STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
GRETCHEN WHITMER  
GOVERNOR  
ORLENE HAWKS  
DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF PHARMACY  
OCTOBER 13, 2021 MEETING  
APPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, the Michigan Board  
of Pharmacy met on October 13, 2021, at 611 West Ottawa Street, Upper-Level  
Conference Room 3, Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Charles Mollien, PharmD, JD, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 10:18 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present: Charles Mollien, PharmD, JD, Chairperson  
Cynthia Boston, BHS, R.Ph.T.  
Pierre Boutros, R.Ph.  
David Hills, Public Member  
Kyle McCree, Public Member  
Kelli Oldham, Public Member  
Grace Sesi, PharmD  
Michael Sleiman, PharmD  
Sandra Taylor, R.Ph.  
Maria Young, R.Ph.  
Members Absent: Kathleen Burgess, Public Member  
Staff Present:  
Andria Ditschman, Senior Policy Analyst, Boards and Committees Section  
Jennifer Shaltry, Senior Analyst, Enforcement Section  
Michele Wagner-Gutkowski, Assistant Attorney General  
Stephanie Wysack, Board Support, Boards and Committees Section  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
MOTION by Sesi, seconded by McCree, to approve the Amended Agenda as presented.  
BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSING  
611 W. OTTAWA • P.O. BOX 30670 • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909  
www.michigan.gov/bpl • 517-241-0199  
LARA is an equal opportunity employer/program  
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A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION by Hills, seconded by Oldham, to approve the October 1, 2021 meeting minutes  
as written.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
HPRC APPOINTMENT  
MOTION by Boston, seconded by Taylor, to reappoint Suit Hing Moy-Sandusky, R.Ph., as  
the Board of Pharmacy, Health Professional Recovery Committee representative.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Boston, Boutros, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi,  
Sleiman, Taylor, Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
Petition for Reinstatement – Etion Xhemali, Ph.T.  
MOTION by Sleiman, seconded by Boutros, to discuss.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Discussion was held.  
MOTION by Oldham, seconded by Boston, to accept the Petition for Reinstatement and  
grant a full and unencumbered license. The Petitioner is placed on probation for one year,  
requiring compliance with the Public Health Code.  
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A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Boston, Boutros, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi,  
Sleiman, Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
Recuse: Taylor  
MOTION PREVAILED  
OLD BUSINESS  
None  
NEW BUSINESS  
Pharmacy Technician Employer Based Program Examination Modification  
DirectRx  
MOTION by Hills, seconded by Oldham, to approve the Pharmacy Technician Employer  
Based Program Examination Modification.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Boston, Boutros, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi,  
Sleiman, Taylor, Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Continuing Education Waiver Request  
Martin Kocan  
MOTION by Sesi, seconded by Boutros, to grant the Continuing Education Waiver Request.  
Discussion was held.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Boutros, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi,  
Sleiman, Taylor, Mollien  
Nays: Boston, Young  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Continuing Education  
Mollien directed the Board to the list of continuing education programs for consideration  
(Attachment #1).  
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A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Boston, Boutros, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi,  
Sleiman, Taylor, Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Rules Discussion  
Ditschman stated that the Pharmacy Technician and Animal Euthanasia rule sets close  
to promulgation. The Controlled Substance rules have been sent to the Joint Committee  
on Administrative Rules (JCAR) and the General Rules should be sent to JCAR soon. She  
stated that the Rules Committee will be meeting soon to work on the Centralized  
Prescription Processing and Pharmacist Continuing Education rule sets.  
MOTION by Boston, seconded by Hills, to open the Controlled Substance and General  
Rules once the current drafts have been promulgated.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Boston, Boutros, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi,  
Sleiman, Taylor, Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Chair Report  
None  
Department Update  
Ditschman stated that the Bureau will hold the next Board Member Training on January 20,  
2022, via Zoom. All Board members are welcome to attend.  
Ditschman stated that Kim Gaedeke had left her position with the State of Michigan and  
that Marlon Brown is now the Chief Operating Officer for the department.  
Wysack reminded the Board members to check their state email address regularly. She  
explained the change to the parking process for future meetings.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Robin Webb, MD, MS, made a statement about medications and free radicals. Wagner-  
Gutkowski stated that Board’s authority comes from the statute and that he may need to  
contact his state representative. Mollien stated that he thought this fell under the purview  
of the Food and Drug Administration.  
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Deeb Eid with NABP/AACP District IV, stated that the District IV meeting will be held  
virtually on October 20 to 21, 2021. He encouraged Board members to attend.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION by Boston, seconded by Hills, to reconsider the previous vote for approval of the  
October 1, 2021 minutes as written.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Boston, Boutros, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi,  
Sleiman, Taylor, Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
MOTION by Boutros, seconded by Hills, to approve the October 1, 2021 minutes, with the  
addition of the public comment from Robin Webb, MD, MS.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Boston, Boutros, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi,  
Sleiman, Taylor, Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held December 8, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at the  
Ottawa Building, 611 West Ottawa Street, Upper-Level Conference Center Room 3,  
Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION by Taylor, seconded by Young, to adjourn the meeting at 11:09 a.m.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Minutes approved by the Board on December 8, 2021.  
Prepared by:  
Stephanie Wysack, Board Support  
Bureau of Professional Licensing  
October 14, 2021  
PHARMACY CONTINUING EDUCATION REVIEW  
October 13, 2021  
RECOMMENDED APPROVAL(S) for PHARMACISTS:  
Approval from October 13, 2021 to October 31, 2024.  
* Each program listed under the sponsor name will be given a separate approval number.  
Spectrum Health Hospitals, Department of Pharmacy Services  
• Pharmacy Grand Rounds – Have No Fear, Ceftazidime-avibactam is Here! Managing  
Multidrug Resistant Gram - Negative Infections for 1 hour  
• Pharmacy Grand Rounds – COVID-19 Vaccination in the Pediatric Population for 1 hour  
• Pharmacy Grand Rounds – Let’s C the Difference in the IDSA and SHEA 2021 focused  
update on management of Clostridioides difficile infection in adults for 1 hour  
• Pharmacy Grand Rounds – Treatment Strategies for Hemorrhagic Strokes for 1 hour  
• Pharmacy Grand Rounds – Maintenance Immunosuppression in Adult Renal Transplant  
Recipients; A Dive into Envarsus XR for 1 hour  
RECOMMENDED APPROVAL(S) for PHARMACY TECHNICIANS:  
Approval for date of event only.  
None  
September 27, 2021  
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