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How many public members (non-pharmacists) serve on the board of pharmacy in your state? - CORRECT ANSWER 2 How many pharmacist members serve on the board of pharmacy in your state? - CORRECT ANSWER 5 What is the term of service (length of years)? - CORRECT ANSWER 4 years Name of agency issuing pharmacist licenses in your state? - CORRECT ANSWER Hawaii Board of Pharmacy. Your state specific law exam, if not MPJE? - CORRECT ANSWER MPJE List any other exam required for licensure: - CORRECT ANSWER NAPLEX FPGEE and TOEFL for foreign graduates Does the state permit interns to provide counseling? - CORRECT ANSWER Yes Are there any limitations on the activities that an intern may conduct as compared to a pharmacist? - CORRECT ANSWER Cannot perform final drug verification. Provide the intern hours required in your state prior to sitting for the NAPLEX (provided in manual): - CORRECT ANSWER 1,500 hours Provide the duration of an intern registration (provided in manual): - CORRECT ANSWER Intern registration lasts for the duration of the intern period. What is the ratio of interns for each pharmacist in a community setting? - CORRECT ANSWER No limitation
What is the ratio of interns for each pharmacist in a hospital setting? - CORRECT ANSWER No limitation Does the state require the intern to submit a fingerprint card? (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER No Does the state require the intern to have a criminal background check? (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER No What is the minimum age in which a person can become a pharmacy technician in your state? - CORRECT ANSWER Not addressed in the state law. What is the ratio of technicians for each pharmacist in a community setting? - CORRECT ANSWER No limitation What is the ratio of technicians for each pharmacist in a hospital setting? - CORRECT ANSWER No limitation My state provides an impaired pharmacist recovery program? (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER No In my state, pharmacy closures must be reported to the state board within this number of days: - CORRECT ANSWER 10 days List any state-specific pharmacy space requirements: - CORRECT ANSWER Sink with hot and cold water, locked cabinet, refrigeration storage equipment, reference materials (USP NF, DEA regulations, state laws, drug information guide), compounding equipment (class A prescription balance, mortar and pestle, bottles and vials of assorted sizes, graduates or other measuring device) and prescription labels. Permissible pharmacist breaks and maximum durations in my state: - CORRECT ANSWER Temporary absence of the registered pharmacist is not allowed. Must a sign be posted that the pharmacist is not on duty? (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER No
Can prescribe and dispense contraceptive supplies if the patient has had a previous prescription. Must complete an ACPE program related to contraception, use a self-screening risk assessment tool. To perform clinical requirements these conditions should be met: - CORRECT ANSWER The pharmacist must have completed a training course approved by the ACPE, curriculum-based programs from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy, applicable state or local health department programs or a program recognized by the board of pharmacy. My state has an advanced practice pharmacist designation. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER No My state allows pharmacists to enter into a collaborative practitioner agreement. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER Yes My state requires the CPA to be submitted to the board of pharmacy. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER Yes My state requires the CPA to be renewed within this time period: - CORRECT ANSWER 2 years My state allows pharmacists in a CPA to manage the following disease states: - CORRECT ANSWER Initiating emergency contraception oral drug therapy. My state allows the pharmacist to perform the following actions under a CPA (e.g., initiate, modify, monitor medications): - CORRECT ANSWER Initiate therapy and refer for follow-up. My states permits a PIC to be in charge of more than one pharmacy. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER Not addressed in the state law. List the minimum number of hours the PIC must be present at the pharmacy: - CORRECT ANSWER Not addressed in the state law. Intern restrictions (versus what a pharmacist can perform): - CORRECT ANSWER Cannot perform final drug verification.
Ratio in hospital setting: 1 pharmacist to_________intern/s. - CORRECT ANSWER No limitation addressed in the state law. Ratio in community setting: 1 pharmacist to________intern/s. - CORRECT ANSWER No limitation addressed in the state law. My state permits technicians to accept new prescriptions over the phone. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER No Ratio in hospital setting: 1 pharmacist to________technician/s. - CORRECT ANSWER No limitation addressed in the state law. Ratio in community setting: 1 pharmacist to________technician/s. - CORRECT ANSWER No limitation addressed in the state law. Is there an exception in the state law that permits additional technician/s to be present in the pharmacy at any given time, such as having the technicians perform some type of repetitive task (e.g., multiple doses and medications for one patient packaged into a blister card, which is called adherence packaging)? - CORRECT ANSWER N/A My state permits clerks to request and receive refills. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER Not addressed in the state law. My state board sets limits on prescribing controlled drugs to oneself or family members. (Yes/No) If yes, state the limitations: - CORRECT ANSWER Yes An individual practitioner cannot prescribe or dispense a schedule II-V drug for their personal use, except in a medical emergency. My state board sets limits on prescribing non-controlled drugs to oneself or family members. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER Not addressed in the state law.
My state requires the ability to provide patients with visual impairment a larger container label type size. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER No My state requires that the critical information on a container label be printed in at least 12-point san serif type for all patients. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER No My state requires critical information on the label to be bolded or printed in colored ink (circle if either bold or colored ink is specified). (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER No My state requires that a patient profile be kept in the pharmacy for all patients. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER Yes My state requires that the patient profile be kept for this time period after the last fill: - CORRECT ANSWER 5 years My state does not require patient profiles be kept for dispensing that is likely to be a one-time fill (such as a patient visiting the area who is on vacation who comes to the pharmacy with an antibiotic prescription). (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER Not addressed in the state law. Is patient identification required in your state in order to dispense non-controlled drugs in the community pharmacy setting? (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER No Is patient identification required in your state for controlled drug dispensing only? (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER Yes My state requires the pharmacy's hours and a toll-free number to be listed on the prescription container labeling. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER No My state requires mail-order pharmacies to be open for a defined number of days and hours per week. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER No My state does/does not require pharmacies to provide translation services to LEP patients. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER Not addressed in the state law.
