Visit the Michigan Board of Pharmacy Web site to learn more about their role, current members and meeting days and locations.

The Michigan Board of Pharmacy is composed of six pharmacists and five public members whose responsibility, noted in Section 17722 of the Public Health Code, is to “regulate, control, and inspect the character and standards of pharmacy practice and of drugs manufactured, distributed, prescribed, dispensed, and administered or issued in this State and procure samples, and limit or prevent the sale of drugs that do not comply with this section's provisions; prescribe minimum criteria for the use of professional and technical equipment in reference to the compounding and dispensing of drugs; grant pharmacy licenses for each separate place of practice of a dispensing prescriber who meets requirements for drug control licensing; and granting licenses to manufacturer/wholesaler distributors of prescription drugs. The Board also has the obligation to discipline licensees who have adversely affected the public's health, safety, and welfare.”

View the Michigan Public Health Code online.

Pay particular attention to the following sections:

• Article 7 – Controlled Substances
• Article 15 – Occupations; Part 177 – Pharmacy Practice and Drug Control

View the Michigan Administrative Rules.

View the Code of Federal Regulations.

Visit the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Web site.

• DEA- Combat Methamphetamine Act; Training and Certification
  Before selling products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine, pharmacies must be self certified and comply with all provisions of the CMEA relating to employee training, product placement, photo identification of customers, sales logbooks and other procedures listed in the law. The Drug Enforcement Administration has provided detailed training instructions for use in explaining the obligations at
  www.DEAdiversion.usdoj.gov. Self-certification must be done annually online. Only one certificate per retail store is required, and the date to recertify is determined by the date listed on the certificate.
  
  Pharmacies are also required to maintain a logbook, written or electronic, to record sales of products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine. The seller must enter into the logbook the name of the product and quantity sold. The patient must write or enter into the logbook their name, address, date and time of sale. The customer must also
  sign the logbook.
  

Visit the Federal Trade Commission Web site

• Red Flags Rule - Identity Theft
  The FTC extended enforcement of the “Red Flags” Rule in October. The rules will go into effect June 1, 2010.
• Notice of Breach of Information

Visit the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Web site.

• Medication Guides
• Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategies (REMS)

Utilize PAAS National for audit assistance needs.

Health Care Provider’s Guide to the HIPAA Privacy Rule

HHS Health Information Privacy Website

When does HIPAA Allow Disclosure to Law Enforcement

HIPAA Training Resources