactive. The
licensee may obtain the required continuing education hours during any time
period while the license is on inactive status, as long as the hours are
obtained prior to applying for return to active status.
(10) Any licensee who has an expired
pharmacist license and seeks to renew the license pursuant to section
338.060.2, RSMo, shall present proper evidence that he/she has obtained the
required number of continuing education hours during the period that his/her
license was expired.
(11) A
pharmacist shall maintain proof of completion of continuing education credits
for a minimum of four (4) years after the continuing education has been
completed. Licensees shall maintain a completed certification from ACPE or the
approved continuing education provider indicating the course name and date of
the program, the name of the participant, the date credit was earned, and, if
applicable, the ACPE course number.
(12) The board may audit a licensee to assess
the authenticity and validity of continuing education hours submitted for
relicensure. Failure to provide proof of completion of the required continuing
education credits when requested to do so by the board shall be considered a
violation.
(A) In accordance with section
338.060, RSMo, any licensee that
has not completed and retained the required evidence of all required continuing
education shall complete any outstanding continuing education and pay a
delinquent fee as provided by this rule and may be subject to disciplinary
action pursuant to section
338.055, RSMo. The board may
also audit past renewal periods and/or require that proof of continuing
education credits be submitted with the licensee's renewal
application.
(B) The following
continuing education delinquent fees are applicable:
1. Less than one (1) hour missing one hundred
dollars ($100);
2. Two (2) to ten
(10) hours missing five hundred dollars ($ 500);
3. Eleven (11) to fifteen (15) hours missing
seven hundred fifty dollars ($750); or
4. Sixteen (16) or more hours missing one
thousand dollars ($1,000).
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