New Hampshire BOARD OF PHARMACY | CE REQUIREMENTS | LIVE CERT

New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy Licensees must renew their licenses every two years to maintain the right to practice. Licenses must be renewed every even year by December 31.

New Hampshire State Board of Pharmacy Renewal Requirements

The New Hampshire Department of Health will renew your license when they receive:

• Completed CE requirements – reported to CE Broker
• Completed renewal application
• Required fees
• Information about your practice, residence, and status

Biennial Continuing Education Requirements

(a)    “Accredited programs/courses” means continuing education sponsored by providers which are approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) or the Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP).

(b)    “AMA category I programs” means all programs accepted by the American Medical Association in category I.

(c)    “Board approved programs/courses” means continuing education which has been reviewed and recommended by the continuing education advisory council and approved by the board of pharmacy or continuing education programs approved by a Canadian provincial or territorial pharmacy licensing authority.

(d)    “Certificate of accredited/approved CEU’s” means a document, issued to a particular pharmacist by an accredited or approved provider certifying that the pharmacist has satisfactorily completed a specified number of CEU’s. Such certificates include a unique program identification number issued by the accrediting/approving provider.

(e)    “Continuing education” means accredited or approved post‑licensure pharmacy education designed to maintain professional competence in the practice of pharmacy, improve professional skills, and preserve pharmaceutical standards for the purpose of protecting the health and welfare of the citizens in the state of New Hampshire. Continuing education includes study in one or more of the general areas of the properties and actions of drugs and dosage forms, etiology, characteristics and therapeutics of the disease state, socio-economic and legal aspects of health care.

(f)    “Continuing education advisory council (CEAC)” means a group of individuals appointed by the board of pharmacy to serve in an advisory capacity on continuing education.

(g)    “Continuing education unit (CEU)” means 10 contact hours of participation in accredited or board approved continuing education courses/programs.

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(a)    The board shall not issue licensure renewals unless the pharmacist indicates on the renewal application, and under penalty of unsworn falsification, that he or she has completed the minimum required hours of accredited or approved continuing pharmaceutical education courses or programs according to Ph 403.02(d). An incomplete renewal application shall not be processed by the board.

(b)   Continuing education shall be required of all licensed, active or inactive pharmacists who apply for license renewal.

(c)    Pharmacists submitting applications for their first biennial licensure renewal shall be exempt from the continuing education requirements.

(d)    All pharmacists licensed in New Hampshire shall acquire a total of 30 hours (3.0 CEUs) during the 24 months immediately preceding the license renewal date of January 1st. At least 10 hours (1.0 CEUs) of the total required hours shall be earned in a live setting.

(e)    Continuing education credits shall not be recognized for any repeat program attended or completed. Repeat programs shall be identified as any program, live or correspondence, which carries the same ACPE, CME, or any board program identification number.

(f)    The pharmacist shall retain all certificates and other documented evidence of participation in an approved or accredited continuing education program or course for a period of at least 3 years. Such documentation shall be made available to the board for random audit or verification purposes.

(g)    Not less than 10% of the registrants shall be randomly selected by the board after October 1 of every even numbered year for determinations of compliance with Ph 403.02.

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Pharmacists in New Hampshire must complete 30 hours of continuing education during each 24 month renewal cycle to qualify for license renewal. Of these 30 contact hours, 10 hours must be completed in a live setting.

The board instructs all pharmacists to maintain records of completed continuing education programs and courses for at least 3 years in the event that the board decides to audit or verify a pharmacist’s CE credits.

Pharmacists who are applying for their first biennial license renewal are exempt from the continuing education requirements. Excess CEUs earned during a renewal period do not carry over into the next renewal period.

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The New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy requires 10 hours of live CE per biennial renewal period. Traditionally, pharmacists can earn live CE through in-person seminars or meetings. However, in the state of New Hampshire, you also have the option to earn these credit hours with online webinars. Online live CE fulfills all the requirements of in-person activities, including interactive Q&A sessions with the faculty, all while being fully digital.

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