2005 Idaho Code - 54-1725 — CONTINUING PHARMACY EDUCATION

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 17
                                 PHARMACISTS
    54-1725.  CONTINUING PHARMACY EDUCATION. (1) The legislature makes the
following findings and declarations:
    (a)  Because of the continuous introduction of new therapeutic and
    diagnostic agents and the changing concepts in the delivery of health-care
    services in the practice of pharmacy, it is essential that a pharmacist
    undertake a continuing education program in order to maintain his
    professional competency and improve his professional skills; and
    (b)  To assure the continued competency of the pharmacist and to maintain
    uniform qualifications for registration and licensure in the profession
    for the protection of the health and welfare of its citizens, the
    legislature of this state deems it in the public interest to adopt a
    continuing professional education program.
    (2)  Commencing July 1, 1980, no annual renewal license shall be issued to
a pharmacist until such pharmacist shall have submitted proof to the board
that he has satisfactorily completed an accredited program of continuing
professional education during the previous year to help assure his continued
competence to engage in the practice of pharmacy. The board shall from time to
time determine the amount of continuing education to be required.
    (3)  The board shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out
the stated objectives and purposes and to enforce the provisions of this
section, which shall include the methods of determining accredited programs,
any fees and such other rules and regulations consistent with this section as
the board shall determine.
    (4)  The board may grant to a pharmacist who meets all of the necessary
requirements for renewal of licensure, except the continuing education
requirements, alternate methods of obtaining continuing education through
home-study courses, correspondence courses, audiovisual aids, or other such
programs, examination or the like, substantially equivalent in scope and
content to the continuing professional education programs regularly scheduled;
provided, however, only those pharmacists shall be eligible for the
alternative programs who, upon written application to the board and for good
cause shown, demonstrate that they are unable to attend a sufficient number of
regularly scheduled continuing professional education programs for licensure.
This section and all rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be
uniformly applied by the board.