Section 16.02. Continuing education required; waiver.

 

(1)  Each pharmacist required to complete the continuing education requirement provided under s. 450.085 , Stats., shall, at the time of making application for renewal of a license under s. 450.08 (2) (a) , Stats., sign a statement on the application for renewal certifying that the pharmacist has completed at least 30 hours of acceptable continuing education programs within the 2-year period immediately preceding the date of his or her application for renewal. The 30 hours of continuing education for pharmacists first applies to applications that are submitted to the department to renew a license to practice pharmacy that expires on June 1, 2000. This subsection does not apply to an application for renewal of a license that expires on the first renewal date after the date on which the board initially granted the license.

(2)  A pharmacist may apply to the board for waiver of the requirements of this chapter on grounds of exceptional circumstances such as prolonged illness, disability or other similar circumstances that the pharmacist indicates have prevented him or her from meeting the requirements. The board will consider each application for waiver individually on its merits.

History: Cr. Register, November, 1999, No. 527 , eff. 12-1-99.