Oregon Board of Pharmacy
Fiscal Impact Request
Interested Parties:
The Board is seeking stakeholder input on the estimated fiscal impact (costs minus savings) associated with implementation, operation and ongoing compliance related to proposed amendments to rules concerning Pharmacists, Preceptors, Interns, Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technicians, and Pharmacy Technicians. We understand that some information you may want to provide could be proprietary; therefore, please note that any information provided becomes a public record.
Fiscal information on any portion of the request below is welcome. Please reply to pharmacy.rulemaking@bop.oregon.gov by June 7, 2023.
Please provide an estimate of the fiscal impact associated with compliance, implementation and operation related to any of the following proposed rules:
- Requiring each pharmacist who provides counseling to a patient located in Oregon to be licensed with the board as a Pharmacist
- Providing counseling that includes an interactive communication between a pharmacist and a patient or a patient’s agent in which the pharmacist provides the patient or patient’s agent with advice regarding the safe and effective use of a drug or device
- For a prescription delivered to a patient except at a Drug Outlet Pharmacy, Pharmacy Prescription Kiosk or Pharmacy Prescription Locker, requiring the pharmacist to attempt to:
- Provide counseling prior to delivery
- Provide drug information in a format accessible by the patient, including information on how to contact the Pharmacist with the delivery; and
- Reattempt to provide counseling with 24 hours of delivery if counseling does not occur prior to delivery.
- Requiring each pharmacist that attempts counseling, provides counseling, or accepts the request not to be counseled to document their identity, each attempt to counsel and the outcome at the time of the attempt or interaction;
- Requiring clinical pharmacy records to be securely retained for 7 years in written or electronic format and available to the board upon request
- Requiring the Pharmacist-in-Charge for each Drug Outlet Pharmacy located both in and out of Oregon to:
- Complete 1000, 1500, or 2000 hours of pharmacy practice within the last 1, 2, or 3 years in a US state or its jurisdiction
- Complete a board provided PIC training course either before the appointment or within 90 days after the appointment and every 5 years thereafter
- Be employed by the outlet
- Be physically onsite at the Drug Outlet Pharmacy a minimum of 20 hours per work week or fifty percent (50%) of the hours of operation of the pharmacy, whichever is less.
Thank you,
Rulemaking Staff
Oregon Board of Pharmacy
pharmacy.rulemaking@bop.oregon.gov
(971) 673-0001 phone
www.oregon.gov/pharmacy
The Oregon Board of Pharmacy serves to promote and protect public health,
safety and welfare by ensuring high standards in the practice of pharmacy and through effective regulation of the manufacture and distribution of drugs.
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