August 29, 2023 Meeting of the Iowa Board of Pharmacy

Meeting Location: The meeting will be held via Zoom and in-person at the Board of Pharmacy office.  To access the meeting, see details below:

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Board Meeting Sign In Sheet – Pharmacists and technicians may obtain 1 hour of law CE for their attendance

09:00 a.m.       Call to Order and Roll Call Vote

Announcements

Public Comment Period – anyone who has submitted material for the agenda will be given an opportunity to address the Board during the particular agenda item. A member of the public wishing to address the Board regarding a particular agenda item should raise a hand during that agenda item to be recognized. During the initial public comment period, members of the public will have the opportunity to address the Board regarding any items not on the agenda, or any agenda item if the person is unable to be present for the discussion of the particular agenda item. Acknowledgment and an opportunity to speak will be limited to 5 minutes per person, with additional time allowed at the discretion of the chairperson. 

Approval of Minutes

1. June 27, 2023 Open Session Minutes

Requests

1. Request to waive 657 IAC 7.12(4)”b” limiting the utilization of an outpatient point-of-care automated dispensing system for the benefit of patients examined or treated in the emergency department – Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, License 925, West Burlington

2. Request to waive 657 IAC 6.7(1) limiting access to the prescription department when the pharmacist is not on site, 657 IAC 6.7(2) limiting the temporary absence of a pharmacist during which non-pharmacist staff may be present in the pharmacy performing technical or nontechnical duties to two hours, 657 IAC 6.7(3) prohibiting the dispensing of prescription drugs to patients or others during the temporary absence of the pharmacist, and 657 IAC 6.7(4) limiting the sale of refill medications during the pharmacist’s break when the pharmacist is on site – Deluxe Animal Hospital, License 1365, Sheldon

3. Request to waive 657 IAC 21.10(3)”b” requiring pharmacist final verification on prescriptions filled utilizing an automated medication dispensing system – Walmart Pharmacy 10-7911 (Central Fill Pharmacy), License Pending, Plainfield, IN

Petition for Exemption from Mandate for Electronic Transmission of Prescriptions

1. Central Iowa Family Eyecare PLLC

2. Iowa Dental Foundation 

AlixaRx’s Innovative Pharmacy Pilot Project Quarterly Report

1. Q1 Report

2. Q2 Report

Reports & Informational Items

1. Executive Director’s Report................................................................................... Jill Stuecker

2. Meetings and Travel................................................................................................. Sue Mears

3. Legal Update............................................................................................... Lindsey Browning

4. PMP Report and Updates..................................................................................... Mitch Barnett

5. MedOne Reports (Naloxone and DisposeRx programs)......................................... Mitch Barnett

6. Board-Sponsored Medication Disposal Update................................................. Melissa Carstens

7. Iowa Monitoring Program for Pharmacy Professionals (IMP3) Update.................. Becky Carlson

8. Compliance Report............................................................................................ Maggie Phelps

Rules and Legislation........................................................................................................ Sue Mears

1. Proposed for Notice of Intended Action to amend Chapter 10, “Controlled Substances, to temporarily add five substances to Schedule I of the Iowa controlled substances Act in response to similar scheduling action taken by the federal DEA 

IMP3 Committee Member Application Review.......................................................... Becky Carlson

Closed Session Agenda – These agenda items will be handled in closed session after the conclusion of the hearing. For closed session agenda items requiring final action, the Board will vote on these items in open session.

Motion to go into closed session pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(a), to review or discuss records which are required or authorized by state or federal law to be kept confidential; pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(d), to discuss whether to initiate licensee disciplinary investigations or proceedings; and pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(f), to discuss the decision to be rendered in a contested case conducted according to the provisions of Iowa Code chapter 17A.

1. Requests and Applications – 21.5(1)(a)

   1. Alaina Hoffman, Pharmacist Applicant, Blue Grass

   2. Josh Kim, Pharmacist Applicant, Des Moines

   3. Sanam Hussien, Pharmacist-Intern, West Des Moines

   4. Rawiah Al-Rawi, Pharmacist-Intern, Iowa City

2. Review of Closed Session Minutes – 21.5(1)(a)

   1. June 27, 2023 Closed Session Minutes

3. Probation Monitoring – 21.5(1)(d)

4. Complaints and Investigative Reports – 21.5(1)(d)

5. Notice of Hearing and Statement of Charges – 21.5(1)(d)

6. Combined Statements of Charges, Settlement Agreement, and Final orders – 21.5(1)(d) & (f)

Return to Open Session

Vote on any closed session agenda items requiring final action

Adjournment