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13 Cards in this Set
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What are the general powers and duties of health regulatory boards (1-5)?
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1. registration, certification, & licensure regulations
2. Licensing exams - written or physical demonstration 3. Issuance of license through multistate exams 4. Registration & renewal schedules 5. Application & exam fees and license |
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What are the general powers and duties of health regulatory boards (1-5)?
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1. registration, certification, & licensure regulations
2. Licensing exams - written or physical demonstration 3. Issuance of license through multistate exams 4. Registration & renewal schedules 5. Application & exam fees and license |
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What are the general powers and duties of health regulatory boards (6-10)?
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6. Declare administrative regulations
7. Revocation or suspension of licenses 8. Appoint designees to coordinate with Intervention Program Committee 9. Discipline violators 10. Appoint conference committee members |
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What are the general powers and duties of health regulatory boards (11-15)?
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11. Create a panel of board members
12. Issue inactive licenses or certificates 13. Telephone conference call to settle pending matters 14. Consentual agreements 15. Determine if a practitioner is unable to practice |
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What criteria does the Board set for determining the need for professional regulation?
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Promote health outcomes and protect public from harm, promote consumers’ access; encourage valuable healthcare relationships; facilitate professional and geographic mobility of providers; minimize anticompetitive requirements; regulate insurance plans, health delivery systems; reimbursement issues; accreditation; health workforce planning
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When would the Board not register an applicant to manufacture or distribute controlled substances?
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If issuance of the registration would be inconsistent with public interest
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How does the Board determine if something would be inconsistent with public interest?
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Controlled substance diversion; compliance with state and local law; controlled substance convictions; past experience in manufacture or distribution of controlled substances; false/ fraudulent material; suspended registration; any other factors relevant to public safety
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May practitioners registered under federal law conduct research with C-I substances in Virginia?
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Yes – must furnish evidence of federal registration
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The Board may register persons to possess controlled II-VI substances upon determination of what?
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Documented need; issuance is consistent with public interest; complies with applicable state and federal laws/regulations; storage/use/records will be under supervision of licensed pharmacist, practitioner of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, dentistry, or veterinary medicine
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What are general requirements for nuclear pharmacies?
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Must have a permit for radiopharmaceuticals; comply with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); immediate inner container must be labeled with the standard radiation symbol & the words “Caution – Radioactive Material” – all other prescription requirements apply; all amounts measured by radiometric (half-life) measuring
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What are the qualifications to become a nuclear pharmacist?
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Meet Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) standards for training; 200 contact hours of didactic instruction in nuclear pharmacy; 500 hours of clinical nuclear pharmacy training
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What are the requirements for Board membership?
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10 members – 8 licensed pharmacists + 2 citizen members; term is 4 years; meet at least annually; majority determines a quorum for business transactions; elects an annual chairman; executive director must be licensed or eligible for licensure in VA
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What are the requirements for drugs in a correctional institution?
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Must be obtained only on an individual prescription basis from a pharmacy; all prepared drugs locked with only the person responsible for administering having access; complete and accurate records maintained, administered, and discontinued; must contain patient name, drug name and strength, number of dosage units received, prescriber’s name, date, time, and signature of person giving drug; all unused or discontinued drugs shall be sealed and amount container at time of sealing recorded on drug administration record; such drugs shall be returned to provider pharmacy or to a secondary pharmacy along with drug administration record within 30 days of discontinuance; provider or secondary pharmacy shall conduct random audits of returned drug administration records for accountability; records filed chronologically by provider or secondary pharmacy, kept for 1 year or, at option of facility, returned by the pharmacy to the facility; drugs may be returned to pharmacy stock; other drugs disposed or destroyed by provider pharmacy
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