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Pharmacist registration:

what you need to know

April 2016


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What is the National Registration and

Accreditation Scheme

A single! national regulatory system "or registered

health pro"essions# 1$ %ealth Pro"ession &oards

# Australian %ealth Practitioner Regulation

Agency 'A%PRA(

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)he National Scheme

• Mobility: registered pharmacists are a*le topractise across Australia

• Uniformity: consistent national standards +registration and pro"essional conduct

• Efficiency: streamlined! e""ecti,e

• Collaboration: sharing! learning andunderstanding *etween pro"essions

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National online registers: showing currentconditions on practice 'e-cept health(

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Regulated health pro"essions

A*original and )orres Strait

/slander health practice

hinese medicine practice

hiropractic

ental practice

edical radiation practice

edical

Nursing and midwi"ery

3ccupational therapy

3ptometry

3steopathy

Pharmacy

Physiotherapy

Podiatry

Psychology

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Who does what

Pharmacy Board of Australia

• ade up o" practitioner and community mem*ers

appointed *y the Australian %ealth Work"orceinisterial ouncil

• )he regulatory decision#maker "or the pharmacy

pro"ession

•Sets national standards! codes and guidelines

• ecides who is registered to *e a pharmacist

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Who does what

Pharmacy Board of Australia

• 3,ersees the assessment o" o,erseas#trained

pharmacists• Re,iews and conducts in,estigations where

necessary into noti"ications 'complaints( made *y

the pu*lic or other health pro"essionals

•anages panel hearings

• Appro,es accredited programs o" study

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What is A%PRA

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

5 Pro,ides support and administration ser,ices to

National &oards and committees5 3perates in each state and territory and has a

national o""ice in el*ourne

5 mploys sta""! owns property and enters into

contracts on *ehal" o" &oards5 anages the online registers o" practitioners

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8ey "eatures o" registration

5 andatory standards that must *e met to remain

registered:

– riminal history

– ontinuing pro"essional de,elopment

– Recency o" practice

– nglish language skills

– Pro"essional indemnity insurance arrangements

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8ey "eatures o" registration

• Student registration

• Pro,isional registration upon uali"ication 'to

undertake internship(

• ;eneral registration a"ter internship

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Registration renewed annually• Pu*lic online register o" pharmacists

• Noti"ications 'complaints(

– %ealth! per"ormance and conduct

– andatory noti"ications

– ore at www


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Student registration

• No need to apply i" you are enrolled in an appro,ed

program o" study

– ducation pro,ider gi,es your details to the &oard

"or student registration 'no "ees(

• /" you intend to do a clinical placement and are

N3) enrolled in an appro,ed program and do N3)

hold student registration in the pharmacy

pro"ession! A%PRA must *e told

• ?ou must contact the education pro,ider i" your

name changes a"ter enrolment to update records

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Why ha,e registration

• Registration is a legal reuirement

– main purpose: pu*lic protection

– only suita*le persons with appro,ed uali"ications!

who meet reuirements o" registration standards!

are eligi*le

• /" you want to practise as a pharmacist you must *e

registered with the Pharmacy &oard o" Australia

• @uali"ication is not registration

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Why are pharmacists registered

5 )o protect the pu*lic *y ensuring that only suita*ly

trained and uali"ied pharmacists are registered<

You must not ractise unregistered:fines of u to !"#$###

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What constitutes practice

Practice means any role! whether remunerated or not! in

which the indi,idual uses their skills and knowledge as a

pharmacist in their pro"ession< Practice is not restricted tothe pro,ision o" direct clinical care<

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What constitutes practice

/t also includes working in:

5 a direct non#clinical relationship with clients

5 management and administration

5 education and research

5 ad,isory! regulatory or policy roles

5 any other roles that impact on sa"e! e""ecti,e deli,ery o"

ser,ices in the pro"ession

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Why should you care

• No registration$ no %ob as a harmacist – annot use the title pharmacistB or pharmaceutical

chemistB

– ;raduates cannot practise until they hold pro,isional

registration and their super,ised practicearrangements are appro,ed *y &oard

• R/NR: ?ou cannot work as a pharmacist i"

you are not registered 'pro,isional or general(

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When things go wrong

5 ?ou will *e held to account against the Pharmacy &oardo" AustraliaBs registration standards! guidelines and

ode o" onduct "or pharmacists

5 ommon noti"ications against pharmacists: – ommunication

– ispensing errors

– &oundary issues

– &eha,iour – ocumentation

– /mpairment

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Pharmacy &oard guidelines

5 ;uidelines on compounding o" medicines

5 ;uidelines on continuing pro"essional de,elopment

5 ;uidelines "or dispensing o" medicines

5 ;uidelines on practice#speci"ic issues

5 ;uidelines "or proprietor pharmacists

5 ;uidelines on dose administration aids and staged

supply o" dispensed medicines

5 ;uidelines "or mandatory noti"ications

5 ;uidelines "or ad,ertising regulated health ser,ices

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Coluntary noti"ications

Anyone may make a noti"ication a*out apharmacistBs erformance! conduct or

health in writing! online or *y phone

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andatory noti"ications

Practitioners and emloyers must report pharmacists i"a reasona*le *elie" they ha,e engaged in notifiableconduct:

• practising while into-icated *y drugs or alcohol

• engaging in se-ual misconduct in pro"essional practice• placing the pu*lic at risk o" su*stantial harm through a

physical or mental impairment a""ecting practice

• placing the pu*lic at risk o" harm through a su*stantial

departure "rom accepted pro"essional standards

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andatory noti"ications

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&ecoming registered 'pro,isional(

• ;raduation does not mean automatic registration

• Apply online "or pro,isional registration at least $#6

weeks *e"ore you complete your program o" study

'uni,ersities pro,ide graduate lists to A%PRA(

• ?our application must include a super,ised practice

arrangements application to do an internship

&MP'R(AN( (' REMEMBER:

You must meet registration re)uirements andha*e your suer*ision arrangements aro*ed by

the Board before you start ractising

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/mportant "orms

• /mportant "orms are a,aila*le on the &oardBswe*site! including:

– Pro,isional registration 'graduates o" an Australian

appro,ed program o" study can also apply online(

– Application "or appro,al o" super,ised practice as a

pharmacist

– Statutory declaration o" weekly record o" super,ised

practice hours

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What are applicant o*ligations

• nsure all in"ormation pro,ided is true and correct• Udate any changes to principal place o" practice!

postal address! name changes during application

process

• /" you are unsure +hether to disclose information +disclose anyway or call A%PRA "or more in"ormation

,erious enalties may aly if an alicant is found to

ha*e ro*ided false and-or misleading information$including alication being refused

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A"ter securing general registration

3ngoing practitioner responsi*ilitiesD• Annual rene+al *y "# No*ember 'online renewal encouraged(

– late "ee or reapplication 'with all documentation( will *e reuired

• .eclare: –

change o" contact details or principal place o" practice – criminal proceedings

– health issues likely to impact on practice

• inimum /# CP. credits each year : Plan o Record Re"lect

• Recency o" practice: &oard re,iew o" e,idence o" competence i"

not practised "or $40 hours within the pre,ious three years or 140hours within the pre,ious 12 months

• Adhere to standards

• andatory noti"ication reuirements

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%ow do / stay in"ormed

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