N.J. Admin. Code § 13:39-13.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:39-13.5 - Collaborative practice protocols

(a) A collaborative practice protocol shall be developed for each different type of collaborative drug therapy management authorized by the physician under the collaborative practice agreement and shall identify those activities that may be performed by the collaborating pharmacist.

(b) Each protocol shall:

1. Be jointly developed by the physician and the pharmacist, consistent with standards and practices that are deemed commonly accepted and recognized by national standard setting organizations, or national or State professional organizations of the same discipline as the treating physician, and be signed and dated by both the physician and the pharmacist;

2. Be initiated and utilized at the sole discretion of the physician for a specific patient with whom the physician has a bona fide physician-patient relationship as defined in 13:35-6.27(a);

3. Be agreed to by both the physician and the pharmacist with the written informed consent of the patient, consistent with the requirements of 13:39-13.6;

4. Be available at the practice sites of the pharmacist and physician and made available at each site to the patient;

5. Establish the means by which the patient will be advised of the right to elect to participate in and withdraw from the collaborative drug therapy management;

6. Establish when physician notification is required, the physician chart update interval, and an appropriate time frame within which the pharmacist shall notify the physician of any change in dose, duration, or frequency of medication prescribed. Written notification, by either facsimile or electronic means, shall be provided to the physician no later than eight hours after any change in prescribed medication is made by the pharmacist;

7. Identify the method and time frame for notification of the physician if an adverse event occurs; and

8. Be reviewed at least once per year by the parties to determine whether the protocol should be renewed, modified, or terminated.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:39-13.5