Section 25-26-16.5-11 - Required elements of a protocol 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: (B) disease state; whose drug regimen may be adjusted.
(3) A statement regarding: (A) the types and: (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: (ii) therapeutic classifications; of medications described in clause (A);
(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.