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This informational reference map is being presented to assist you in keeping updated on your state's compliance status with USP Chapter 797 and continuing education (CE) renewal requirements through a research project conducted by CriticalPoint, LLC and NABP.
Connecticut Commission of Pharmacy
STATE COMPLIANCE SURVEY RESULTS
Does the state have specific language requiring compliance with USP 797? Yes
Does the state have specific language requiring compliance with Sterile Compounding or Parenteral Preparations regulations? Yes
What is regulation cited and verbiage used?
Section 20-576-66. Standards. (a) Sections 20-576-64 to 20-576-68, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall apply to all sterile pharmaceuticals, notwithstanding the location of the patient (e.g., home, hospital, nursing home, hospice, doctor's office). (b) A sterile compounding pharmacy shall comply with sections 20-576-64 to 20-576-68, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, and the current United States Pharmacopeia, Revised General Chapter 797, Pharmaceutical Compounding-Sterile Preparations. ( c) A sterile compounding pharmacy may provide compounded products to practitioners of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, dentistry, or veterinary medicine to administer to their patients in the course of their professional practice, either personally or under their direct and immediate supervision, except that the quantity of such compounded products shall be limited to a two-week supply.
LICENSE AND TRAINING SURVEY RESULTS
How many hours of training are required for license renewal? 15
How often must you renew your license? Annually
How many hours of didactic/live training are required for renewal? 5
How many hours of pharmacy law are required for license renewals? 1
How many hours during the renewal period must be in Sterile Compounding? N/A
What is the state law reference number regarding license renewal training? CT PracAct 20-600.
What is the name of this section heading? Continuing education: Requirements; renewal of licenses; regulations.
What is the verbiage regarding the renewal of license requirements? (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), (f) and (g) of this section, the commission shall not authorize the department to renew a license to practice pharmacy as a pharmacist unless the pharmacist applying for the renewal submits a statement signed under the penalty of false statement that the pharmacist has satisfactorily completed not less than fifteen contact hours of accredited continuing professional education in the previous calendar year immediately preceding expiration of the license. Not less than five contact hours of the annual continuing education requirement shall be earned by attendance at a live presentation of an accredited continuing professional education program. At least one of the fifteen contact hours shall be on the subject matter of pharmacy law or drug law.
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