WEST VIRGINIA MPJE LAW EXAM ACTUAL EXAM A, B C ALL

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1 WEST VIRGINIA MPJE LAW EXAM ACTUAL EXAM A, B & C ALL

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WEST VIRGINIA MPJE LAW EXAM A

What are the rules for consultant pharmacists? - ANSWER-1. Must register with BOP

• Must have 3 CE hours in area of consulting each year (may be part of 15 hours of CE already

required by pharmacists)

• Must document time & date of all activities
• Maintain appropriate prescriptions, floor stock, emergency boxes, investigational drugs,

samples, outdated pharmaceuticals

• Must maintain policy and procedures manual, appropriate drug references, ensure

compliance of laws, separate consulting from dispensing

• Shall file an application for each institution where consulting services are provided
• Provide description of services provided
• If consulting agreement is discontinued, the consulting pharmacist must immediately return

the consulting permit back to the BOP

• May not provide consulting services in an agreement to be the supplier pharmacy

Emergency Dispensing - ANSWER-1. Can dispense an emergency supply of a life sustaining prescription if needed in the professional judgement of pharmacist if MD is not available

• No more than a 10 day supply 1 / 4

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• Must document all infor and notify MD ASAP

West Virginia Prescription Paper - ANSWER-1. Prevention of unauthorized copying

• Prevention of erasure modification
• An ability to prevent counterfeit prescription pads
• Capable of supporting automated validation through pharmacy claims processing systems

using the official state prescription control number

• Shall contain 6 quantity check-off boxes
• Shall contain space for the indicated number of refills or to indicate no refills
• Shall provide space for the patient's name, address, and the prescribers signature
• Shall provide space for the preprinted, stamped, typed, or manually printed name, address,

and telephone number of the prescriber, DEA & NPI number

• Shall contain statement: "This prescription may be filled with a generically equivalent drug

product unless the words 'Brand Medically Necessary' are written in the practitioner's own handwriting, on this prescription form"

• Each blank must be numbered on the face with a unique identifying control number in both

human readable and barcode format

What are the CE requirements for pharmacists in WV? - ANSWER-1. Reporting Period: July 1- June 30 (Q2 years)

• 30 CE hours every 2 years 2 / 4

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• Cannot carry over excess hours
• 6 hours of the 30 hours must be live
• Providers must submit BOP application for CE approval 30 days before offering (must

maintain records for 4 years)

Scope of Practice for a Pharmacy Technician - ANSWER-Under the Direct Supervision of a

Pharmacist:

• Assist in the dispensing process
• Receive new written or electronic prescription orders
• Compound and stock medications

Under the Indirect Supervision of a Pharmacist:

• Process medical coverage claims
• Cashier

May NOT Perform the Following:

• Drug regimen review
• Clinical conflict resolution
• Contact a prescriber concerning Rx drug order clarification or therapy modification
• Patient counseling
• Dispense process validation 3 / 4

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• Prescription transfer
• Receive new oral prescription drug orders

Pharmacist Breaks - ANSWER-1. Indirect supervision

• No > 30 minutes (during any contiguous 8 hours)
• Pharmacist may leave pharmacy, but not building
• Prescriptions may be prepared, but not delivered until pharmacist has verified the accuracy

of the prescription, and counseling, if required, has been provided or refused by the patient

• Voice mail sy9stem installed on the pharmacy phoneline to receive new prescription orders

and refill authorizations during the break

A Pharmacy Technician May NOT: - ANSWER-1. Receive verbal prescription drug orders and reduce these orders to writing either manually or electronically

• Interpret and evaluate prescription drug orders
• Select drug products
• Interpret patient medication records and perform drug regimen reviews
• Deliver the prescription to the patient before the pharmacist performs a final check of the

prescription

• Communicate to the patient information about the prescription drug, which the pharmacist

considers significant

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