Oklahoma News: Board Committees Formed

July 1, 2009 10:36 am Topics: Collaborative practice and Long term care facility

Published in the July 2009 Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter

Committees on remote order entry, collaborative drug therapy, and long-term care emergency boxes have been established to promulgate rules that will be submitted to the Board for consideration later this year. Gail Schmidt, DPh, chairs the Remote Order Entry for Hospitals committee, Dr Tom Davis chairs the Collaborative Drug Therapy committee, and Gary Porter, DPh, chairs the Emergency Boxes in Long-Term Care Facilities committee. Committee membership is open. Pharmacists that have an interest in serving may contact the Board for committee meeting times. Committees generally meet once monthly until completion of the recommended rule. The recommended rule language is then submitted to the Board for consideration. A public hearing will be held on the rule, and the Board may make changes in the rule language. Once approved by the Board, the new rule may be submitted to the legislature and governor for consideration. If approved by the legislature and governor, the rule becomes effective 10 days after publication in The Oklahoma Register or at a time set by the Board. Bills regarding non-emergency rules may only be submitted to the legislature and governor during the legislative session that is held from February through May of each year.