My state permits generic substitution according to the Orange Book, unless certain action/s have been taken by the prescriber and/or patient. (Yes/No) If yes, list the actions that must be taken to prevent generic interchange: - CORRECT ANSWER Yes If patient refuses the substitution or the practitioner indicates "brand medically necessary" or words of similar meaning on the prescription. My state permits generic substitution according to requirements other than the Orange Book. (Yes/No) If yes, list the requirements and the actions a prescriber and/or patient can take to block the substitution: - CORRECT ANSWER No If patient refuses the substitution or the practitioner indicates "brand medically necessary" or words of similar meaning on the prescription. My state permits substitution of NTI drugs unless this action/s has been taken by the prescriber and/or patient. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER No My state does not routinely permit the pharmacist to substitute an NTI drug. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER Yes, anti-epileptic drug substitution must have the consent of the prescriber and the patient (or patient's parent or guardian). NTI drugs that cannot be substituted in my state include: - CORRECT ANSWER Anti-epileptic drugs My state has additional requirements for compounding that go beyond federal requirements. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER No My state permits drugs that were compounded in another state to be sent to patients in my state. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER Not addressed in the state law. My state requires a courtesy call if a patient has not picked up their medication within a given time frame. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER Not addressed in the state law.
My state sets limitations on all/first fills of a controlled substance prescription. This can include the quantity and days supply. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER Schedule II narcotics may be prescribed or dispensed for a maximum of a thirty- day supply, except when it come in a single unit dose package that exceeds the thirty-day limit or where a terminally ill patient is certified by a physician to exceed the thirty-day limit. My state permits controlled and non-controlled drugs to be written on the same prescription. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER Not addressed in the state law. My state requires tamper-resistant security forms for these categories of drugs (e.g., all drugs, all scheduled drugs only, schedule II drugs only): - CORRECT ANSWER Medicaid prescriptions per federal law. If required for certain patient groups, fill in the type of patients: - CORRECT ANSWER Medicaid prescriptions per federal law. Describe the security elements that must be present on the form in your state: - CORRECT ANSWER Follows federal law. My state requires that paper forms and electronic versions of forms for scheduled drugs (DEA 222 forms/disposal forms/prescriptions/invoices) be kept for this number of years: - CORRECT ANSWER 5 years My state sets a time limit on the days/months from the issue date when a schedule II must be filled. If Yes, list the permitted time period: - CORRECT ANSWER Schedule II prescriptions must be filled within 7 days of the date the prescription was issued. My state permits patients to receive more than one month's worth of a schedule II drug at one time. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER In most situations, no. If yes, list if a maximum time period applies: - CORRECT ANSWER Schedule II narcotics may be prescribed or dispensed for a maximum of a thirty-day supply, except when it come in a single unit dose package that exceeds the thirty-day limit or where a terminally ill patient is certified by a physician to exceed the thirty-day limit.
In my state the following changes can be made, at the pharmacist's discretion, to schedule II prescriptions: - CORRECT ANSWER A pharmacist may add a patient's missing address or change a patient's address on all controlled substance prescriptions after verifying the patient's identification and noting the identification number on the back of the prescription. The pharmacist cannot make changes to the patient's name, the controlled substance being prescribed, the quantity of the prescription, the prescriber's DEA number, the prescriber's name, the prescriber's electronic signature or the prescriber's signature. In my state the following changes can be made, at the pharmacist's discretion, to schedule III-V prescriptions: - CORRECT ANSWER Same as above. List the schedules of drugs collected in your state's PDMP: - CORRECT ANSWER Schedule II-V drugs List the collection period (such as weekly, or monthly): - CORRECT ANSWER 7 days Which healthcare professionals are authorized to access the PDMP in your state?
- CORRECT ANSWER Dispensers of controlled substances and all practitioners, except veterinarians. My state has requirements for schedule V drugs refills that are more stringent than refill requirements for non-scheduled drugs. (Yes/No) If yes, list them here: - CORRECT ANSWER Yes Schedule V prescriptions are valid for 3 months from date of issue and can be refilled 2 times. My state allows partial fills for schedule II prescriptions at the request of the patient or the prescriber. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER No
My state allows pharmacists to furnish naloxone to patients and caregivers at risk of opioid overdose. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER Yes Is naloxone distribution by pharmacist's legally permissible in all cases, or is it under a standing order, protocol, or limited to pharmacist's with the authority of a prescriber? - CORRECT ANSWER A pharmacist may prescribe and dispense naloxone if they complete an ACPE-approved opioid antagonists training program, a curriculum-based program from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy, a state or local health department program or a program recognized by the board. My state requires reporting controlled substances loss or theft within this time period: - CORRECT ANSWER A loss or theft must be reported to the department of public safety within 3 days of discovery. My state permits off-site storage of pharmacy records. (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER Not addressed in the state law. List any additional restrictions in your state for sale of ephedrine/pseudoephedrine: - CORRECT ANSWER No additional List your state requirements for selling dextromethorphan: - CORRECT ANSWER No restriction Does your state require a prescription for syringes and needles? (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER No Does your state set a limit of the maximum number of syringes that can be purchased at one time? (Yes/No) - CORRECT ANSWER No
