Section Ph 2207.01 - Pharmacy Board Action(a) The pharmacy board shall review the completed reports of investigation at their next scheduled pharmacy board meeting.(b) After review and after considering the factors set forth in (e) below, the pharmacy board shall take action in one or more of the following ways: (1) Refer to the board investigator for further investigation;(2) Dismiss the complaint;(3) Issue a confidential letter of concern; or(4) Impose disciplinary action in the form of fines, public reprimands, additional education, suspension or revocation of license, or other corrective action following notice and an opportunity for a hearing or other action as stated in RSA 318:29, (IV) and (V). In considering which form of disciplinary action to take, the pharmacy board shall consider the factors set forth in (e) below.(c) In cases where the individual investigated is a licensee of another board, the pharmacy board shall refer the report of investigation to that respective board with recommendations.(d) Disciplinary action concerning a reprimand, fine, additional continuing education, the suspension or revocation of a license, or any action resulting in a restriction on a pharmacy or pharmacist license, shall be reported to the National Board of Pharmacy and National Provider databases.(e) In all cases of disciplinary action under Ph 2207.01(b) above, the pharmacy board shall consider: (1) The nature of the offense;(2) The purpose of the rule or statute violated;(3) The licensee's state of mind at the time the offense occurred;(4) The potential harm to the public health;(5) The deterrent effect upon other practitioners;(6) The licensee's willingness to cooperate with the pharmacy board;(7) The cost to the pharmacy board of any formal disciplinary hearings which were necessary;(8) The licensee's acknowledgment of his or her wrongdoing; and(9) The nature of any other disciplinary sanctions imposed as a result of the offense in question.N.H. Admin. Code § Ph 2207.01
Derived from Volume XL Number 11, Filed March 12, 2020, Proposed by 12997, Effective 3/5/2020, Expires 3/5/2030.