Texas (TX) MPJE Worksheet

MPJE Worksheet MPJE Instructions: This is meant to be a guide that covers as many possible MPJE topics as possible. Each state has different laws, and you may find some boxes that are not addressed by your state (in which case write n/a). Always check your state board for latest guidance. State Texa...

MPJE Worksheet MPJE Instructions: This is meant to be a guide that covers as many possible MPJE topics as possible. Each state has different laws, and you may find some boxes that are not addressed by your state (in which case write n/a). Always check your state board for latest guidance. State Texas The Board of Pharmacy The Texas State Board of Pharmacy is made up of 11 members: 7 pharmacists 1 pharmacy technician 3 public members Who are the Board Members? Pharmacist members serving on the board must represent Class A or Class C pharmacies, be a resident of Texas, have been licensed in Texas for at least 5 years prior to appointment and in good standing with the board, and are actively practicing pharmacy. Pharmacist members and their spouses are prohibited from lobbying on behalf of any profession regulated by the board and must not be employed or paid as a consultant for any healthcare association in Texas. Is the Board a Separate Entity or Under Another Separate Entity Organization/Department? Who Chairs the Board? How Are Board Members Selected? Appointment/Election? It’s not explicitly spelled out in the law, but the President of the board chairs the board. Board members are appointed bhttps://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/pdf/OC.552.pdf#page=5y the Governor, with concurrence by the Senate. Each member serves for 6 years in overlapping terms and cannot serve for more than 2 consecutive full terms. How Long do Board Members 6 years. May repeat the term once for a total of two 6 year terms. Serve? How Often Does the Board Convene? Board members convene on a quarterly basis. Who Can Attend Meetings? Board meetings are open to the general public (and in fact, they’re even Live Streamed). Licensure Requirements The Pharmacist New Transfer/Reciprocity Who Can Apply? Foreign Graduate Age 18 Application Fee? $338 Variable Cost of Transfer/Reciprocity + FPGEC $255 # of CE Hours for Renewal? 30 Special CE Requirements (e.g. live, compounding, preceptor, HIV, MTM, vaccinations, opioid, medication safety)? Texas Pharmacy Laws or Rules – 1 hr Pain Management – 1 hr annually (2 hrs per renewal period) Prescribing and Monitoring Controlled Substances – 2 hrs Mental Health Awareness – 1 hr Human Trafficking Prevention – 1 HHSC-approved course Preceptor CE (if a certified preceptor) – 3 hrs Minimum Intern Hours? 1740 N/A Degree/Education Required? Examinations Required? NAPLEX/MPJE Documents (Transcript/Drug Test/Background Check)? Reinstatement Process? 1740 BS or Pharm.D Application SummaryOfficial ID with photo and signatureSocial Security CardBirth Certificate, Permanent Resident Card, Naturalization Papers, or US PassportGraduation Affidavit (including certification of 1740 internship hours)Fingerprints FPGEC certified BS or Pharm.D MPJE Application Summary Official ID with photo and signature Social Security Card Birth Certificate, Permanent Resident Card, Naturalization Papers, or US Passport Fingerprints Copy of the FPGEC Certification NAPLEX/MPJE Application Summary Official ID with photo and signature Social Security Card Birth Certificate, Permanent Resident Card, Naturalization Papers, or US Passport Copy of FPGEC Certification Fingerprints After having license suspended, revoked, or restricted for 12 months, here is the reinstatement process: Re-apply under oath (on a special form given by the BOP) Meet all BOP requirements to conduct a background check (including fingerprint fees etc) © tl;dr pharmacy llc. All Rights Reserved Pay fee for reinstatement application The BOP may (at its discretion) require applicant to take/retake applicable examinations If reinstatement is denied after review by BOP, applicant must wait another 12 months Probation Reasons/Process? Renewal Period? See above Initially, a temporary 30 day license is issued. Afterwards, the license renews every 2 years on the applicant’s birth month. Every 2 years on the applicant’s birth month Pharmacy Intern New License/Registration Required? Yes Who Can Apply? Students currently enrolled in an ACPE approved college of pharmacy Application Fee? Technically none, but there is a $50 background check fee. Hours Required? 