22 Tex. Admin. Code § 295.12 - Pharmacist Certification Programs
(a)
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide standards for the
recognition and approval of pharmacist certification programs as authorized by
§
554.0021,
Occupations Code.
(b) Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the
following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) ACPE--The Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education.
(2) Approved
Provider of Pharmacist Certificate Programs--An individual, institution,
organization, association, corporation, or agency that is approved by the board
and recognized by ACPE in accordance with its policy and procedures, as having:
(A) met criteria indicative of the ability to
provide quality continuing education programs; and
(B) met the procedures outlines in the ACPE
"Guidance Document for Practice Based Activities."
(3) Board--The Texas State Board of
Pharmacy.
(c) Recognized
Certification Programs.
(1) The board shall
recognize as certified, any pharmacist that successfully completes:
(A) any program offered by an approved
provider of pharmacist certificate programs;
(B) any program that meets the requirements
of §
295.15
of this title (relating to Administration of Immunizations or Vaccinations by a
Pharmacist under Written Protocol of a Physician);
(C) any certification offered by the:
(i) Board of Pharmaceutical
Specialties;
(ii) American Society
of Consultant Pharmacists;
(iii)
American Board of Clinical Pharmacology;
(iv) American Board of Applied Toxicology;
and
(v) American Academy of Pain
Management; or
(D) any
additional certifications as published on the board's website.
(2) Texas pharmacists may not
identify themselves as certified unless they have completed one of the programs
specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
Notes
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