The Tennessee Pharmacists Association and Tennessee Medical Association developed legislation to authorize collaborative pharmacy practice, placed into effect July 1, according to an article on pharmacist.com.
The new law enables pharmacists to integrate into emerging patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations as providers of healthcare services. This means Tennessee-licensed pharmacists and prescribers can enter into a voluntary collaboration pharmacy practice agreement and the legislation assigns authority on the scope of pharmacist-provided services to the authorizing prescribers, according to the article.
Currently, the state board of pharmacy, the state board of medical examiners and the state board of osteopathic examination are working to establish minimum standards for collaborative practice agreements.
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