Reporting of Pharmacy Personnel Terminations to the Board of Pharmacy (Resolution No. 101-5-05)

May 25, 2005 1:18 pm Topics: Resolutions

Resolution No: 101-5-05
Title: Reporting of Pharmacy Personnel Terminations to the Board of Pharmacy and the NABP Model State Pharmacy Act and Model Rules
Action: Passed

Whereas, it has been the experience of the boards of pharmacy that when a pharmacy terminates employment of licensees/registrants (pharmacists, interns, or pharmacy technicians) due to a drug-related cause or violation including the abuse, theft, or diversion of drugs, these individuals will sometimes seek and gain employment at another pharmacy and subsequently may be involved in similar, illegal, and dangerous activities; and

Whereas, some states have rules which require pharmacies to report such terminations of employment to the board of pharmacy and this information is valuable to boards of pharmacy in the protection of the public health; and

Whereas, the NABP Model State Pharmacy Act and Model Rules currently recommends that states require only pharmacists-in-charge and pharmacy interns to notify the board of pharmacy in the event of their change in employment location;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that NABP urge all states to require pharmacies to report such terminations for all licensees/registrants and amend its Model State Pharmacy Act and Model Rules to support state requirements that mandate pharmacies to notify the board of pharmacy in the event of a termination of employment for any licensee/registrant due to a drug-related cause or violation including the abuse, theft, or diversion of drugs.

(Resolution passed at NABP’s 101st Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA)