Using library & law resources

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1 Using library & law resources Pharm 543 Autumn 2007 Tom Hazlet Outline USC CFR FR RCW WAC SR Federal stuff GPO Access USC, CFR, FR FDA, DEA, CPSC WA stuff Trip through the Salmon Book BOP website WA Legislative website RCW, WAC, SR UW stuff Lexis-Nexis, other law databases Current Contents NAPBLaw Online 1 2 codified how a bill becomes a law... law (statute) authorizes agencies to promulgate regulations (rules) codified 2 Federal United States Code Title 5 Government Organization & Employees [Administrative Procedures] Title 21 Food & Drugs [& DEA] Title 42 Public Health & Welfare Code of Federal Regulations Title 16 Commercial Practices [CPSC] Title 21 Food and Drugs [FDA, DEA] Title 42 Public Health [HHS, CMS] Title 45 Public Welfare [Human Subjects, welfare, other]... codified 3 4

2 codified 3 RCW Revised Code of Washington Title 34 Administrative Law Title 18 Businesses and Professions Title 69 Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, And Poisons Title 70 Public Health And Safety WAC Washington Administrative Code Title Health Services Commission Title Health, Department of Title Health Care Facilities Authority Title Health, Board and Division of (Social and Health Services, Department of) NOTE: Missing Salmon Book? Contact Manet Wade Manet.wade@doh.wa.gov about a replacement. TOC on class web site. Pharmacy Lawbook 2003 Salmon Book Organization Table of Contents Index Stuff in between *Importance of reading WAC s in context of RCW s RCW 18, 69, 70 WAC CFR1301, 1306 Miscellaneous RCW / WAC for other practitioners licensed health care entities 5 6 BOP Website [works] Noteworthy Forms & Applications Provider Credential Search Laws hotlink to Legislature / Search Compile the complete chapter as a single file trick; use CTRL-f to search Links (most other state Boards) 7 8

3 word WA Legislature Site search (upper right hand corner) read the instructions when first opening; they go away truncation/multiple word forms * and word1- word2 Boolean operators (and, not, or) character string enclosed in quotes note thing with WAC have to use \ to include the hyphen Remember to check all the boxes you want State Register RCW & Supplement WAC word 9 Federal Stuff Government Printing Office USC CFR FR Suggest browse, search features CFR browse scroll to Title 21 select recent year (updates in April) select part, subpart Note standard format scope definitions PDF can be slow Also available from Lexis-Nexis 11 12

4 Federal Register browse & scroll date page docket number search (terminology) types proposed rule final rule notice structured format Summary Supplementary Information Notices New or revised regulation if a rule making Federal Agencies Food & Drug Administration Drug Enforcement Administration Pharmacist Manual Consumer Product Safety Commission UW Stuff Library Resources NAPBLaw Online Lexis-Nexis Academic UW web Libraries Health Sciences Resources Search for Lexis-Nexis; pick Academic Default is General; pick from Legal for code stuff Select from list on screen right, i.e., Federal & State Codes use pull-down menu to select source ; i.e., Federal Register Enter search term use CTRL-f reformat for printing stuff in [brackets] often refers to page numbers Current Contents Web of Science IPA Healthlinks Search for newspapers Note listing is different from Main Library than Health Sciences class website restricted access see Instructions hyperlink username / password(s) log out when done (limited slots) Use expert search Boolean operators, ordered proximity Select all localities, or specific state Show document excerpts in the results list small, medium, large 15 16

5 Cornell Legal Information Institute Healthlinks Resources Library Resources for Pharm Outlines HSL resources and links to others Government Documents Resources Pharmacy practice using government documents Reg Map Hein Online Law Library Resources Secondary sources for pharmacy law

6 Summit Orbis-Cascade Alliance Catalog Pacific Northwest academic libraries Quick turn-around Search tips & tricks Very different from PubMed and other biomedical databases Truncation options, e.g.,! Instead of * Use Positional Operators if available when doing full text searches; i.e., w/25 Natural language vs. controlled vocabulary Mindset Prepare Outline search question Identify synonyms Where would I be if? Web Search Engines Beware Exceptionally fast lots of garbage Use Advanced Search functions You are responsible for accuracy Site from primary or secondary sources whenever possible Strive for refereed sources; triangulate when opinion, personal communication 23 24

7 questions? Summary Issues Spend some time on search stragegy Use reference librarians, other help Responsibility for accuracy 25 26