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◉ The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has
regulatory jurisdiction over pharmacies that are __________. Answer:
Located within the "licensed premises" of hospitals (except for Class-B
hospital pharmacies).
◉ What additional services can pharmacists perform in Missouri if
properly certified and board notified if required? Answer: Administering
medication by prescription order
Immunizing by protocol
Medication therapy services
◉ T/F: After a name change, you must request a new license with
updated name. Answer: F
◉ Address and employment changes must be reported to the board
within __ days Answer: 15
◉ Name change requirements Answer: Written notice to the board
Legal documentation
◉ Pharmacists must renew their license by Answer: October 31st of
every even numbered year
,◉ How many CEs per renewal term for pharmacist licensure Answer: 30
◉ Proof of CE must be maintained in the licensee's records for Answer:
2 renewal cyckes
◉ What specific CE requirements are there regarding different
specialties of pharmacy? Answer: 4 hours of CE for pharmacists who
dispense and counsel on clotting factors, 2 hours for immunization, and
6 hours for MTM
◉ What adverse actions must be reported to the board and within how
many days? Answer: Actions taken by other states
Any surrender of a license or authorization
Any exclusion to participate in a state/federally funded program for
fraud or abuse
◉ Pharmacists who do not wish to practice pharmacy, but keep their
license without doing CE can apply for _______ status at the time of
______. Answer: Inactive Status; Renewal
◉ For a pharmacist to go from inactive to active licensure, what must a
pharmacist do? Answer: Catch up on all CE during period of inactivity
and apply to the board.
,◉ Pharmacists supervising techs/interns must be readily and
immediately available in which pharmacy settings? Answer: All except
for FLQR (F: Renal dialysis, L: veterinary, Q: charitable, R: remote
dispensing sites)
◉ What does readily and immediately available mean? Answer: On the
same physical premise or use technology that complies with Missouri
law.
◉ Describe what verification a technician or intern can perform?
Answer: Non- controlled substances using technology assisted
verification systems as long as a pharmacist verifies order entry.
◉ When a pharmacist is not readily available/supervising, techs/interns
can... Answer: Accept written/electronic prescriptions, but cannot take
verbal orders or perform any other tasks.
◉ What type of notification is required if there is no pharmacist present?
Answer: No Pharmacist on Duty at least two inches in height.
◉ If the pharmacy is being remotely supervised, how must the public be
notified? Answer: No pharmacist on duty sign
, ◉ Technology assisted supervision is not allowed when techs/interns
are... Answer: Administering meds/vaccines, compounding, preparing,
or dispensing medication.
◉ Technology assisted- supervision requirements Answer: Two-way
communication by audio, completion of employer approved training and
compliance kept for 2 years, 5-year audit trail of all activity.
◉ Pharmacist prescriptive authority Answer: NRT
Naloxone, Naltrexone
HIV PEP
Emergency medication supply if unable to obtain refill authorizations
◉ Pharmacists may accept a hard copy prescription where? Answer:
Only on pharmacy premises.
◉ If a pharmacist can't accept a prescription off-site, can a tech?
Answer: No, but remote data sentry techs can enter data remotely if
following the law
◉ What is a class I permit? Answer: A consultant pharmacy permit
◉ A Missouri pharmacy permit is not required for a pharmacist when
Answer: They are only providing consulting services