Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 110 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE LICENSURE OF PHARMACISTS AND REGISTRATION OF PHARMACY TECHNICIANS › Part III - Requirements for Renewal or Reinstatement of Licensure › Section 18VAC110-21-130 - Approval of continuing education programs

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The board will approve without application
				  or further review any program offered by an ACPE-approved provider and will
				  accept for credit certificates bearing the official ACPE logo and program
				  number.
B. The board may approve an
				  individual CE program under the following provisions:
1. An approved individual program is a
				  course, activity, or lecture that includes subject matter related to the
				  competency of the practice of pharmacy and that has been approved for CE credit
				  by the board.
2. In order to
				  receive approval for an individual program, the sponsor or provider must apply
				  prior to offering the program on a form provided by the board. The information
				  that must be provided shall include:
a. Name
				  of provider;
b. Location;
c. Date and time of program;
d. Charges to participants;
e. Description of program content and
				  objectives;
f. Credentials of
				  speaker or author;
g. Method of
				  delivery;
h. Evaluation
				  procedure;
i. Evidence of a post
				  assessment;
j. Credits
				  requested;
k. Mechanism for
				  recordkeeping; and
l. Any such
				  information as the board deems necessary to assure quality and
				  compliance.
3. The
				  sponsor applying for board approval of an individual program shall pay a fee as
				  required in 18VAC110-21-20 C 5.
4.
				  The board shall notify the provider or sponsor within 60 days following the
				  receipt of a completed application of approval or disapproval of a program and
				  the number of credits that may be awarded. The board shall also assign an
				  expiration date for approval of the program not to exceed two years from the
				  date of approval.
5. The provider
				  of an approved program shall provide to each participant who completes the
				  required hours and passes the post-test a certification with the name of the
				  provider, name of the participant, description of course and method of
				  delivery, number of hours credited, date of completion, and program
				  identification number.
6. The
				  provider of an approved program shall maintain all records on that program,
				  program participants, and hours awarded for a period of five years and shall
				  make those records available to the board upon request.
7. The board shall periodically review and
				  monitor programs. The provider of a CE program shall waive registration fees
				  for a representative of the board for that purpose.
8. Any changes in the information previously
				  provided about an approved program or provider shall be submitted, or the board
				  may withdraw its approval. If a provider wants to give a live program more than
				  once, all program dates shall either be submitted on the original application
				  or provided to the board in subsequent correspondence at least five days prior
				  to giving the program.