Even retirees whose former employers continue to offer coverage until Medicare kicks in at age 65 can expect a bit of sticker shock. As health-care costs continue to rise, companies are reducing coverage or requiring retirees to pay more.
Education Law requires that registered pharmacists complete continuing education. A minimum of 45 contact hours (at least 23 live) is required in each three-year registration period. As of September 1, 2003, the 45 hours required must include at least 3 credits (home study or live) of formal continuing education on strategies and techniques to reduce medication and prescription errors.
A pharmacy intern whose registration becomes invalid under this subsection shall immediately return to the Board the pharmacy intern registration and preceptor approval documents. (d) The following applies to internship credit: (1) An intern shall serve at least 1,500 hours. (2) A maximum of 50 hours may be credited in 1 week. (3) An intern shall serve at least 500 of the 1,500 hours in a pharmacy. (4) An intern may earn up to 1,000 of the 1,500 hours in an internship program sponsored or approved by an ACPE-accredited pharmacy degree program. (5) The Board may grant internship credit for hours that an individual served in a pharmacy before the individual registered as an intern only if the individual shows good cause for failing to register in timely fashion.