Section Ph 403.01 - Definitions(a) "Accredited programs/courses" means continuing education sponsored by providers which are approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) or the Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP).(b) "AMA category I programs" means all programs accepted by the American Medical Association in category I.(c) "Board approved programs/courses" means continuing education which has been reviewed and recommended by the continuing education advisory council and approved by the board of pharmacy or continuing education programs approved by a Canadian provincial or territorial pharmacy licensing authority.(d) "Certificate of accredited/approved CEU's" means a document, issued to a particular pharmacist by an accredited or approved provider certifying that the pharmacist has satisfactorily completed a specified number of CEU's. Such certificates include a unique program identification number issued by the accrediting/approving provider.(e) "Continuing education" means accredited or approved post-licensure pharmacy education designed to maintain professional competence in the practice of pharmacy, improve professional skills, and preserve pharmaceutical standards for the purpose of protecting the health and welfare of the citizens in the state of New Hampshire. Continuing education includes study in one or more of the general areas of the properties and actions of drugs and dosage forms, etiology, characteristics and therapeutics of the disease state, socio-economic and legal aspects of health care.(f) "Continuing education advisory council (CEAC)" means a group of individuals appointed by the board of pharmacy to serve in an advisory capacity on continuing education.(g) "Continuing education unit (CEU)" means 10 contact hours of participation in accredited or board approved continuing education courses/programs.(h) "In-state approved provider" means an individual, institution, organization, association, corporation or agency located in the state of New Hampshire in no manner affiliated with any manufacturer or distributor of supplies or services used in the practice of pharmacy, who is approved by the board of pharmacy to provide continuing pharmacy education according to Ph 403.12.N.H. Admin. Code § Ph 403.01
#1867, eff 11-22-81; ss by #2260, eff 1-5-83; ss by #2914, eff 11-27-84; ss by #4600, eff 8-1-89; ss by #6094-B, INTERIM, eff 9-21-95, EXPIRED: 1-19-96
New. #6181-B, eff 2-5-96; amd by #6933, eff 2-1-99; paragraphs (c)-(h) EXPIRED: 2-5-04; amd by #8316, eff 3-26-05
Amended by Volume XXXV Number 18, Filed May 7, 2015 , Proposed by #10812, Effective 4/18/2015, Expires 4/18/2025.