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NJ Rev Stat § 45:14-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:14-49 - Licensure required for pharmacist.

45:14-49 Licensure required for pharmacist.  10. a. Except as otherwise provided in this act, it shall be unlawful for any individual to engage in the practice of pharmacy unless currently licensed to practice under the provisions of this act. b. The provisions of this act shall not apply to the sale of any drug by a manufacturer or wholesaler or pharmacy to each other or to a physician, dentist, veterinarian or other person licensed to prescribe such drugs in their professional practice. c. Practitioners authorized under the laws of this State to compound drugs and to dispense drugs directly to their patients in the practice of their respective professions shall meet the standards established by their respective licensing boards with respect to storage, handling, security, counseling, labeling, packing and record keeping requirements for the dispensing of drugs, or if no such standards exist, the same storage, handling, security, counseling, labeling, packaging and record keeping requirements for the dispensing of drugs applicable to pharmacists. L.2003,c.280,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:14-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:14-50 - Application for license; requirements.

45:14-50 Application for license; requirements.  11. To obtain a license to engage in the practice of pharmacy, the applicant shall: a. Have submitted a written application in the form prescribed by the board; b. Have attained the age of 18 years; c. Be of good moral character; d. Have graduated and received a professional degree from a college or school of pharmacy that has been approved by the board; e. Have completed an internship or other program that has been approved by the board, or demonstrated to the board's satisfaction experience in the practice of pharmacy which meets or exceeds the minimum internship requirements of the board; f. Have successfully passed an examination or examinations as determined by the board; and g. Have paid the fees specified by the board for the examination and any related materials, and have paid for the issuance of the license. L.2003,c.280,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:14-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:14-51 - Examination for licensure.

45:14-51 Examination for licensure.  12. The examination for licensure shall measure the competence of the applicant to engage in the practice of pharmacy. The board may employ, cooperate and contract with any organization or consultant in the preparation and grading of an examination, but shall retain the sole discretion and responsibility for determining which applicants have successfully passed the examination. L.2003,c.280,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:14-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:14-52 - Practical experience, requirements.

45:14-52 Practical experience, requirements.  13. a. All applicants for licensure by examination shall obtain practical experience in the practice of pharmacy under terms and conditions determined by the board. b. The board may establish licensure requirements for interns and standards for internship, or any other experiential program necessary to qualify an applicant for the licensure examination, and shall also determine the qualifications of preceptors used in practical experience programs. L.2003,c.280,s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:14-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:14-53 - Licensure for pharmacist currently licensed in another jurisdiction.

45:14-53 Licensure for pharmacist currently licensed in another jurisdiction.  14. a. In order for a pharmacist currently licensed in another jurisdiction to obtain a license as a pharmacist by license transfer in this State, an applicant shall: (1) Have submitted a written application in the form prescribed by the board; (2) Have attained the age of 18 years; (3) Have good moral character; (4) Have engaged in the practice of pharmacy for a period of at least 1,000 hours within the last two years or have met, immediately prior to application, the internship requirements of this State within the one-year period immediately preceding the date of application; (5) Have presented to the board proof of initial licensure by examination and proof that the license is in good standing; (6) Have presented to the board proof that any other license granted to the applicant by any other state has not been suspended, revoked or otherwise restricted for any reason except nonrenewal or for the failure to obtain the required continuing education credits in any state where the applicant is currently licensed but not engaged in the practice of pharmacy;  (7) Have paid the fees specified by the board; (8) Have graduated and received a professional degree from a college or school of pharmacy approved by the board; and (9) Have met any other requirements as established by the board by regulation. b. No applicant shall be eligible for license transfer unless the applicant holds a current valid license in a state that grants licensure transfer to pharmacists duly licensed by examination in this State. c. In order for a pharmacist applicant with a pharmacy degree from a foreign country or a college of pharmacy not approved by the board to obtain a license as a pharmacist, that applicant shall meet those requirements as established by the board by regulation. L.2003,c.280,s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:14-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:14-54 - Continuing pharmacy education.

