TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The
Board of Pharmacy is claiming an exemption from Article 2 of the Administrative
Process Act in accordance with § 2.2-4006 A 4 a of the Code of Virginia,
which excludes regulations that are necessary to conform to changes in Virginia
statutory law or the appropriation act where no agency discretion is involved.
The Board of Pharmacy will receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any
interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision.
Title of Regulation: 18VAC110-40. Regulations
Governing Collaborative Practice Agreements (amending 18VAC110-40-20).
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400, 54.1-3300, and
54.1-3300.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Effective Date: November 25, 2020.
Agency Contact: Caroline Juran, RPh, Executive Director,
Board of Pharmacy, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463,
telephone (804) 367-4456, FAX (804) 527-4472, or email
caroline.juran@dhp.virginia.gov.
Summary:
Pursuant to Chapter 731 of the 2020 Acts of the Assembly,
the amendment provides that a patient must sign a document to opt out of
participation in a procedure using a collaborative agreement rather than
signing a document consenting to the procedure.
18VAC110-40-20. Signed authorization for an agreement.
A. The signatories to an agreement shall be a practitioner
involved directly in patient care and a pharmacist involved directly in patient
care. Within the agreement, the pharmacist may designate alternate pharmacists,
provided the alternates are involved directly in patient care at a single
physical location where patients receive services.
B. An agreement shall only be implemented for an individual
patient pursuant to an order from the practitioner for that patient. Documented
informed consent from the patient shall be obtained by the practitioner who
authorizes the patient to participate in the agreement or by the pharmacist who
is also a party to the agreement. A patient who meets the criteria for inclusion
in the category of patients whose care is subject to a collaborative agreement
and who chooses to not participate in a collaborative procedure shall notify
the prescriber of the patient's refusal to participate in such collaborative
procedure.
1. The patient may decline to participate or withdraw from
participation at any time.
2. Prior to giving consent to participate, the The
patient shall be informed by the practitioner or the pharmacist of the cooperative
collaborative procedures that will be used pursuant to an agreement, and
such discussion shall be documented in the patient record.
3. As part of the informed consent, the The
practitioner and the pharmacist shall provide written disclosure to the patient
of any contractual arrangement with any other party or any financial incentive
that may impact one of the party's decisions to participate in the agreement.
VA.R. Doc. No. R21-6506; Filed October 5, 2020, 2:48 p.m.