Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) CPE programs
must consist of subject matter pertinent to pharmacy including:
(a) Socioeconomic aspects of
healthcare;
(b) Legal aspects of
healthcare;
(c) Properties and
actions of drugs and dosage forms;
(d) Etiology, characteristics, therapeutics,
and prevention of disease states; or
(e) General topics related to
pharmacy.
(2) Time spent
in the following activities may be included in the calculation of CPE credit:
(a) A program delivered by an instructor or a
panel of instructors;
(b) A
structured CPE discussion, workshop or demonstration;
(c) A structured CPE question and answer
session;
(d) An ACPE accredited
program or board-approved program;
(e) An ACCME AMA Category 1 accredited
program up to the following limits per renewal cycle:
(A) 10 hours of CPE for
Pharmacists;
(B) 6 hours of CPE for
Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Technicians.
(f) A policy discussion at an
Oregon Board of Pharmacy meeting up to a maximum of 2 hours of law CPE per
renewal cycle.
(3) Time
spent in the following activities must not be included in the calculation of
CPE credit:
(a) Welcoming remarks;
(b) Meals or social functions;
(c) Business sessions (e.g. voting, treasury
report, strategic plan);
(d)
Unstructured discussion, workshops, and demonstrations;
(e) Unstructured question and answer
sessions;
(f) Degree
programs;
(g) Non-ACPE approved
certificate programs;
(h) Licensing
or certification examinations;
(i)
Skills training programs;
(j)
Software training programs;
(k)
Learning assessments;
(l) Program
evaluations; and
(m) Attending CPE
programs for which credit was not granted by the provider.
(4) For each accredited or board-approved
program, the licensee must retain a certificate of completion for each
completed program that includes:
(a) Licensee
name;
(b) Title, activity date, and
activity number of the program;
(c)
Topic designation (e.g. law, patient safety, pain);
(d) Name of the program provider;
(e) Number of contact hours earned by topic
designation; and
(f) Statement of
credit granted to the participant.
(5) For each accredited or board-approved
program, the licensee must ensure that licensee program completion CPE credit
was recorded in the CPE Monitor or a certificate of completion is uploaded to
the licensee's electronic licensing record with the board prior to submission
of the license renewal.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
689.205
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
689.255, ORES 689.285, ORS
689.490
