Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1140-15-.03 - TRAINING
(1) Each pharmacist licensed in the state of
Tennessee shall complete educational training pertaining to the prescribing of
hormonal contraceptives prior to providing contraceptive therapies to patients
pursuant to this rule. This rule does not prohibit pharmacists from providing
care and services to patients, including hormonal contraceptives, pursuant to a
valid patient-specific collaborative pharmacy practice agreement.
(2) The minimum required educational training
shall be approved by the Tennessee Department of Health ("TDH"), listed on the
TDH website, and provided by an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
("ACPE") -approved provider.
(3)
The pharmacist shall permanently maintain the certificate of completion of
training at their place of practice and shall make the certificate of
completion available to the Board of Pharmacy upon request.
(4) The training program shall provide, at a
minimum, information pertaining to the types and pharmacology of hormonal
contraceptives which may be prescribed, the risk and benefits of each hormonal
contraceptive, any side effects associated with the hormonal contraceptive, and
any contraindications associated with the hormonal contraceptive.
The training program shall provide the prescribing pharmacist with a minimum level of proficiency regarding proper prescribing of hormonal contraceptives.
(5) An
equivalent curriculum-based training program completed in or after the year
2017 from a school or college of pharmacy recognized by the Board or a training
program recognized by the Board shall satisfy the requirement of training prior
to the prescribing of hormonal contraceptives.
(6) It shall be the professional
responsibility of each pharmacist engaged in the prescribing of hormonal
contraceptives to maintain current knowledge regarding the science and trends
of hormonal contraceptives.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. ยง 63-10-219.
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