COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

SUFFOLK COUNTY	                         BOARD OF REGISTRATION 
                                                                                                           IN PHARMACY
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In the Matter of	                       ) 
Stephen Seigler	                       )                                              Docket No. PHA-2011-0085
Pharmacist Registration No. 18811   )    
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CONSENT AGREEMENT   .

The Board of Registration in Pharmacy ("Board") and Stephen Seigler, R.Ph. ("Registrant"), a pharmacist registered by the Board (Pharmacist Registration No. 18811), do hereby stipulate and agree that the following information shall be entered into and become a permanent part of the file of the 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 the Registrant as Docket No. PHA-2011-0085 ("Complaint").

2.	Registrant acknowledges and agrees that he acted as Manager of Record at West River
   Pharmacy, located at 140 Locke Drive in Marlborough, Massachusetts ("Pharmacy") during the period when the Board conducted compliance inspections at the Pharmacy (specifically, March 31 and June 9, 2011) and identified multiple regulatory violations related to Pharmacy operations, as more specifically described in related Complaint Docket No. PHA-20 11-0084. Registrant's conduct while he was Manager of Record of the Pharmacy failed to comply with the requirements of247 CMR sections 6.02 and 6.07 as well as the other regulatory violations referenced in Complaint Docket No. PHA-2011-0084.

3.	Accordingly, the Registrant freely agrees to the following:

a.	That Registrant's conduct described in Paragraph 2 constitutes professional misconduct warranting disciplinary action by the Board, pursuant to M.G. L. c. 112, sections 42A and 61; for violations of 247 CMR sections 6.02, 6.07 and 9.01(1) and the regulatory violations referenced in Complaint Docket No. PHA-2011-0084;

   b. Within ten (10) days of the Effective date of the Agreement, Registrant shall cease
        acting as Manager of Record of the Pharmacy for a minimum period of one (1) year;

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

  d.   Within one-hundred and eights (180) days of the Effective Date of the Agreement,

    
        Registrant shall pass the Multi-State Pharmacy Jurisprudence Exam (MPJE) with 
        a score of at least 75 and satisfactory documentation of passing to the Board; and

              e.   Registrant shall return a signed copy of the 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, are public records 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, the
Board will not advance the prosecution of the 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.  The Registrant understands and agrees that 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 8.01 CMR 1.00 et. seq.

7.  The Registrant understands and agrees that his 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.  The Registrant states that he has used legal counsel in connection with his decision to
enter into this Agreement or, if he did not, that she had an opportunity to do so and that his decision to enter into this Agreement was made freely by Registrant.

	9.  Registrant certifies that Registrant has read this document entitled “Consent
     Agreement.”

10. The Registrant understands that, by executing this Agreement, Registrant is waiving all
rights to a formal hearing at which time Registrant would possess the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses, to call witnesses, to present evidence, to testify on their 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.  
   
Stephen Seigler, R.Ph.
Date:  12/15/11

Board of Registration in Pharmacy

Stanley B. Walczyk, R.Ph.
President

Effective Date: 12/20/11
Decision No. 2711

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