Minnesota Statutes

Question 1

Who counts as a practitioner?

Answer 1

Licensed doctor of medicine
Licensed doctor of osteopathic medicine
Licensed doctor of dentistry
Licensed doctor of optometry
Licensed podiatrist
Licensed veterinarian
Licensed APRN
Licensed physician assistant
Pharmacist authorized to prescribe COC, NRT, and Narcan

Question 2

What are the requirements for pharmacists to give IM or SQ injections for psych drugs?

Answer 2

Must be ordered by the prescriber and prescriber must be notified after administration is complete
Mus be persuant to a collaborative practice agreement

Question 3

Ages for pharmacist-administered vaccines

Answer 3

6 years and up for flu and COVID
13 years and up for all other vaccines with a written collaborative practice protocol

Question 4

Who can enter into a collaborative practice protocol for pharmacist vaccine adminstration?

Answer 4

Physicians, physician assistants, APRN

Question 5

What is required for a pharmacist to adminster vaccines?

Answer 5

Completion of a program approved by the accreditation council for pharmacy education specifically for the administration of immunizations
MIIC must be utilized for assessing immunization status
Immunizations must be reported to MIIC

Question 6

Does mixing or reconstituting a drug according to the product label count as compounding?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

Does anticapatory compounding count as compounding?

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

Does compounding using only bulk nonprescription substances count as compounding?

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

Does the preparation of a drug for the purpose of research or teaching count as compounding?

Answer 9

No - as long as it is not being dispensed to a patient

Question 10

Who is on the BOP?

Answer 10

3 public members and 6 pharmacists actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy

Question 11

What is required of a pharmacist memeber of the BOP?

Answer 11

At least 5 consecutive years of practical experience as a pharmacist immediately preceeding appointment

Question 12

Who appoints members of the BOP?

Answer 12

The governor

Question 13

What happens to a BOP member if they stop practicing pharmacy during their term?

Answer 13

They are immediately disqualified from membership

Question 14

What information for patients must be included on the BOP website?

Answer 14

Patient assistance programs offered by drug manufacturers
Insulin safety net program
Prescription drug assistance program established by the MN board of aging
Eligibility for Medicare/medical assistance
340B providers
How to discuss with a pharmacist drug alternatives (lower cost or generics)

Question 15

Application fee for licensure and registration for pharmacist (by reciprocity)?

Answer 15

$300

Question 16

Application fee for licensure and registration for pharmacist (in state)?

Answer 16

$225

Question 17

Application fee for licensure and registration for pharmacy intern?

Answer 17

$75

Question 18

Application fee for licensure and registration for technician?

Answer 18

$60

Question 19

Application fee for licensure and registration for pharmacy?

Answer 19

$450

Question 20

Application fee for licensure and registration for wholesaler or manufacturer?

Answer 20

$5,500

Question 21

What is the annual registration fee for manufacturers who sells opiates?

Answer 21

$250,000

Question 22

What is the max civil penalty the BOP can impose?

Answer 22

$10,000

Question 23

Who is required to report violations to the BOP?

Answer 23

Pharmacies in MN, licensees and registrants of the board, self

Question 24

How quickly must a required reporter report violations to the BOP?

Answer 24

Within 30 days after the occurrence

Question 25

Must a pharmacist substitute a prescription drug for a more affordable generic option?

Answer 25

Yes, as long as the Rx is not writted DAW and their is a therapeutically equivalent generic option available

Question 26

Can prescribers default all prescriptions to DAW?

Answer 26

No

Question 27

When can a pharmacist not automatically dispense a 90-day supply (when the Rx is written for fewer)?

Answer 27

If the prescriber has specified not to exceed the number of dosage units identified on the prescription or if the drug is a controlled substance