HSCCP: 2023 Texas Law Update

This course is designed to provide pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in Texas with a comprehensive understanding of recent changes in pharmacy rules and relevant legislation. Participants will learn about the intricacies of Texas pharmacy regulations, including updates and key aspects from recent legislative sessions. Additionally, the course will focus on the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) and its requirements, emphasizing the roles and responsibilities of both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in ensuring patient safety and compliance.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

Learning Objectives

When you complete this module, you will be able to:

Pharmacists:

  1. Identify recent changes in Texas pharmacy rules.
  2. Describe highlights from pharmacy-related bills from past Texas legislative sessions.
  3. Discuss the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program and its requirements

Pharmacy Technicians:

  1. Identify recent changes in Texas pharmacy rules that impact the role of the pharmacy technician.
  2. Describe highlights from pharmacy-related bills from past Texas legislative sessions. 
  3. Discuss how a pharmacy technician may assist in the use of the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 ACPE Technician
Course opens: 
11/09/2023
Course expires: 
11/09/2024
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

The University of North Texas Health Science Center's Department of Academic Innovation office, the planning team and the presenters have no relevant financial or leadership relationships to disclose. The presenters for this session are: 

Terri Burrows, RPh, PharmD
Compliance Officer, Dallas Region
Texas State Board of Pharmacy

Accreditation Statements

 

Jointly Accredited Provider MarkIn support of improving patient care, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing Education for the healthcare team. 

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. 

Designation Statements

Pharmacist

This knowledge-based activity has been assigned UAN JA0004637-0000-23-036-H03-P and will award 1 contact hour of continuing pharmacy education credit in states that recognized ACPE Providers. 

Statements of participation will indicate hours and CEUs based on participation and will be issued online at the conclusion of the activity. Successful completion includes completing the activity, its accompanying evaluation and/or posttest (score 70% or higher) and requesting credit online at the conclusion of the activity. 

Credit will be uploaded to CPE Monitor, and participants may print a statement of credit or transcript from their NABP e-profile. HSC complies with the Accreditation Standards for Continuing Pharmacy Education.

Pharmacy Technicians

This knowledge-based activity has been assigned UAN JA0004637-0000-23-036-H03-T and will award 1 contact hour of continuing pharmacy education credit in states that recognize ACPE Providers. Statements of participation will indicate hours and CEUs based on participation and will be issued online at the conclusion of the activity. Successful completion includes completing the activity, its accompanying evaluation and/or posttest (score 70% or higher) and requesting credit online at the conclusion of the activity.

Credit will be uploaded to CPE Monitor, and participants may print a statement of credit or transcript from their NABP e-profile. HSC complies with the Accreditation Standards for Continuing Pharmacy Education.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 ACPE Technician

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Accessibility Statement

If you require special assistance to participate in this activity, please call (817) 735-2539 or email: register@unthsc.edu. An Equal Opportunity University.