45:14-54 Continuing pharmacy education.  15. a. The board shall require each person registered as a pharmacist, as a condition for biennial renewal certification, to complete continuing pharmacy education during each biennial period immediately preceding the date of renewal and submit proof thereof to the board. b. The board shall: (1) Establish standards for continuing pharmacy education, including the number of credits, the subject matter and content of courses of study, the selection of instructors and the type of continuing education credits required of a registered pharmacist as a condition of biennial registration; (2) Approve educational programs offering credit towards continuing pharmacy education requirements; and (3) Approve other equivalent educational programs, including, but not limited to, home study courses, and establish procedures for the issuance of credit upon satisfactory proof of the completion of these programs. In the case of continuing education courses and programs, each hour of instruction shall be equivalent to one credit. c. (1) The board shall only approve programs that are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. The board shall permit any pharmacy association or organization offering a continuing pharmacy education program approved by the board pursuant to subsection b. of this section to impose a reasonable differential in registration fees for courses upon registered pharmacists who are not members of that pharmacy association or organization. The board may approve programs held within or outside the State. (2) In no event shall the board grant credits for, or approve as, a component of a continuing education program: (a) participation in a routine business portion of a meeting of a pharmacy association or organization; or (b) any presentation that is offered to sell a product or promote a business enterprise. d. (1) The board may, in its discretion, waive requirements for continuing education on an individual basis for reasons of hardship, such as illness or disability, retirement of the registration certificate, or any other good cause. (2) The board shall not require completion of continuing education credits for an initial renewal of registration. (3) If a pharmacist completes a number of continuing education credit hours in excess of the number required for a biennial period, the board may allow, by rule or regulation, credits to be carried over to satisfy the pharmacist's continuing education requirement for the next biennial renewal period, but shall not be applicable thereafter. L.2003,c.280,s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:14-54.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:14-54.1 - Continuing education for pharmacists relative to opiods.

45:14-54.1 Continuing education for pharmacists relative to opiods.  22. a. The New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy shall require that the number of credits of continuing pharmacy education required of each person registered as a pharmacist, as a condition of biennial renewal certification, include one credit of educational programs or topics concerning prescription opioid drugs, including alternatives to opioids for managing and treating pain and the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion. The continuing pharmacy education requirement in this subsection shall be subject to the provisions of section 15 of P.L.2003, c.280 (C.45:14-54), including, but not limited to, the authority of the board to waive the provisions of this section for a specific individual if the board deems it is appropriate to do so. b. The New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section. L.2017, c.28, s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:14-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:14-55 - Use of New Jersey Prescription Blanks.

45:14-55 Use of New Jersey Prescription Blanks.  16. a. A practitioner practicing in this State shall use non-reproducible, non-erasable safety paper New Jersey Prescription Blanks bearing that practitioner's license number whenever the practitioner issues prescriptions for controlled dangerous substances, prescription legend drugs or other prescription items. The prescription blanks shall be secured from a vendor approved by the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. b. A licensed practitioner practicing in this State shall maintain a record of the receipt of New Jersey Prescription Blanks. The practitioner shall notify the Office of Drug Control in the Division of Consumer Affairs as soon as possible but no later than 72 hours of being made aware that any New Jersey Prescription Blank in the practitioner's possession has been stolen. Upon receipt of notification, the Office of Drug Control shall take appropriate action, including notification to the Department of Human Services and the Attorney General. L.2003,c.280,s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:14-56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:14-56 - Health care facility prescriptions.

45:14-56 Health care facility prescriptions.  17. a. Prescriptions issued by a health care facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall be written on non-reproducible, non-erasable safety paper New Jersey Prescription Blanks. The prescription blanks shall be secured from a vendor approved by the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. The New Jersey Prescription Blanks shall bear the unique provider number assigned to that health care facility for the issuing of prescriptions for controlled dangerous substances, prescription legend drugs or other prescription items. b. A health care facility shall maintain a record of the receipt of New Jersey Prescription Blanks. The health care facility shall notify the Office of Drug Control in the Division of Consumer Affairs as soon as possible but no later than 72 hours of being made aware that any New Jersey Prescription Blank in the facility's possession has been stolen. Upon receipt of notification, the Office of Drug Control shall take appropriate action including notification to the Department of Human Services and the Attorney General. L.2003,c.280,s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:14-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:14-57 - Requirements for prescription to be filled.