1,740 hours required by ACPE. no more than 50 may be credited per week. Current Enrollment/Good Standing Required? Yes (for student-internship) Preceptor Required? The student internship shall be in the presence of and under the supervision of a healthcare professional preceptor or a pharmacist preceptor. An extended-internship shall be in the presence of and under the direct supervision of a pharmacist preceptor.. The student-internship expires: if the student-intern voluntarily or involuntarily ceases enrollment, including suspension, in a college/school of pharmacy; the student-intern fails either the NAPLEX or Texas MPJE; or the student-intern fails to take either the NAPLEX or Texas MPJE or both within six calendar months after graduation. Renewal Period? An extended internship remains in effect for two years. However, the internship expires immediately upon: the failure of the extended-intern to take the NAPLEX and Texas MPJE within six calendar months after graduation or FPGEC certification; the failure of the extended-intern to pass the NAPLEX and Texas MPJE;; upon termination of the residency program; or obtaining a Texas pharmacist license. Pharmacy Technician New License/Registration Required? Who Can Apply? # of CE Hours for Renewal? Yes Applicants with High School diploma/GED (or working to obtain one in the next 2 years) Required to successfully pass PTCB certification 20 Special CE Requirements (e.g. compounding, Pharmacy Laws or Rules – 1 hr live, HIV, opioid, medication safety)? Human Trafficking Prevention (specific course offered by Tx HHSC) Application Fee? Technicians $84, Trainees $55. PTCB Certification Requirements? Examination, PTCB, Education? Background Check Drug Test? Background Check? High School diploma/GED (or working to obtain one in the next 2 years) Renewal Period? Technician Registrations are valid for 2 years, and renew on the last day of the month that registration was initially granted Technician Trainee Registrations are valid for 2 years. They may NOT be extended The Pharmacy The Physical Space Specific Requirements on Who Can Access the Pharmacy? See Access section below Without Pharmacist? BOP? Police? Minimum Square Footage? None Minimum Counter Space? Nope Counseling Area Requirements? Counseling area needs to be: Easily accessible to both patient and pharmacists and not allow patient access to prescription drugs; and Designed to maintain the confidentiality and privacy of the pharmacist/patient communication © tl;dr pharmacy llc. All Rights Reserved Specific space requirements are not provided, but the BOP may consider Proximity to cash register area Volume of pedestrian traffic in and around the counseling area Presence of walls/barriers between counseling area and other areas of the pharmacy Evidence of confidential information being overheard by persons other than the patient or patient's agent or the pharmacist or agents of the pharmacist. Must be physically or electronically secured by such means as Floor to ceiling walls Walls, partitions, or barriers at least 9 feet 6 inches high Security System Requirements Electronically monitored motion detectors Pull down sliders Or other systems or technologies that will secure the pharmacy from unauthorized entrance when the pharmacy is closed Specifications on Alarms? Connectivity (Phone/Fax/Internet Required)? At a minimum, the pharmacy must have a basic alarm system with off-site monitoring and perimeter and motion sensors. The pharmacy may have additional security by video surveillance camera systems Data communication devices must adhere to state and federal law (i.e. HIPAA!) Original prescriptions shall be maintained in three separate files as follows: prescriptions for controlled substances listed in Schedule II; Separate Storage for prescriptions for controlled substances listed in Schedules III-V; and Prescription Hard Copies by prescriptions for dangerous drugs and nonprescription drugs. Control? Drugs by Control? Storage requirements for drugs: Pharmacies may store controlled substances in a secure cabinet or may be stored via dispersal throughout non-controlled stock in a manner that will prevent diversion. Must Storage Area Be Locked Hard Copies – No for Hard Copies? Drugs? Drugs – Yes (see above) Must Storage Area Be On Site Yes, and records must be supplied to BOP within 72 hours of request for Hard Copies? Drugs? Signage Sign Requirement for Counseling? A pharmacy shall post a sign no smaller than 8.5 inches by 11 inches in clear public view at all locations in the pharmacy where a patient may pick up prescriptions. The sign shall contain the following statement in a font that is easily readable: "Do you have questions about your prescription? Ask the pharmacist." Such notification shall be in both English and Spanish. Information here. Sign Requirement for Hours? Not required Sign Requirement for PIC Change? Sign Requirement for Closures? Not required Required. Other Signage Requirements? If changing address/location, pharmacy must post a sign visible to the public at least 14 days prior to the move Board Notification Time to Notify Board of Changes to Ownership? New pharmacy application must be filed with the BOP, and the license issued to previous owner must be returned to the BOP If just a change in managing officer (not a change in ownership), BOP must be notified within 10 days Time to Notify Board of Changes to PIC? 10 days Time to Notify Board of Changes to Address? 