Rulemaking action by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy has been published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin as follows:
Notice of Intended Action
ARC 5235C has been published as a Notice of Intended Action to amend Chapter 4, “Pharmacist-Interns”, as part of an overall 5-year review of 657 Iowa Administrative Code.
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The proposed amendments:
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Provide consistency in the experiential training required of pharmacist-interns who are graduates of United States pharmacy programs and foreign pharmacy programs who are candidates for licensure in Iowa;
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Provide consistent language with other board rules relating to the use of an International Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) in lieu of a social security number;
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Simplify the subrule relating to the delegated functions of a pharmacist-intern,
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Remove the reference to a license surcharge for the board’s professional monitoring program, which the board no longer assesses;
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Allow the board to assess a $15 fee for verification of an intern registration or certification of intern hours;
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Provide language relating to the required board notice following criminal or disciplinary action; and
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Rearrange rules for clarity.
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Comments may be submitted no later than 4:30 pm on November 10, 2020 through the link above.