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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
•
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
• ;o to www
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