30 days prior to change of location Time to Notify Board of Changes to Hours? Not specified Equipment Type of Prescription Balance Required? Other Equipment Required? A Prescription Balance registered annually or biennially with the board. Data processing system, refrigerator, light-resistant and child-resistant vials, auxiliary labels and apothecary/metric conversion charts. Special Rules on Automated N/A Dispensing Cabinets? Access Must RPh Be On-Site for Access to Pharmacy? Generally, RPh must be present in order to access the pharmacy. © tl;dr pharmacy llc. All Rights Reserved Yes, under the following conditions: The pharmacist is off-site After Hours Dispensing May not exceed 2 consecutive hours in a 24 hour period Allowed? Requirements (i.e. Notice is posted saying the pharmacist is off-site, that no new prescriptions can be prepared (but previously Dispensing Cabinet? verified prescriptions may be picked up), and the date/time the pharmacist will return Pharmacy must maintain documentation of the absences Pharmacy is locked/secure from unauthorized access Emergency Access to Pharmacy Procedures? Allowed, but PIC must have them in writing. Mail Order Mail Allowed? (In-State to Out, Yes Out-of-State to In) License Required for Mail to Yes. And for those out of state pharmacies that deliver to Texas patients, PIC must be licensed in Texas. Other States? Ownership Requirements What Are the Fees for A Pharmacy License? Who Can Apply? Must be RPh to Own Pharmacy? Initial license fee is currently $516. Renewals are $513 (because #savings!) Fee schedule specified here Anyone Owners do not have to be pharmacists. Additional Requirements for Not specified Ownership? Rules on Sales/Transfers Application/Fees Required? License application must be submitted for change of ownership. Yes How Long for Notification Period? Change in ownership requires a new application. Change in managing officer(s) requires written notice to BOP within 10 days. Signage Requirements? Only required if pharmacy moving to new address (sign must be posted in conspicuous place for public to see at least 14 days prior to move) Staffing Requirements RPh-Tech Ratio? Different by 1:6 maximum of three of the six are pharmacy technician trainees, RPH to Trainees 1:3, 1:5 Setting? The ratio of pharmacists to technician trainees may not exceed 1:3 RPh-Intern Ratio? Different by 1:1 Exceptions to the 1:1 ratio. There is no ratio requirement for preceptors supervising student-interns as a part Setting? of a Texas college/school of pharmacy program. RPh-Staff (Clerk/Delivery Driver/Cashier) Ratio? Different by Setting? Not specified Compounding Licensure not required for General Compounding Is Facility Licensure Required for A community pharmacy engaged in the compounding of sterile preparations shall be designated as a Class AGeneral Compounding? Sterile S pharmacy. An institutional or ASC pharmacy engaged in the compounding of sterile preparations shall be Compounding? designated as a Class C-S pharmacy. Restrictions on Compounding Without Prescription? Stability of Compounded Product? Can compound without a prescription in anticipation of future orders based on routine, regularly observed prescribing patterns May not compound products that are commercially available Follows USP 795, USP 797, and USP 800 Special Volume Requirements? Not specified Manufacturer License Required? Certifications/Licensure Required? Pharmacists and Technicians involved in compounding must be certified in an ACPE-accredited compounding course and receive sufficient on-the-job didactic and experiential training. Individuals involved with sterile compounding must also complete CE for each license renewal (2 hours for low/moderate risk compounding, 4 hours for high risk). Clean room/hood certifications must be up to date and in compliance Special Requirements for Patent Not specified Drugs? Controlled Drugs? OTC? Dispensing Without Prescription Not specified Allowed? Which Drugs? © tl;dr pharmacy llc. All Rights Reserved