NAC639.385. Advisory Committee on Continuing Education: Composition; powers and duties; quorum; review of materials for continuing education.

     1. The composition of the Committee is as follows:

     (a) A member of the Board, who is Chair of the Committee.

     (b) The Executive Secretary, who is Vice Chair of the Committee.

     (c) Three members appointed by the Chair of the Committee and approved by the Board.

     2. The Committee:

     (a) May adopt internal administrative policies and procedures.

     (b) With the approval of the Board, shall establish criteria for accrediting and evaluating any material, course or program for continuing education which is not already accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

     (c) May select a panel of reviewers to assist in the evaluation of various categories of materials, courses and programs for continuing education.

     (d) Shall evaluate the material, course or program based on the Committee’s own criteria, together with any reports from reviewers, and recommend to the Board for its final decision the accreditation of programs and the number of units of continuing education to be awarded to the programs.

     (e) May adopt such rules as are necessary for its operation.

     (f) Shall advise the Board on all matters relating to continuing education.

     (g) May collect from each provider of continuing education a fee sufficient to allow this function of the Board to be self-supporting.

     3. A quorum of the Committee is three members, at least one of whom must be the Chair or Vice Chair.

     4. A provider wishing to have any material, course or program accredited must submit to the Committee:

     (a) All the printed or recorded material intended to be distributed to participants;

     (b) Biographical information on the persons who are responsible for the content of the course;

     (c) Outlines of specifications for and the overall objectives of the presentations, if a major portion of the course or program consists of oral presentations;

     (d) A copy of the provider’s statement of evaluation; and

     (e) An estimate of the appropriate number of units of continuing education to be awarded for completing the course or program.

     5. The material so submitted may be evaluated by the Committee or, where appropriate, may be transmitted to members of a panel for its evaluation.

     [Bd. of Pharmacy, § 639.155, eff. 6-26-80]—(NAC A 10-26-83; 10-17-86)