(a) A pharmacist may, under a collaborative practice agreement with a written protocol approved by a practitioner, provide patient care services.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 08.80.337
drug: means an article recognized as a drug in an official compendium, or supplement to an official compendium. See Alaska Statutes 08.80.480
pharmacist: means an individual currently licensed by this state to engage in the practice of pharmacy. See Alaska Statutes 08.80.480
practitioner: means an individual currently licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized by the jurisdiction in which the individual practices to prescribe and administer drugs in the course of professional practice. See Alaska Statutes 08.80.480
(b) A pharmacist may independently provide patient care services for
(1) general health and wellness;(2) disease prevention; or(3) a condition that
(A) is minor and generally self limiting;(B) has a test that is used to guide diagnosis or clinical decision-making and the test is waived under 42 U.S.C. § 263a (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988); or(C) falls under a statewide standing order from the chief medical officer in the Department of Health.(c) This section does not authorize a pharmacist to prescribe a prescription drug that the pharmacist is not otherwise authorized to prescribe.(d) In this section, “patient care services” means medical care services given in exchange for compensation intended to achieve outcomes related to the cure or prevention of a disease, elimination or reduction of a patient’s symptoms, or arresting or slowing of a disease process.
