Oregon Law

Question 1

When does a pharmacist license need

to be renewed?

Answer 1

Biennial June 30

OAR 855-021-0050

Question 2

How many CE Hours are required per year

Answer 2

30 hours EVERY 2 years

Question 3

What different CE courses are required?

Answer 3

2 hrs in Law
2 hrs in Patient safety or Med Error Prevention
7-hr pain CE within first 24 months of first license renewal

Question 4

What are Oregon’s Intern hour requirements

Answer 4

1440 hrs

0855-019-0120-1

Question 5

How long are Intern license’s valid?

Answer 5

2 years

OAR 0855-031-0010

Question 6

What schedule are Pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine in Oregon

Answer 6

Schedule III, they require a prescription

Question 7

What are the restrictions for pharmacist breaks in Oregon

Answer 7

There must be appropriate opportunities for uninterrupted rest periods and meal breaks (time is not defined)

Question 8

Is there a limit to Number of technicians to one pharmacist

Answer 8

No

Question 9

Is there a limit to number of interns to one pharmacist?

Answer 9

Traditional Yes - 1 intern only
Pharmacist may supervise more than one if one intern performs pharmacist duties and other performs technician duties

Preceptors may not supervise more than 2 interns simultaneously during a shift (school)

With school approval, preceptor may supervise up to 10 interns at a public-health outreach program (health fair)

Pharmacist may supervise up to 2 immunizing interns, and may delegate preceptor responsibilities to another licensed pharmacist or preceptor

Question 10

Can a tech Pack pour or place drugs into containers?

Answer 10

Yes

Question 11

Can a tech reconstitute prescription medications?

Answer 11

Yes

Question 12

Can a tech affix required labels upon any container?

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

Can a tech enter information into the pharmacy computer or initiate or accept oral or electronic refill authorization from a practioner or practioner’s agent, provided that nothing about the prescription is changed?

Answer 13

yes

Question 14

Can a tech prepackage and label multi-dose or unit-dose packages of medication for later use?

Answer 14

Yes

Question 15

Can a tech pick doses for a unit dose car fill or a nursing home patient?

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

Can a tech bulk compound solutions for small-volume injectables, sterile irrigating solutions, products prepared in relatively large volume for internal or external use by patients and reagents or other products for pharmacy or hospital department?

Answer 16

Yes

Question 17

Can a Tech prepare parenteral products including reconstitution, or involving the addition of one manufacturer’s single dose or multiple unit doses of the same product to another manufacturers prepared unit to be administered to a patient?

Answer 17

Yes

Question 18

Can a technician communicate orally a new or transferred prescription of any nature?

Answer 18

No

Question 19

Can a technician receive or transfer a prescription to another pharmacy without verification from a pharmacist?

Answer 19

No

Question 20

Can a tech provide a prescription or medication to a patient without a pharmacist’s verification of the accuracy of the dispensed medication?

Answer 20

No

Question 21

Can a tech counsel a patient on meds or perform a DUR?

Answer 21

No

Question 22

Can a tech perform any task that requires the professional judgement of a pharmacist?

Answer 22

No

Question 23

How must a patient be counseled or refuse counseling per the board?

Answer 23

Pharmacist or intern may accept a patient or agents refusal for counsel.

Pharmacist or intern may choose not to release prescription until counseling has been complete if their professional judgement deems so

Question 24

What are the size, design, layout or security features or other formatting requirements for prescription pads?

Answer 24

Oregon - no requirements, must follow CMS/Medicaid:
VOID appears on any reproduction
Erasure resistant background
Micro Printed Border
Artificial watermark on back visible at 45 degree angle
Thermochromic “Rx” disappears when rubbed or heated
Security features box on back alerts patients and pharmacy to security features

Question 25

Is there a time limit or quantity limit for prescriptions? (Controlled and Non-controlled)

Answer 25

Non-controlled prescriptions are valid for 1 year from date of issue. Schedule III, IV, and V are valid for 6 months from date of issue, and may not be refilled more than 5 times.

Question 26

How long must Prescription records be kept?

Answer 26

3 years

Question 27

Is there a prescription drug monitoring program and which drugs must be reported?

Answer 27

Mandatory reporting of the dispensing Schedule II-IV medications to Oregon PDMP

Question 28

How often does dispensing data need to be reported to the state PDMP?

Answer 28

72 hours

Question 29

May emergency verbal schedule II prescriptions be given?

Answer 29

In emergency situations as defined by rule of the State board of pharmacy, schedule II drugs may be dispensed with an oral prescription of a practitioner, reduced promptly to writing and filed by the pharmacy.

Question 30

What information can be corrected on a Schedule II prescription?

Answer 30

``` After Consulting with prescriber: Dosage Form Strength Quantity Directions for use ``` Patient information after verification: Patient's address

Question 31

What information can never be changed on a schedule II prescription?

Answer 31

Patient's name | Controlled substance prescribed (unless generic)

Question 32

Is identification required prior to picking up a prescription?

Answer 32

No, however a pharmacist may refuse to dispense a prescription to any person who lacks proper identification

Question 33

What is the time frame in which substances lost or stolen must be reported?

Answer 33

within 1 business day

Question 34

Where must all records and documents be kept for the first year?

Answer 34

On site of pharmacy

Question 35

How long must pharmacy records be kept?

Answer 35

3 years

Question 36

If a board inspector or law enforcement officer requests off-site records, in what time frame must they be able to retrieve the records?

Answer 36

3 business days

Question 37

Who has prescriptive authority in Oregon?

Answer 37

``` MDs DOs PAs Certified Nurse NP NP Midwife Veterinarian (animal only) Podiatrist Dentist Dental Hygienist, Optometrists ```

Question 38

What information is required on EVERY prescription label?

Answer 38

``` Name, address and phone of Pharmacy Date dispensed & Expiration Rx Number Patient name Drug, Strength and Quantity Directions Prescriber Cautionary/auxillary labels OREGON REQUIRES: Pharmacy Phone, Physical description of contents ```

Question 39

How many members of the board are there?

Answer 39

9 members 2 technicians 2 public members 5 pharmacists