§ 155A.48 — Collaborative pharmacy practice — agreements — payment

Iowa § 155A.48

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IV: PUBLIC HEALTH
• Ch. 155A: PHARMACY

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1. For the purposes of this section:
a. “Collaborative pharmacy practice” means a practice of pharmacy whereby a
pharmacist provides patient care and drug therapy management services not otherwise
permitted to be performed by a pharmacist to patients under a collaborative pharmacy
practice agreement with another pharmacist or practitioner which defines the nature, scope,
conditions, and limitations of the patient care and drug therapy management services to be
provided by a pharmacist in order to ensure that a patient achieves the desired outcomes.
b. “Health benefit plan” means the same as defined in section 514J.102.
c. “Health carrier” means the same as defined in section 514J.102.
2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a pharmacist may engage in a
collaborative pharmacy practice, in accordance with rules adopted by the board pursuant to
chapter 17A and under a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement, to provide patient care
and drug therapy management services to a patient.
3. Notwithstanding any provision of a health benefit plan to the contrary, whenever a
health benefit plan provides for payment or reimbursement for a service that is within the
lawful scope of practice of a practitioner or pharmacist and the service is provided by a
pharmacist pursuant to a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement under this section, the
health carrier may provide payment or reimbursement for the service.