Regulations, legislation, and classification

Regulations, legislation, and classification.

[Pharmacists' knowledge of sanitary legislation and professional regulations].

OBJECTIVE To characterize the profile of pharmacists employed as technical supervisors in drugstores and evaluate their knowledge regarding certain aspects of the legislation controlling drugstores and the profession in general. METHODS Based on 175 drugstores in the city of Ribeirão Preto, southeastern Brazil, 100 pharmacists/technical supervisors were randomly selected. Data collection was ...

POWER: Program for an Ontology Based Working Environment for Modeling and Use of Regulations and Legislation

The Dutch Tax and Customs Administration (DTCA in Dutch: Belastingdienst) conducts a research programme in which methods are developed that support a systematic translation of (new) legislation into the DTCA’s processes. This programme combines two frequently separated approaches in the knowledge management field; the stock or codification approach and the flow or organizational approach. The P...

State Laws for Gifted Education: An Overview of the Legislation and Regulations

To fill a gap in the literature, this article provides a comprehensive, concise, and current overview of the state laws--specifically, statutes and regulations--concerning gifted education for K-12 students. The models for these laws form two broad categories. The first model is premised on a group orientation, whether on a permissive or mandatory basis. The vast majority of state statutes and ...

Reducing asthma triggers in schools: recommendations for effective policies, regulations, and legislation.

While 31 million Americans have been diagnosed with asthma, children are most severely affected. Asthma also is common among teachers, indicating that the school building environment may be associated with asthma prevalence among occupants. Children are sensitive to environmental pollutants, which are more concentrated in indoor air environments. Schools are a significant source of indoor air p...