Title 45, Title 45: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

45:12B-6. Terms of members, vacancies 6. Each member of the board, except the members first appointed, shall serve for a term of three years and shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of his successor. The initial appointments to the board shall be: three membe…

45:12B-7. Oath of members, meetings 7. The members of the board, before entering the discharge of their duties, and within 30 days of their appointment, shall take and subscribe to an oath before an officer authorized to administer oaths in this State for the faithful performance…

45:12B-8. Reimbursement for expenses 8. The members of the board shall serve without compensation. Members shall be reimbursed by the State Treasurer for their actual expenses arising out of their service on the board. All reimbursements shall be paid from the revenues of the boa…

45:12B-9 Duties of the board. 9. The board shall have the following duties: a. To establish minimum requirements for orthotist, prosthetist and prosthetist-orthotist licenses and for orthotist assistant, prosthetist assistant and prosthetist-orthotist assistant licenses; b. To es…

45:14-40 Short title, purpose of act. 1. a. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Pharmacy Practice Act." b. The practice of pharmacy in this State is declared a health care professional practice affecting the public health, safety and welfare and is subject…

45:14-41 Definitions relative to pharmacists. 2. As used in this act: "Administer" means the direct application of a drug to the body of a patient or research subject by subcutaneous, intramuscular or intradermal injection, inhalation or ingestion by a pharmacist engaged in colla…

45:14-42 Powers, duties, authority of board. 3. The board shall enforce the provisions of this act. The board shall have all of the duties, powers and authority specifically granted by or necessary for the enforcement of this act, as well as such other duties, powers and authorit…

45:14-43 Board membership, terms, vacancies. 4. a. The board shall consist of eleven members, two of whom shall be public members and one of whom shall be a State executive department member appointed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.1 et seq.). Each of the …

45:14-44 Election of officers; executive director. 5. a. The board shall annually elect from among its members a president and vice-president. b. The position of executive director shall be held by a pharmacist licensed in the State of New Jersey. The executive director shall be …

45:14-45 Compensation. 6. Each member of the board shall receive compensation pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1977, c.285 (C.45:1-2.5) of $150 per day for each day on which the member is engaged in performance of the official duties of the board, and shall be reimbursed for all reas…

45:14-46 Board meetings. 7. The board shall meet at least once every month to transact its business. The board shall meet at those additional times that it may determine. Additional meetings may be called by the president of the board or by two-thirds of the members of the board.…

45:14-47 Rules, regulations; joint rules. 8. The board shall make, adopt, amend and repeal those rules and regulations necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of this act. Those rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the "Administrative Proc…

45:14-47.1 New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy; rules, regulations. 23. The New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions…

45:14-48 Responsibilities of board. 9. a. The board shall be responsible for the control and regulation of the practice of pharmacy in this State including, but not limited to, the following: (1) The licensing by examination or by license transfer of applicants who are qualified …

45:14-49 Licensure required for pharmacist. 10. a. Except as otherwise provided in this act, it shall be unlawful for any individual to engage in the practice of pharmacy unless currently licensed to practice under the provisions of this act. b. The provisions of this act shall n…

45:14-50 Application for license; requirements. 11. To obtain a license to engage in the practice of pharmacy, the applicant shall: a. Have submitted a written application in the form prescribed by the board; b. Have attained the age of 18 years; c. Be of good moral character; d.…

45:14-51 Examination for licensure. 12. The examination for licensure shall measure the competence of the applicant to engage in the practice of pharmacy. The board may employ, cooperate and contract with any organization or consultant in the preparation and grading of an examina…

45:14-52 Practical experience, requirements. 13. a. All applicants for licensure by examination shall obtain practical experience in the practice of pharmacy under terms and conditions determined by the board. b. The board may establish licensure requirements for interns and stan…

45:14-53 Licensure for pharmacist currently licensed in another jurisdiction. 14. a. In order for a pharmacist currently licensed in another jurisdiction to obtain a license as a pharmacist by license transfer in this State, an applicant shall: (1) Have submitted a written applic…

45:14-54 Continuing pharmacy education. 15. a. The board shall require each person registered as a pharmacist, as a condition for biennial renewal certification, to complete continuing pharmacy education during each biennial period immediately preceding the date of renewal and su…

45:14-54.1 Continuing education for pharmacists relative to opiods. 22. a. The New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy shall require that the number of credits of continuing pharmacy education required of each person registered as a pharmacist, as a condition of biennial renewal certi…

45:14-55 Use of New Jersey Prescription Blanks. 16. a. A practitioner practicing in this State shall use non-reproducible, non-erasable safety paper New Jersey Prescription Blanks bearing that practitioner's license number whenever the practitioner issues prescriptions for contro…

45:14-56 Health care facility prescriptions. 17. a. Prescriptions issued by a health care facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall be written on non-reproducible, non-erasable safety paper New Jersey Prescription Blanks. The prescription blanks shal…

45:14-57 Requirements for prescription to be filled. 18. a. A prescription issued by a practitioner or health care facility licensed in New Jersey shall not be filled by a pharmacist unless the prescription is issued on a New Jersey Prescription Blank bearing the practitioner's l…

