Pharmacy Conditions of Participation
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Lynn Rasnick
Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs
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Event Details
- October 21, 2025
- 10:00am - 12:00pm
- Virtual
Audience
CEOs, chief clinical officers, chief medical officers, chief nursing officers, compliance officers and legal counsel, consultant pharmacists, department directors, nursing managers, pharmacy directors, quality improvement staff, regulatory readiness liaisons, risk managers, safety officers and staff pharmacists
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Overview
This program will review the pharmaceutical services condition of participation and other regulatory areas that require pharmacist input and participation, such as antibiotic stewardship, medicine administration timing policies. medicine self-administration and standing orders.
Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- describe CMS requirements for pharmaceutical services
- describe minimum security requirements
- explain basic required policies and procedures
- explain patient safety measures for medications
Speaker
Nancy Ruzicka is a consultant on state and federal rules, regulations and interpretative guidelines. Ruzicka previously worked as director of integrity and compliance and privacy official at MercyOne Des Moines and director of regulatory compliance at UnityPoint Health-Des Moines. She also has more than 20 years of experience with the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. Ruzicka holds master’s degrees in health law and business administration and a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, all from Drake University. She is certified in health care compliance and maintains her Iowa pharmacy license.