Ariz. Admin. Code § 4-23-204

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section R4-23-204 - Continuing Education Requirements

A. Under A.R.S. § 32-1936, continuing professional pharmacy education is mandatory for all licensees.

1. General continuing education requirement. In accordance with A.R.S. § 32-1925(F), the Board shall not renew a license unless the licensee has, during the two years preceding the application for renewal, participated in 30 contact hours (3.0 CEUs) of continuing education activity sponsored by an Approved Provider as defined in R4-23-110.

2. Special continuing education requirement. The Board shall not renew a license unless:

a. A licensee certified under R4-23-411 to administer immunizations, vaccines, and emergency medications has participated in at least two contact hours of continuing education activity related to administering immunizations, vaccines, and emergency medications;

b. A licensee authorized to dispense controlled substances has participated in at least three contact hours of opioid-related, substance use disorder-related, or addiction-related continuing education activity; and

c. A licensee who dispenses self-administered hormonal contraceptives under a standing prescription order has participated in at least three contact hours of continuing education activity related to self-administered hormonal contraceptives.

3. A pharmacist is exempt from the continuing education requirement in subsections (A)(1) and (2) between the time of initial licensure and first renewal.

B. Acceptance of continuing education units CEUs. The Board shall:

1. Accept CEUs for continuing education activities sponsored only by an Approved Provider;

2. Accept CEUs accrued only during the two-year period immediately before licensure renewal;

3. Not allow CEUs accrued in a biennial renewal period to be carried forward to the succeeding biennial renewal period;

4. Allow a pharmacist who leads, instructs, or lectures to a group of health professionals on pharmacy-related topics in a continuing education activity sponsored by an Approved Provider to receive CEUs for a presentation by following the same attendance procedures as any other attender of the continuing education activity; and

5. Not accept as CEUs the performance of normal teaching duties within a learning institution by a pharmacist whose primary responsibility is the education of health professionals.

C. Continuing education records and reporting CEUs. A pharmacist shall:

1. Maintain continuing education records that:

a. Verify the continuing education activities the pharmacist participated in during the preceding five years; and

b. Consist of a statement of credit or a certificate issued by an Approved Provider at the conclusion of a continuing education activity;

2. At the time of licensure renewal, attest to the number of CEUs the pharmacist participated in during the renewal period on the biennial renewal form; and

3. When requested by the Board office, submit proof of continuing education participation within 20 days of the request.

D. The Board may revoke, suspend, or place on probation the license of a pharmacist who fails to comply with continuing education participation, recording, or reporting requirements of this Section.

E. A pharmacist who is aggrieved by any decision of the Board or its administrative staff concerning continuing education units may request a hearing before the Board.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-23-204

Adopted effective September 1, 1981 (Supp. 81-5). Amended effective March 13, 1991 (Supp. 91-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 409 and 8 A.A.R. 646, effective January 10, 2002 (Supp. 02-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 223, effective 3/14/2020. Amended by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 1655, effective 7/5/2023.