45:14-57.1 Re-dispensing of prescription medications under certain circumstances. 1. a. In the event that a pharmacy prepares a prescription medication that is abandoned by a patient, or a long-term care pharmacy does not dispense a prescription medication to a patient in a long-…

45:14-58 Transmission of prescription by telephone, electronic means; requirements. 19. a. Nothing contained in P.L.2003, c.280 (C.45:14-40 et seq.) shall preclude a practitioner from transmitting to a pharmacist by telephone or electronic means a prescription, as otherwise autho…

45:14-59 Format for New Jersey Prescription Blanks. 20. The Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall establish the format for uniform, non-reproducible, non-erasable safety paper prescription blanks, to be known as New Jersey Prescription Blan…

45:14-60 Different dosage form, conditions. 21. A pharmacist may dispense a prescription in a different dosage form than originally prescribed if the pharmacist notifies the prescriber no later than 48 hours following the dispensing of the prescription, provided the dosage form d…

45:14-61 Requirements for collaborative practice. 22. In establishing requirements for pharmacists to engage in collaborative practice as provided in paragraph (4) of subsection a. of section 9 of this act, the board shall include in these requirements, but not be limited to, pro…

45:14-62 Collaborative drug therapy management. 23. a. Each collaborative drug therapy management shall be between a single patient's specific physician and the patient's pharmacist or pharmacy and address that patient's specific condition, disease or diseases. b. No collaborativ…

45:14-63 Administration of prescription medication directly to patient, immunization. 24. a. No pharmacist shall administer a prescription medication directly to a patient without appropriate education and training, as determined by the board in accordance with the requirements s…

45:14-64 Inapplicability relative to collaborative drug therapy management in hospitals. 25. The provisions of this act regulating collaborative drug therapy management shall not apply to any pharmacist practicing in a hospital, provided that prescribing within these institutions…

45:14-65 Refusal of application for examination, suspension, revocation of certificate; procedure. 26. In addition to the provisions of section 8 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-21), the board may refuse an application for examination or may suspend or revoke the certificate of a licen…

45:14-65.1 Patient, membership, account, healthcare platform, payment, drug, device. 4. A patient with a membership or account with a healthcare platform may apply the membership or account as part of the payment for a prescription or non-prescription drug or device. L.2023, c.22…

45:14-65.2 Patient, membership, account, healthcare platform, payment, services, telehealth, telemedicine. 5. A patient with a membership or an account with a healthcare platform, as defined pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2003, c.280 (C.45:14-41), may apply the membership or accoun…

45:14-66 Drug utilization review, requirements. 27. a. A pharmacist shall conduct a drug utilization review before each new medication is dispensed or delivered to a patient. b. A pharmacist shall conduct a prospective drug utilization review in accordance with the provisions of …

45:14-67 Provision of counseling on new prescriptions. 28. A pharmacist or his designee shall offer to provide counseling to any person who presents a new prescription in a manner as determined pursuant to criteria established by the board. L.2003,c.280,s.28.

45:14-67.1 Duty of pharmacy to fill certain prescriptions. 1. a. A pharmacy practice site has a duty to properly fill lawful prescriptions for prescription drugs or devices that it carries for customers, without undue delay, despite any conflicts of employees to filling a prescri…

45:14-67.10 Public awareness campaign established. 2. The Commissioner of Health shall establish a public awareness campaign to inform the general public concerning the ability to obtain self-administered hormonal contraceptives from a pharmacy without an individual prescription …

45:14-67.11 Display of notice concerning insulin manufacturer assistance programs, pharmacy practice site. 1. a. A pharmacy practice site shall: (1) display, in a conspicuous manner on the website of the pharmacy, a notice concerning insulin manufacturer assistance programs, to b…

45:14-67.12 Definitions. 1. As used in this act: “CDC PEP guidelines” means the “Updated Guidelines for Antiretroviral Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual, Injection Drug Use, or Other Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV – United States, 2016,” or any subsequent guidelines. “CDC Pr…

45:14-67.13 HIV preexposure prophylaxis, HIV postexposure prophylaxis without individual prescription. 2. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a pharmacist may initiate and furnish HIV preexposure prophylaxis or HIV postexposure prophylaxis to a patient …

45:14-67.2 Dispensing of opioid antidotes by pharmacist; definitions. 1. a. Notwithstanding any other law or regulation to the contrary, a pharmacist may dispense an opioid antidote to any person or entity, regardless of whether the person or entity holds an individual prescripti…

45:14-67.3 Information given by pharmacist to patient. 2. Notwithstanding any law or contract to the contrary, a pharmacist at a pharmacy practice site shall inform each patient, at the time of taking an order from a patient for home delivery or at the time of dispensing a prescr…

45:14-67.4 Public information campaign. 4. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall develop a public information campaign to educate consumers in this State about their right to ask a pharmacist about the lowest cost option…

45:14-67.5 Specialty pharmacy to comply with standards for treatment of hemophilia. 2. Each specialty pharmacy licensed pursuant to P.L.2003, c.280 (C.45:14-40 et seq.) that provides pharmacy services to an individual with hemophilia shall, when those services include treatment s…