STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
GRETCHEN WHITMER  
GOVERNOR  
ORLENE HAWKS  
DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF PHARMACY  
DECEMBER 8, 2021 MEETING  
UNAPPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, the Michigan Board  
of Pharmacy met on December 8, 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 10:01 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present: Charles Mollien, PharmD, JD, Chairperson  
Maria Young, R.Ph., Vice Chairperson  
Kathleen Burgess, Public Member  
David Hills, Public Member  
Kyle McCree, Public Member  
Kelli Oldham, Public Member  
Grace Sesi, PharmD  
Michael Sleiman, PharmD  
Sandra Taylor, R.Ph.  
Members Absent: Cynthia Boston, BHS, R.Ph.T.  
Pierre Boutros, R.Ph.  
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 McCree, seconded by Burgess, to approve the agenda, amending it by  
removing item 5. and replacing it with item 8.G.1. to 4.  
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 McCree, seconded by Young, to approve the October 13, 2021 meeting  
minutes as written.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
NEW BUSINESS  
Spot Rx Pilot Program  
Quarterly Update  
Seema Siddiqui, VP, Business Development & Regulatory Affairs with SpotRx  
Pharmacy/MedAvail Technologies Inc. provided the required quarterly report.  
Extension Request  
Ditschman explained that the initial approval of the SpotRx Pilot Program was given for 18  
months, but the statute allows for an 18-month extension.  
MOTION by Young, seconded by Hills, to approve the request for an 18-month extension.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Yeas: Burgess, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi, Sleiman,  
Taylor, Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
Modification to add 4 Oak Street clinics  
Ditschman stated that SpotRx made a request to add 4 clinics as well as to remove the  
ratio restriction of pharmacists per site/kiosk.  
MOTION by Sesi, seconded by Sleiman, to discuss.  
A voice vote followed.  
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MOTION PREVAILED  
Discussion was held, clarifying that prescriptions are not released from a kiosk, until a  
pharmacist appears on the screen for a consultation.  
MOTION by Sesi, seconded by Hills, to approve the request to add the 4 Oak Street Clinics  
and remove the ratio restriction of pharmacists per site/kiosk.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Burgess, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi, Sleiman,  
Taylor, Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Request for modification to rules  
Ditschman stated that this was on the list of items to cover at the next Rules Committee  
Work Group meeting and therefore no action was necessary by the Board at this time.  
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
Proposals for Decision  
Sureshkumar Dakshinamoorthy, R.Ph.  
MOTION by Burgess, seconded by Sleiman, to accept the Proposal for Decision.  
Discussion was held.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: None  
Nays: Burgess, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi, Sleiman,  
Taylor, Young, Mollien  
MOTION FAILED  
MOTION by Hills, seconded by Oldham, to accept in part and reject in part the Proposal for  
Decision and to table the matter for a rewrite to find that the Petitioner met the requirements  
for reinstatement.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Burgess, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi, Sleiman,  
Taylor, Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
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Ghassan Hamka, R.Ph.  
MOTION by Sleiman, seconded by Oldham, to accept the Proposal for Decision.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Burgess, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi, Sleiman,  
Taylor, Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
MOTION by McCree, seconded by Hills, to discuss.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Discussion was held.  
MOTION by Taylor, seconded by Hills, to grant reinstatement of the pharmacist license and  
place the Petitioner on probation for one year. The term of probation is compliance with the  
Public Health Code.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Burgess, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi, Sleiman,  
Taylor, Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Christopher Ryan Miller, Ph.T.  
Taylor recused herself.  
MOTION by Oldham, seconded by Burgess, to accept the Proposal for Decision.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Burgess, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi, Sleiman,  
Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
MOTION by Oldham, seconded by Sesi, to grant reinstatement of the pharmacy technician  
license and place the Petitioner on probation for one year. The term of probation is  
compliance with the Public Health Code.  
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A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Burgess, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi, Sleiman,  
Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
OLD BUSINESS  
None  
NEW BUSINESS  
Continuing Education Waiver Request  
Phyllis Gorski  
MOTION by Sesi, seconded by Burgess, to discuss.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Discussion was held.  
MOTION by McCree, seconded by Taylor, to grant the Continuing Education Waiver  
Request.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Burgess, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi, Sleiman,  
Taylor, Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Beaumont Health Pharmacy – Pharmacy Technician Examination  
Taylor recused herself.  
MOTION by Hills, seconded by Oldham, to approve the pharmacy technician examination.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Burgess, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi, Sleiman,  
Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
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Mercy Health Saint Mary’s Pharmacy and 9 other locations – Pharmacy Technician  
Program and Examination  
MOTION by Oldham, seconded by Hills, to approve the pharmacy technician program and  
examination.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Burgess, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi, Sleiman,  
Taylor, Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Michigan HealthCare Academy – Pharmacy Technician Program, Proprietary School  
MOTION by Sesi, seconded by Oldham, to approve the pharmacy technician program  
under a proprietary school.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Burgess, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi, Sleiman,  
Taylor, Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Munson Healthcare System – Pharmacy Technician Employer Based Program  
Examination Modification  
MOTION by Sleiman, seconded by Hills, to approve the pharmacy technician employer-  
based program examination modification.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Burgess, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi, Sleiman,  
Taylor, Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital, ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman  
Hospital, and ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital – Pharmacy Technician  
Employer Based Program  
MOTION by Oldham, seconded by Sesi, to approve the pharmacy technician employer-  
based program and examination.  
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A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Burgess, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi, Sleiman,  
Taylor, Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Continuing Education  
Mollien directed the Board to the list of continuing education programs for consideration  
(Attachment #1).  
MOTION by Taylor, seconded by Hills, to approve the continuing education list as  
presented.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Burgess, Hills, McCree, Oldham, Sesi, Sleiman,  
Taylor, Young, Mollien  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Rules Discussion  
Ditschman stated that the Pharmacist – Continuing Education and Central Fill Pharmacy  
rule sets will be ready for the Board to vote on at the February 16, 2022 Board meeting.  
MOTION by Burgess, seconded by Hills, to open the Pharmacy Technician rules.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Burgess, 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.  
Wysack reminded the Board members to check their state email address regularly.  
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PUBLIC COMMENT  
Justin Kuhns, R.Ph. expressed his concerns about obtaining clarity in certain areas of  
inspections that are done on compounding pharmacies.  
Robin Webb, MD, MS, made a statement that photosensitivity sulfonamide medicaments  
can cause free radicals. He also stated that compounds which are on the Do Not  
Compuund list need to be allowed to be compounded.  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held February 16, 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 McCree, seconded by Hills, to adjourn the meeting at 11:28 a.m.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Minutes approved by the Board on ___________________.  
Prepared by:  
Stephanie Wysack, Board Support  
Bureau of Professional Licensing  
December 9, 2021  
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