45:14-57 Requirements for prescription to be filled.  18. a. A prescription issued by a practitioner or health care facility licensed in New Jersey shall not be filled by a pharmacist unless the prescription is issued on a New Jersey Prescription Blank bearing the practitioner's license number or the unique provider number assigned to a health care facility. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section to the contrary, a practitioner or health care facility licensed in New Jersey may utilize an electronic health record program to imprint the practitioner's name and license number or the unique provider number assigned to a health care facility on a blank New Jersey Prescription Blank for transmission to a pharmacist, provided that: (1) any other requirements under section 20 of P.L.2003, c.280 (C.45:14-59) and any regulations adopted by the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety concerning New Jersey Prescription Blanks are met; and (2) the electronic health record program will imprint on the blank form all such identifying information about the prescriber as is required by regulation of the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs. L.2003, c.280, s.18; amended 2009, c.297.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:14-57.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:14-57.1 - Re-dispensing of prescription medications under certain circumstances.

45:14-57.1 Re-dispensing of prescription medications under certain circumstances.  1. a. In the event that a pharmacy prepares a prescription medication that is abandoned by a patient, or a long-term care pharmacy does not dispense a prescription medication to a patient in a long-term care facility, the medication may be re-dispensed by the pharmacy in a manner consistent with regulations promulgated by the Board of Pharmacy, provided that the medication was maintained under proper storage conditions to ensure its integrity, and has remained under the exclusive control and custody of the pharmacy and the patient's long-term care facility at all times. The medication shall not be dispensed to patients later than one year from the date the medication was originally prepared for dispensing. A re-dispensed medication shall be marked with the same use-by date found on the medication when it was originally prepared for dispensing. Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify dispensing requirements and practices related to a prescription drug that can only be dispensed to a patient registered with the manufacturer of that drug, in accordance with requirements established by the federal Food and Drug Administration. b. For purposes of this section, a prescription medication shall be considered to be abandoned when a prescription is prepared and made available for dispensing by the pharmacy but is not dispensed to the patient for whom it was prepared within two weeks. L.2016, c.42, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:14-58 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:14-58 - Transmission of prescription by telephone, electronic means; requirements.

45:14-58 Transmission of prescription by telephone, electronic means; requirements.  19. a. Nothing contained in this act shall preclude a practitioner from transmitting to a pharmacist by telephone or electronic means a prescription, as otherwise authorized by law, if that practitioner provides the practitioner's Drug Enforcement Administration registration number and the practitioner's license number, or any other federally identified number, as appropriate, to the pharmacist at the time the practitioner transmits the prescription. b. Except as may be otherwise permitted by law, no prescription for any Schedule II controlled dangerous substance shall be given or transmitted to pharmacists, in any other manner, than in writing signed by the practitioner giving or transmitting the same, nor shall such prescription be renewed or refilled. The requirement in this subsection that a prescription for any controlled dangerous substance be given or transmitted to pharmacists in writing signed by the practitioner shall not apply to a prescription for a Schedule II drug if that prescription is transmitted or prepared in compliance with federal and State regulations. c. (1) Each vendor that sells, leases, or licenses for use an electronic health records system that is used to electronically transmit prescriptions in this State on the effective date of P.L.2017, c.338 shall ensure that the system meets all federal requirements for the system to accept, process, and transmit prescriptions for Schedule II controlled dangerous substances no later than one year after the effective date of P.L.2017, c.338 as a condition of continuing to sell, lease, or license for use the electronic health records system in this State. Each vendor that commences selling, leasing, or licensing for use an electronic health records system that is used to electronically transmit prescriptions in this State after the effective date of P.L.2017, c.338 shall ensure that the system meets all federal requirements for the system to accept, process, and transmit prescriptions for Schedule II controlled dangerous substances as a condition of selling, leasing, or licensing for use the electronic health records system in this State. (2) The requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to a telemedicine or telehealth organization, as that term is defined in section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61), that exclusively provides telehealth and telemedicine services. L.2003, c.280, s.19; amended 2017, c.338.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:14-59 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:14-59 - Format for New Jersey Prescription Blanks.

