OAR 855-135-0010: Continuing Pharmacy Education Programs: General Requirements

(1) CPE programs must consist of subject matter pertinent to pharmacy including: (a) Socioeconomic aspects of healthcare; (b) Legal aspects of healthcare; (c) Properties and actions of drugs and dosage forms; (d) Etiology, characteristics, therapeutics, and prevention of disease states; or (e) General topics related to pharmacy. (2) Time spent in the following activities may be included in the calculation of CPE credit: (a) A program delivered by an instructor or a panel of instructors; (b) A structured CPE discussion, workshop or demonstration; (c) A structured CPE question and answer session; (d) An ACPE accredited program or board-approved program; (e) An ACCME AMA Category 1 accredited program or AAVSB-RACE approved medical program up to the following limits per renewal cycle: (A) 10 hours of CPE for Pharmacists; (B) 6 hours of CPE for Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Technicians. (f) A policy discussion at an Oregon Board of Pharmacy meeting up to a maximum of 2 hours of law CPE per renewal cycle. (3) Time spent in the following activities must not be included in the calculation of CPE credit: (a) Welcoming remarks; (b) Meals or social functions; (c) Business sessions (e.g. voting, treasury report, strategic plan); (d) Unstructured discussion, workshops, and demonstrations; (e) Unstructured question and answer sessions; (f) Degree programs; (g) Non-ACPE approved certificate programs; (h) Licensing or certification examinations; (i) Skills training programs; (j) Software training programs; (k) Learning assessments; (l) Program evaluations; and (m) Attending CPE programs for which credit was not granted by the provider. (4) For each accredited or board-approved program, the licensee must retain a certificate of completion for each completed program that includes: (a) Licensee name; (b) Title, activity date, and activity number of the program; (c) Topic designation (e.g. law, patient safety, pain); (d) Name of the program provider; (e) Number of contact hours earned by topic designation; and (f) Statement of credit granted to the participant. (5) For each accredited or board-approved program, the licensee must ensure that licensee program completion CPE credit was recorded in the CPE Monitor or a certificate of completion is uploaded to the licensee’s electronic licensing record with the board prior to submission of the license renewal.