Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13844 – Conditions or diseases managed; scope of practice
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1. Generally accepted standards of care. A pharmacist may engage in collaborative drug therapy management pursuant to a collaborative practice agreement only for conditions or diseases with generally accepted standards of care.
[PL 2013, c. 308, §4 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13844
- Collaborative drug therapy management: includes collecting and reviewing patient histories; obtaining and checking vital signs, including pulse, temperature, blood pressure and respiration; and, under the supervision of, or in direct consultation with, a practitioner, ordering and evaluating the results of laboratory tests directly related to drug therapy when performed in accordance with approved protocols applicable to the practice setting and when the evaluation does not include a diagnostic component. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-A
- Collaborative practice agreement: means a written and signed agreement between one or more pharmacists with training and experience relevant to the scope of the collaborative practice and a practitioner that supervises or provides direct consultation to the pharmacist or pharmacists engaging in collaborative drug therapy management that:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-ADrug: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-APharmacist: means an individual provider of health care services licensed by this State to engage in the practice of pharmacy. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-A
2. Prohibition. A pharmacist who is engaged in collaborative drug therapy management pursuant to a collaborative practice agreement may not, as part of the collaborative practice, participate in research or clinical or investigational trials.
[PL 2013, c. 308, §4 (NEW).]
3. Limitation. A collaborative practice agreement may include only the conditions or diseases to be managed that meet the qualifications and scope of practice for each party to the agreement.
[PL 2013, c. 308, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2013, c. 308, §4 (NEW).