Alabama Board of Pharmacy | CE Requirements | Live Cert

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Alabama Board of Pharmacy licensees must renew their licenses biennially to maintain the right to practice. All pharmacy licenses expire on December 31 of even-numbered years.

All board credentials can be renewed online through the board’s online portal.

Biennial Continuing Education Requirements

The requirements above do not apply to pharmacists applying for the first renewal of their license. If you have only been licensed for one full calendar year, you must complete 15 hours of continuing education for the first renewal of your license. If you have been licensed for less than one full calendar year, you are not required to complete any continuing education for your first license renewal.

Additional Certification CE Requirements

Consultant CE Requirements

In alignment with the pharmacist license, the consultant certification must be renewed every 2 years. Consultants must complete 8 live CE hours during each renewal cycle. 

Nuclear CE Requirements

In alignment with the pharmacist license, the nuclear certification must be renewed every 2 years. To renew this certification you must have completed 2 hours of CE related to nuclear pharmacy in the previous calendar year.

Parenteral CE Requirements

Pharmacists approved by ALBOP as parenteral pharmacists must complete 2 hours of board-approved CE each renewal cycle.

Preceptor CE Requirements

Pharmacists approved by ALBOP as preceptors must complete a 2-hour board-approved training seminar each renewal cycle. Full-time faculty members of a school of pharmacy may otherwise be approved by the school of pharmacy for curriculum hours.

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Rule No. 680-X-2-.35 Continuing Education for Pharmacists.

(1) Pharmacists shall complete thirty (30) hours of continuing education each renewal cycle as a condition of licensure renewal. By submitting the biennial renewal, a pharmacist is representing their compliance with this requirement by the end of the relevant renewal cycle.

(2) Section (1) shall not apply to pharmacists applying for the first renewal of their license. If a pharmacist has only been licensed for one full calendar year, they shall complete fifteen (15) hours of continuing education for the first renewal of their license. If a pharmacist has been licensed for less than one full calendar year, no continuing education is required for the first renewal of their license.

(3) In order to receive credit for continuing education, the continuing education shall be previously approved by the Board. Any requests for approval of continuing education shall be submitted to the Board no less than thirty (30) calendar days prior to offering of the continuing education. A condition of approval shall be that the continuing education is pertinent to the practice of pharmacy. However, this requirement shall not apply to ACPE or ACCME approved continuing education courses for which a program number is available.

(4) Continuing Education may be completed by either attendance or by distance-based program, video or by publications; however, a pharmacist must complete at least six (6) hours of live continuing education through attendance at a course(s), within the renewal cycle. If a pharmacist has only been licensed for one fuIl calendar year, they must complete at least three (3) hours of live continuing education.

(5) It is the responsibility of each pharmacist to maintain and compile accurate records relating to all continuing education courses or activities they have attended and completed. It shall be the responsibility of each pharmacist to maintain above described documentation and information pertaining to each year for a period of two (2) years and this information shall be submitted to the Board of Pharmacy within thirty (30) calendar days after a request for the same by the Board.

(6) The Board of Pharmacy shaIl randomly audit the continuing education documentation or information to be maintained or submitted by each pharmacist as described herein to assure compliance with these rules. Failure to maintain the documentation or information set forth in these rules or the submission of false or misleading information or documentation to the Board of Pharmacy or failure to submit requested documentation or information within the time specified by the Board may subject the pharmacist, on the first violation to a non-disciplinary administrative penalty authorized by Code of A1a. 1975, 534-23-33 (b) an amount not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) as determined by the board.

(7) Upon written request to the Board of Pharmacy, and upon the demonstration of good and sufficient cause, the Board of Pharmacy may grant a waiver or extension of time for the completion of the annual hour requirements for continuing education as set forth herein. The pharmacist who seeks such a waiver or extension shall submit to the Board of Pharmacy any documentation required by the Board which the Board deems appropriate for it to make a decision concerning that waj-ver or extension.

(8) Any pharmacist who allows their license to lapse for a minimum of one (1) calendar year but not more than five (5) calendar years, shall be required as a condition for reinstatement to provide documentation of their completion of fifteen (15) hours of continuing education in the manner prescribed above for each lapsed calendar year. If a license is lapsed for more than five (5) calendar years, in addition to the examination requirement set forth in Code of AIa. 197 5 s34-23-52, the Board may require as a condition for reinstatement any amount of continuing education deemed appropriate.

We cannot guarantee this is the most up-to-date version of this rule. Please refer to the Alabama Administrative Code for the most accurate information.

Pharmacists must complete thirty hours of continuing education by the end of each biennial renewal cycle in order to renew their licenses. Six of these hours must be live continuing education. This live continuing education may be completed through in-person attendance or by distance-based online learning.

This does not apply to pharmacists applying for the first renewal of their license. If you have only been licensed for one full calendar year, you must complete fifteen hours of continuing education for the first renewal of your license. If you have been licensed for less than one full calendar year, you are not required to complete any continuing education for your first license renewal.

Pharmacists are required to maintain accurate records of their completed CE courses or activities. The Alabama Board of Pharmacy conducts random audits of continuing education documentation and information.

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The Alabama Board of Pharmacy requires 6 hours of live CE. Traditionally, pharmacists can earn live CE through in-person seminars or meetings. However, 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.

If you struggle to fit in-person live CE into your busy schedule, live webinars may be an excellent option for you. Webinars come in different lengths and formats and cover a variety of topics, from general drug therapy activities to Alabama board-approved specific topics, such as medication errors and controlled substances. 

For every biennial renewal cycle, Pharmacists in Alabama are required to earn 30 hours of CE credit, 6 of which must be live. As an ACPE-accredited continuing education provider, freeCE meets both your live and general requirements.

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