Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 22	EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 15	TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY
CHAPTER 295	PHARMACISTS
RULE §295.8	Continuing Education Requirements

(v) a dated certifying signature of the approved provider.

(f) Retention of continuing education records and audit of records by the board.

(1) Retention of records. Pharmacists are required to maintain certificates of completion of approved continuing education for three years from the date of reporting the contact hours on a license renewal application. Such records may be maintained in hard copy or electronic format.

(2) Audit of records by the board. The board shall audit the records of pharmacists for verification of reported continuing education credit. The following is applicable for such audits:

(A) upon written request, a pharmacist shall provide to the board documentation of proof for all continuing education contact hours reported during a specified license period(s). Failure to provide all requested records during the specified time period constitutes prima facie evidence of failure to keep and maintain records and shall subject the pharmacist to disciplinary action by the board;

(B) credit for continuing education contact hours shall only be allowed for approved programs for which the pharmacist submits documentation of proof reflecting that the hours were completed during the specified license period(s). Any other reported hours shall be disallowed. A pharmacist who has received credit for continuing education contact hours disallowed during an audit shall be subject to disciplinary action; and

(C) a pharmacist who submits false or fraudulent records to the board shall be subject to disciplinary action by the board.

Source Note: The provisions of this §295.8 adopted to be effective March 19, 1990, 15 TexReg 1234; amended to be effective March 29, 1995, 20 TexReg 1889; amended to be effective March 25, 1999, 24 TexReg 2023; amended to be effective January 3, 2000, 24 TexReg 12068; amended to be effective June 20, 2001, 26 TexReg 4513; amended to be effective December 19, 2001, 26 TexReg 10311; amended to be effective June 23, 2003, 28 TexReg 4639; amended to be effective March 10, 2005, 30 TexReg 1284; amended to be effective November 21, 2007, 32 TexReg 8310; amended to be effective December 14, 2008, 33 TexReg 10027; amended to be effective September 13, 2009, 34 TexReg 6113; amended to be effectiveMarch 10, 2011, 36 TexReg 1556; amended to be effective September 9, 2012, 37 TexReg 6938; amended to be effective March 17, 2013, 38 TexReg 1682; amended to be effective March 7, 2018, 43 TexReg 1279; amended to be effective September 10, 2019, 44 TexReg 4873; amended to be effective December 9, 2019, 44 TexReg 7546; amended to be effective June 18, 2020, 45 TexReg 4035; amended to be effective December 6, 2022, 47 TexReg 8042; amended to be effective May 24, 2023, 48 TexReg 2577; amended to be effective December 4, 2023, 48 TexReg 7061