As used in this section and section 20-600:
(1) “Accredited continuing professional education” means any education of pharmacists which is designed to maintain professional competence in the practice of pharmacy and which is provided by an organization, institution or agency approved by the commission. Such education may include, but is not limited to, courses concerning: (A) The social, economic, behavioral, legal, administrative and managerial aspects of health care; (B) the properties and actions of drugs and dosage forms; (C) the etiology, characteristics, therapeutics and prevention of the disease states; (D) the pharmaceutical monitoring and management of patients; and (E) other areas of information unique to specialized types of professional pharmacy practice;
(2) “Certificate of continuing education units” means a document issued to a pharmacist by an organization, institution or agency approved by the commission which offers accredited continuing professional education, which (A) certifies that the pharmacist has satisfactorily completed a specified number of continuing education units, and (B) bears the name of such organization, institution or agency, the title of the program, the dates during which the program was conducted, the number of continuing education units satisfactorily completed and the signature of the director of such organization, institution or agency or the director's authorized agent;
(3) “Continuing education unit” means ten contact hours of participation in accredited continuing professional education;
(4) “Contact hours” means fifty to sixty minutes of participation in accredited continuing professional education;
(5) “Retired pharmacist” means a pharmacist who is at least sixty-two years of age and no longer actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy; and
(6) “Inactive license” means a license that is issued, in the same manner and for the same fee as specified in this chapter for a license to practice pharmacy, to a retired pharmacist which license does not authorize the retired pharmacist to practice pharmacy and on which the word “inactive” is printed or stamped.
(P.A. 87-401, S. 1, 4; P.A. 89-265, S. 1; P.A. 95-264, S. 24; P.A. 99-175, S. 28.)
History: P.A. 89-265 added definitions of “retired pharmacist” and “inactive license” as Subdivs. (6) and (7), renumbering former Subdiv. (6) as (8); P.A. 95-264 deleted definitions of “commission” and “department”, renumbering remaining Subdivs. as necessary; Sec. 20-174a transferred to Sec. 20-599 in 1997; P.A. 99-175 made technical and gender neutral changes and added Subpara. indicators in Subdivs. (1) and (2).
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Section 20-570. - Short title: Pharmacy Practice Act.
Section 20-571. (Formerly Sec. 20-184a). - Definitions.
Section 20-572. (Formerly Sec. 20-163). - Commission of Pharmacy. Appointment and term of members.
Section 20-573. (Formerly Sec. 20-165). - Meetings of commission. Records.
Section 20-574. (Formerly Sec. 20-164a). - Supervision by Commissioner of Consumer Protection.
Section 20-575. - Powers and responsibilities.
Section 20-576. (Formerly Sec. 20-164). - Regulations.
Section 20-576a. - Acceptance and disposal of unused prescription drugs at pharmacies. Regulations.
Section 20-578. (Formerly Sec. 21a-306). - Information not to be disclosed. Exception.
Section 20-580. (Formerly Sec. 20-167). - Revocation or suspension of nonlegend drug permit.
Section 20-581. (Formerly Sec. 20-185). - Penalty for violation of Pharmacy Practice Act. Exception.
Section 20-582. (Formerly Sec. 20-176). - Appeals of decisions of Commission of Pharmacy.
Section 20-583. - Where appeals returnable.
Section 20-591. - Graduates of foreign pharmacy schools. Regulations.
Section 20-596. (Formerly Sec. 20-168b). - Ownership of pharmacies by prescribing practitioners.
Section 20-598. (Formerly Sec. 20-177). - Registration of pharmacy interns.
Section 20-598a. - Registration and certification of pharmacy technicians.
Section 20-599. (Formerly Sec. 20-174a). - Continuing education: Definitions.
Section 20-605. - Practice of pharmacy without license or temporary permit prohibited.
Section 20-606. (Formerly Sec. 20-178). - Use of the title “pharmacist”.
Section 20-611. (Formerly Sec. 20-175b). - Advertising legend drug prices.
Section 20-612. - Only pharmacy may accept prescription for dispensing.
Section 20-617a. - Flavoring agent added to prescription product.
Section 20-618. (Formerly Sec. 21a-107). - Repackaged drugs not considered misbranded, when.
Section 20-623. - Sale of nonlegend drugs. Labels, packaging and contents. Penalty.
Section 20-624. - Permit to sell nonlegend drugs.
Section 20-625. - Nonlegend veterinary drugs.
Section 20-626. - Confidentiality of pharmacy records.
Section 20-627. - Nonresident pharmacy. Definitions. Certificate of registration. Requirements.
Section 20-628. - Shipping, mailing or delivering legend devices or drugs.
Section 20-630. - Advertising.
Section 20-633. - Administration of vaccines by licensed pharmacists. Regulations.
Section 20-633a. - Pharmacy rewards program. Plain language summary. Violation.
Section 20-633b. - Sterile compounding pharmacies. Requirements. Regulations.
Section 20-633c. - Prescribing of opioid antagonists by licensed pharmacists. Regulations.
Section 20-633i. - Issuance of prescriptions for epinephrine auto injectors by pharmacists.
Section 20-636. - Sign re storage and disposal of prescription drugs.