Sec. 11. A protocol developed under this chapter must include the following:
(1) The identification of:
(A) the individual whose drug regimen may be adjusted;
(B) the attending physician who is delegating the authority to adjust an individual's drug regimen; and
(C) the pharmacist who is authorized to adjust the individual's drug regimen.
(2) The attending physician's diagnosis of the individual's:
(A) condition; or
(B) disease state;
whose drug regimen may be adjusted.
(3) A statement regarding:
(A) the types and:
(i) categories; or
(ii) therapeutic classifications;
of medication, including the specific therapeutic alternatives that may be substituted for a drug prescribed by a physician;
(B) the minimum and maximum dosage levels within the types and:
(i) categories; or
(ii) therapeutic classifications;
of medications described in clause (A);
(C) the dosage forms;
(D) the frequency of administration;
(E) the route of administration;
(F) the duration of the administration of the drug regimen and any adjustment to the drug regimen; and
(G) exceptions to the application of the drug regimen or the adjustment to the drug regimen;
for which the pharmacist may adjust the individual's drug regimen.
(4) A requirement that:
(A) the individual's medical records be available to both the individual's attending physician and the pharmacist; and
(B) the procedures performed by the pharmacist relate to a disease or condition for which the patient has been under the attending physician's medical care.
As added by P.L.75-2004, SEC.3.