45:14-59 Format for New Jersey Prescription Blanks.  20. The Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall establish the format for uniform, non-reproducible, non-erasable safety paper prescription blanks, to be known as New Jersey Prescription Blanks, which format shall include an identifiable logo or symbol that will appear on all prescription blanks and additional security features to prevent erasure or duplication of prescription blanks that can be accomplished with widely available computer technology. The prescription blanks for each prescriber or health care facility shall be numbered consecutively and, if the prescriber or health care facility has a National Provider Identifier, the prescription blank shall include the National Provider Identifier. The division shall approve a sufficient number of vendors to ensure production of an adequate supply of New Jersey Prescription Blanks for practitioners and health care facilities Statewide, but shall limit the number of vendors as necessary to ensure that vendors may be appropriately monitored to ensure that prescription blanks are delivered only to intended prescribers and health care facilities. L.2003, c.280, s.20; amended 2007, c.244, s.22; 2015, c.74, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:14-60 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:14-60 - Different dosage form, conditions.

45:14-60 Different dosage form, conditions.  21. A pharmacist may dispense a prescription in a different dosage form than originally prescribed if the pharmacist notifies the prescriber no later than 48 hours following the dispensing of the prescription, provided the dosage form dispensed has the appropriate drug release rate. L.2003,c.280,s.21.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:14-61 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:14-61 - Requirements for collaborative practice.

45:14-61 Requirements for collaborative practice.  22. In establishing requirements for pharmacists to engage in collaborative practice as provided in paragraph (4) of subsection a. of section 9 of this act, the board shall include in these requirements, but not be limited to, provisions that any written protocol between a physician and pharmacist: a. is agreed to by both the physician and the pharmacist with the consent of the patient; b. identifies, by name and title, each physician and each pharmacist who is permitted to participate in a patient's collaborative drug therapy management; c. specifies the functions and responsibilities the pharmacist will be performing; d. is available at the practice sites of the pharmacist and physician and made available at each site to the patient; e. is initiated and utilized at the sole discretion of the physician for a specific patient; f. may be terminated at any time by either party by written documentation; g. establishes when physician notification is required, the physician chart update interval, and an appropriate time frame within which the pharmacist must notify the physician of any change in dose, duration or frequency of medication prescribed; h. remains in effect for a period not to exceed two years upon the conclusion of which, or sooner, the parties shall review the protocol and make a determination as to its renewal, modification or termination; and i. establish the means by which the patient will be advised of the right to elect to participate in and withdraw from the collaborative drug therapy management. L.2003,c.280,s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:14-62 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:14-62 - Collaborative drug therapy management.

45:14-62 Collaborative drug therapy management.  23. a. Each collaborative drug therapy management shall be between a single patient's specific physician and the patient's pharmacist or pharmacy and address that patient's specific condition, disease or diseases. b. No collaborative drug therapy management shall include, without the prior consent of the patient and the patient's physician who has signed the protocol, therapeutic interchange at the time of dispensing, provided that written confirmation of this prior consent, which may be by electronic means, shall be obtained pursuant to record keeping guidelines to be established by regulation jointly promulgated by the board and the State Board of Medical Examiners. L.2003,c.280,s.23.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:14-64 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:14-64 - Inapplicability relative to collaborative drug therapy management in hospitals.

45:14-64 Inapplicability relative to collaborative drug therapy management in hospitals.  25. The provisions of this act regulating collaborative drug therapy management shall not apply to any pharmacist practicing in a hospital, provided that prescribing within these institutions takes place under the guidance of a pharmacy and therapeutics committee in accordance with procedures as determined by regulations jointly promulgated by the board and the State Board of Medical Examiners. L.2003,c.280,s.25.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:14-66 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:14-66 - Drug utilization review, requirements.

45:14-66 Drug utilization review, requirements.  27. a. A pharmacist shall conduct a drug utilization review before each new medication is dispensed or delivered to a patient. b. A pharmacist shall conduct a prospective drug utilization review in accordance with the provisions of this section before refilling a prescription or medication order to the extent he deems appropriate in his professional judgment. c. A pharmacist shall exercise independent professional judgment as to whether or not to dispense or refill a prescription or medication order. In determining to dispense or refill a prescription or medication order, the decision of the pharmacist shall not be arbitrary but shall be based on professional experience, knowledge or available reference materials. L.2003,c.280,s.27.