1. Written guidelines and protocols developed by a registered pharmacist in collaboration with a practitioner which authorize collaborative drug therapy management:
(a) May authorize a pharmacist to order and use the findings of laboratory tests and examinations.
(b) May provide for collaborative drug therapy management for a patient receiving care:
(1) In a licensed medical facility; or
(2) If developed to ensure continuity of care for a patient, in any setting that is affiliated with a medical facility where the patient is receiving care. A pharmacist who modifies a drug therapy of a patient receiving care in a setting that is affiliated with a medical facility shall, within 72 hours after initiating or modifying the drug therapy, provide written notice of the initiation or modification of the drug therapy to the collaborating practitioner or enter the appropriate information concerning the drug therapy in an electronic patient record system shared by the pharmacist and the collaborating practitioner.
(c) Must state the conditions under which a prescription of a practitioner relating to the drug therapy of a patient may be changed by the pharmacist without a subsequent prescription from the practitioner.
(d) Must be approved by the Board.
2. The Board may adopt regulations which:
(a) Prescribe additional requirements for written guidelines and protocols developed pursuant to this section; and
(b) Set forth the process for obtaining the approval of the Board of such written guidelines and protocols.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 3077; A 2017, 2522) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 639.2809)
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.