Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 4729:1-5-01 | Pharmacist Continuing Education - Definitions.

                                                
As used in Chapter 4729:1-5 of the Administrative
		Code:
(A) "A.C.P.E." means the
		  accreditation council for pharmacy education.
(B) "Board approved pharmacy
		  practice-specific specialty certification program" means a
		  practice-specific specialty certification program approved by the state board
		  of pharmacy. The board shall adopt a resolution of the approved programs and
		  make a list of the approved programs available on its website
		  (www.pharmacy.ohio.gov). At a minimum, such pharmacy practice-specific
		  specialty certification programs shall consist of:
(1) Periodic
			 recertification examinations;
(2) Documentation by the
			 certification program that the pharmacist is currently certified by the
			 program;
(3) Other requirements as
			 determined by the board.
(C) "Continuing education unit"
		  or "C.E.U." means ten contact hours of participation in an organized
		  continuing pharmacy education experience presented by a provider listed in
		  paragraph (D) of this rule.
(D) "Continuing pharmacy
		  education" or "continuing education", as required in section
		  4729.12 of the Revised Code, means post-licensure pharmacy education undertaken
		  to maintain professional competency to practice pharmacy, improve professional
		  skills, and preserve uniform qualifications for continuing the practice of the
		  profession for the purpose of protecting public health and welfare. Continuing
		  pharmacy education may be obtained from any of the following
		  providers:
(1) A pharmacy
			 jurisprudence program pursuant to paragraph (F) of this rule;
(2) An approved in-state
			 provider of volunteer healthcare services in accordance with section 4745.04 of
			 the Revised Code and rule 4729-6-03 of the Administrative Code;
(3) An A.C.P.E.
			 accredited continuing education provider.
(E) "One-third of a licensee's
		  continuing education requirement" as used in division (C) of section
		  4745.04 of the Revised Code and paragraph (H) of rule 4729:1-5-02 of the
		  Administrative Code, means the total number of required C.E.U.s for licensure
		  renewal divided by three and rounded down to the nearest whole
		  number.
(F) "Pharmacy jurisprudence"
		  continuing education shall include any of the following:
(1) An A.C.P.E. law
			 program as identified by A.C.P.E numbering convention
			 "03";
(2) A board of pharmacy
			 approved continuing education program provided by an in-state approved
			 jurisprudence provider pursuant to rule 4729-6-02 of the Administrative Code
			 that pertains to current or recent changes to laws, rules, and regulations
			 relating to the practice of pharmacy; or
(3) A program presented
			 by the state board of pharmacy that pertains to current or recent changes to
			 laws, rules, and regulations relating to the practice of pharmacy.
(G) "Patient or medication
		  safety" means an A.C.P.E. continuing education program identified by the
		  A.C.P.E. numbering convention "05" that deals with the prevention of
		  healthcare errors and the elimination or mitigation of patient injury caused by
		  healthcare errors.
(H) "Veteran" means anyone who
		  is serving or has served under honorable conditions in any component of the
		  armed forces, including the national guard and reserve.