La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-7429

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XLV-7429 - Order Sets

A. An order set shall be utilized for each patient to be managed by collaborative drug therapy management. The order set shall incorporate whatever patient specific variations the physician may deem necessary and shall adhere to generally accepted standards of care. A copy of the order set shall be:

1. provided to the collaborating pharmacist; and

2. made part of the patient's medical record.

B. The order set shall identify, at a minimum:

1. the physician, the pharmacist and telephone number and other contact information for each;

2. the patient's name, address, gender, date of birth, and telephone number;

3. the disease or condition to be managed;

4. the disease specific drug(s) to be utilized;

5. the type and extent of drug therapy management the physician authorizes the pharmacist to perform;

6. the specific responsibilities of the physician and pharmacist;

7. the procedures, criteria or plan the pharmacist is required to follow in connection with drug therapy management;

8. the specific laboratory test(s), if any, that are directly related to drug therapy management that the physician authorizes the pharmacist to order and evaluate;

9. the reporting and documentation requirements of the physician and pharmacist respecting the patient and schedule by which such are to take place;

10. the conditions and events upon which the physician and pharmacist are required to notify one another; and

11. procedures to accommodate immediate consultation by telephone or direct telecommunication with or between the physician, pharmacist and/or the patient.

C. Every order set utilized for collaborative drug therapy management of a patient shall be reviewed annually by the physician, or more frequently as such physician deems necessary, to address patient needs and to insure compliance with the requirements of this Chapter. The physician's signature and date of review shall be noted on the order set and maintained by the physician in accordance with Subsection A of this Section.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-7429

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 33:1644 (August 2007), amended LR 39:3289 (December 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270(A)(1), 1270(B)(6), and 37:1164(37).