71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
 
                            Enrolled
 
                         House Bill 3041
 
Sponsored by Representative KRUMMEL
 
 
                     CHAPTER ................
 
 
                             AN ACT
 
 
Relating to continuing education requirements for pharmacists;
  amending ORS 689.285.
 
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
 
  SECTION 1. ORS 689.285 is amended to read:
  689.285. (1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that:
  (a) The continuous introduction of new medical agents and the
changing concepts of the delivery of health care services in the
practice of pharmacy make it essential that a pharmacist
undertake a continuing education program in order to maintain
professional competency and improve professional skills;
  (b) The state has a basic obligation to regulate and control
the profession of pharmacy in order to protect the public health
and welfare of its citizens; and
  (c) It is the purpose of this chapter to protect the health and
welfare of Oregon citizens and to   { - assure - }
 { + ensure + } uniform qualifications and continued competency
of licensed pharmacists by requiring participation in a
continuing pharmacy education program as a condition for renewal
of licenses to practice pharmacy.
  (2) All pharmacists licensed in the State of Oregon on and
after October 3, 1979, shall satisfactorily complete courses of
study and satisfactorily continue their education by other means
as determined by the State Board of Pharmacy in subjects relating
to the practice of the profession of pharmacy in order to be
eligible for renewal of licenses.   { - However, a pharmacist may
elect to meet the continuing pharmacy education requirements by
satisfactorily passing an examination given by the board for such
purpose. The examinations shall be given no later than eight
months prior to the next date for renewal of the annual licenses
and the results made known soon thereafter. - }
    { - (3) A pharmacist who elects to take an examination as
provided in subsection (2) of this section and fails to
satisfactorily pass such examination shall be entitled to satisfy
the continuing pharmacy education requirements by completing
within the year preceding the date of the renewal of the license,
courses of study as provided under subsection (4)(a) of this
section. - }
    { - (4) - }   { + (3) + } In accordance with applicable
provisions of ORS 183.310 to 183.550, the board shall make
reasonable rules:
  (a) Prescribing the procedure and criteria for approval of
continuing pharmacy education programs, including the number of
 
 
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hours of courses of study necessary to constitute a continuing
pharmacy education unit and the number of continuing pharmacy
education units required annually for renewal of a pharmacist
license.
  (b) Prescribing the scope of the examinations given by the
board including grading procedures.
  (c) Prescribing the content of the form to be submitted to the
board certifying completion of an approved continuing pharmacy
education program.
  (d) Necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
    { - (5) - }   { + (4) + } In adopting rules pursuant to
subsection   { - (4) - }   { + (3) + } of this section, the board
shall consider:
  (a) The need for formal regularly scheduled pharmacy education
programs.
  (b) Alternate methods of study including home-study courses,
seminars or other such programs for those persons who, upon
written application to the board and for good cause shown,
demonstrate their inability to attend regularly scheduled formal
classroom programs.
  (c) The necessity for examinations or other evaluation methods
used to   { - assure - }   { + ensure + } satisfactory completion
of the continuing pharmacy education program.
    { - (6) - }   { + (5) + } The board may contract for the
providing of educational programs to fulfill the requirements of
this chapter.  The board is further authorized to treat funds set
aside for the purpose of continuing education as state funds for
the purpose of accepting any funds made available under federal
law on a matching basis for the promulgation and maintenance of
programs of continuing education. In no instance shall the board
require a greater number of hours of study than it provides or
approves in the State of Oregon and which are available on the
same basis to all licensed pharmacists.
    { - (7) - }   { + (6) + } The board may levy an additional
fee of up to $10 for each license renewal to carry out the
provisions of this chapter.
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Passed by House April 3, 2001
 
 
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                                             Chief Clerk of House
 
      ...........................................................
                                                 Speaker of House
 
Passed by Senate May 7, 2001
 
 
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                                              President of Senate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Received by Governor:
 
......M.,............., 2001
 
Approved:
 
......M.,............., 2001
 
 
      ...........................................................
                                                         Governor
 
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
 
......M.,............., 2001
 
 
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                                               Secretary of State
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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