How is experience” of the CPP Applicant determined by the CPP Advisory Committee “prior Members? International Candidates: begins at the time a license to practice “experience” pharmacy in the United States is obtained. Clinical rotations during the fourth year of pharmacy school counts as one year of experience. Each year of residency training counts as one year of experience. How do Committee Members determine if a program” satisfies the statutory “certificate requirement and is clinically applicable? Pharmacy Rule 21 NCAC 46.3101(b)(2) details the minimum core curriculum required for a certificate program Pharmacy Rule 21 NCAC 46.3101(b)(1)(B)(ii) specifically mentions the North Carolina Center for Pharmaceutical Care (NCCPC) and the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) as approved providers of certificate programs in the area of practice covered by the CPP agreement. ACPE-accredited courses followed by a in the area of practice are “C” acceptable. The NCCPC is no longer in existence. It is possible that there is not an ACPE-accredited certificate program in the area of practice covered by the protocol for a specific CPP applicant. In this instance, it is up to the professional judgement of the Advisory Committee member to determine if a given certificate program is appropriate to satisfy the intent of the rule. A committee member may request a table of contents or topic list to determine the clinical appropriateness of the certificate program. If a CPP applicant is employed by or has a relationship with a pharmacy, is it acceptable for the CPP to see patients, prescribe medication and perform Medication Therapy Management (MTM) at this pharmacy? Yes. The original CPP legislation identified that a CPP would work in a community pharmacy in this manner. The CPP and supervising physician are responsible for ensuring that a conflict of interest does not exist. In a group practice setting, is it acceptable for a physician other than the supervising physician to refer patients to the CPP? Yes. Referrals within the medical practice are acceptable as long as the referring physician makes the diagnosis and then refers the patient to the CPP. A supervising physician of record for the CPP is responsible for reviewing all decisions and plans of the CPP and for countersignature of CPP orders.
How is “prior experience” of the CPP Applicant determined by the CPP Advisory Committee Members? International Candidates: “experience” begins at the time a license to practice pharmacy in the United States is obtained. Clinical rotations during the fourth year of pharmacy school counts as one year of experience. Each year of residency training counts as one year of experience. How do Committee Members determine if a “certificate program” satisfies the statutory requirement and is clinically applicable? Pharmacy Rule 21 NCAC 46.3101(b)(2) details the minimum core curriculum required for a certificate program Pharmacy Rule 21 NCAC 46.3101(b)(1)(B)(ii) specifically mentions the North Carolina Center for Pharmaceutical Care (NCCPC) and the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) as approved providers of certificate programs in the area of practice covered by the CPP agreement. ACPE-accredited courses followed by a “C” in the area of practice are acceptable. The NCCPC is no longer in existence. It is possible that there is not an ACPE-accredited certificate program in the area of practice covered by the protocol for a specific CPP applicant. In this instance, it is up to the professional judgement of the Advisory Committee member to determine if a given certificate program is appropriate to satisfy the intent of the rule. A committee member may request a table of contents or topic list to determine the clinical appropriateness of the certificate program. If a CPP applicant is employed by or has a relationship with a pharmacy, is it acceptable for the CPP to see patients, prescribe medication and perform Medication Therapy Management (MTM) at this pharmacy? Yes. The original CPP legislation identified that a CPP would work in a community pharmacy in this manner. The CPP and supervising physician are responsible for ensuring that a conflict of interest does not exist. In a group practice setting, is it acceptable for a physician other than the supervising physician to refer patients to the CPP? Yes. Referrals within the medical practice are acceptable as long as the referring physician makes the diagnosis and then refers the patient to the CPP. A supervising physician of record for the CPP is responsible for reviewing all decisions and plans of the CPP and for countersignature of CPP orders.
CPPAppProtocolReviewFAQsJan2016.docx