Mandate

To provide recommendations to the Board and the Registrar on matters relating to pharmacy legislation and policy review.

Membership

Jeremy Walden (Chair)
Christine Paramonczyk (staff resource)
​Mona Kwong
Christopher Szeman
Sorell Wellon
Number of Meetings: 6

Accomplishments of the Year

Legislation Amendments
Health Professions Act Bylaws

April 2017

  • Approval to file bylaw amendments with the Minster of Health to establish an Application Committee.
  • Direction to the Registrar to draft bylaws to adopt the Model Standards for Pharmacy Compounding of Non‐hazardous Sterile Preparations and the Model Standards for Pharmacy Compounding of Hazardous Sterile Preparations to be effective for May 2021 (also expected to require amendments to the Pharmacy Operations and Drug Schedules Act Bylaws).
  • Approval of fee changes for filing with the Minister of Health.

June 2017

  • Approval of amendments regarding elected Board member terms of office for public posting.

September 2017

  • Approval of filing a new telepharmacy standards of practice with the Minister of Health.

November 2017

  • Filing amendments regarding elected Board member terms of office with the Minister of Health.

February 2018

  • Approval of publicly posting bylaws regarding electronic record keeping.
  • Filing amendments with the Minister of Health relating to the standards of practice for dispensing drugs for the purposes of medical assistance in dying.
  • Filing amendments with the Minister of Health regarding telepharmacy bylaw references. 

    Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act Bylaws

    April 2017

    • Approval of fee and form changes for public posting.
    • Amendments of amendments related to telepharmacy for public posting.

    June 2017

    • Approval of changes to operationalize recent amendments made to the Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act for public posting.

    September 2017

    • Filing of fee and form changes for with the Minister of Health.
    • Filing amendments regarding telepharmacies with the Minister of Health.

    November 2017

    • Filing bylaw amendments with the Minister of Health made to operationalize recent changes made to the Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act.
    • Filing consequential amendments regarding telepharmacies with the Minister of Health. 

    February 2018

    • Approval of publicly posting bylaws regarding electronic record keeping. 
    Professional Practice Policies (PPP) et al

    November 2017

    • Development of a new PPP: PPP – 76 Criminal Record History Vendor.
    • Amendments to the following PPPs:
      • PPP-3 Pharmacy References
      • PPP-12 Prescription Hard Copy File Coding System
      • PPP-46 Temporary Pharmacy Closures
      • PPP-54 Identifying Patients for PharmaNet Purposes
      • PPP-59 Pharmacy Equipment
      • PPP-65 Narcotic Counts and Reconciliations
      • PPP-73 Validate Identification and College Registration Status for New Pharmacy Hires
      • PPP-74 Community Pharmacy Security
    • Amendments to PPP- 66 Methadone Maintenance Treatment to incorporate slow release oral morphine and buprenorphine/naloxone maintenance treatments.
    • Two new policy guides were developed, which outline requirements with respect to slow release oral morphine maintenance treatment and buprenorphine/naloxone maintenance treatment.

     

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