COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

SUFFOLK COUNTY	                                                                             BOARD OF REGISTRATION
                                                                                                                 IN PHARMACY

In the Matter of	                       
Renee M. Collins, R.Ph.	             Pharmacist Registration No. 25229	

                            Docket No. PHA-2009-0023

CONSENT AGREEMENT

The Board of Registration in Pharmacy ("Board") and Renee M. Collins, R.Ph. ("Registrant"), a pharmacist registered by the Board (Pharmacist Registration No. 25229), do hereby stipulate and agree that the following information shall be entered into and become a permanent part of the file of Registrant which is maintained by the Board:

1.	The parties enter into this Consent Agreement ("Agreement") in order to resolve that certain
complaint pending against Registrant as Docket No. PHA-2009-0023 (the "Complaint").

2.	Registrant acknowledges that on or about November 21, 2008, while employed as a pharmacist at Hannaford Pharmacy, located at 182 Summer Street in Kingston, Massachusetts, Registrant did fill a non-valid prescription for Hydrocodone/APAP  7.5/750mg, as alleged in the Complaint.

3.	Accordingly, Registrant freely agrees to the following:

a.	That the conduct described in Paragraph 2 above constitutes professional misconduct which warrants disciplinary action pursuant to G.L. c. 112, §§ 42A and 61 and
247 CMR 9.01(1), 9.06, and 10.03 (1)(a)(e)(k);

b.	Registrant's Massachusetts Pharmacist Registration is hereby REPRIMANDED by the Board for Registrant's conduct in this matter;

c.	Registrant shall complete four (4) hours of LIVE continuing education (CE) related to pharmacy law which may not also be used for license renewal and submit the ORIGINAL CE certificates of completion to the Board along with a copy of the Agreement within 120 days of the Effective date of the Agreement ; and

d.	Registrant shall return a signed copy of this Agreement to the Board within ten (10) days of receipt.

4.	The Agreement and its contents shall become a part of the records maintained by the Board, and as such, is a public record subject to disclosure to the public, other licensing boards, and the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

5.	The Board agrees that in return for the Registrant's execution of this Agreement, and compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in Paragraph 3, the Board will not advance the prosecution of Registrant pursuant to the Complaint; any and all other rights of the Board to take action within the scope of its authority are expressly reserved.

6.	Registrant understands and agrees that her failure to abide by the terms of this Agreement shall nullify the representations contained in Paragraph 5 and permit the Board to initiate formal adjudicatory action under the State Administrative Procedure Act (G.L. c. 30A) and
801 CMR 1.00 et. seq.

7.	Registrant understands and agrees that her decision to enter into this Agreement and to accept the terms and conditions herein described is a final act and is not subject to reconsideration or judicial review.

8.	Registrant states that she has used legal counsel in connection with her decision to enter into this Agreement or, if she did not, that she had an opportunity to do so and that her decision to enter into this Agreement was made of her own free will.

9.	Registrant certifies that she has read this document entitled "Consent Agreement." Registrant understands that, by executing this Agreement, she is waiving her right to a formal hearing at which time she would possess the rights to confront and cross-examine witnesses, to call witnesses, to present evidence, to testify on her own behalf, to contest the allegations, to present oral argument, to appeal to the court in the event of an adverse ruling, and all other rights set forth in the State Administrative Procedure Act G.L. c. 30A, and the Standard Adjudicatory Rules of Practice and Procedure, 801 CMR 1.01 et seq.

Renee M. Collins, R.Ph.	
Registrant
Date: 7/11/09	

BOARD OF REGISTRATION
IN PHARMACY

James T. DeVita, R.Ph 
President
Effective Date: 7/12/09

Dec. No. 2103

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