Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 070 - Board of Pharmacy
Rule 070.00.97-006 - Regulation 62 - Requirement for Diabetes Self-Management Training for Pharmacists
Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 070.00.97-006
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 2024
REGULATION 62
REQUIREMENTS FOR DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR PHARMACISTS:
In order to be certified to provide Diabetes Self-Management Training, a pharmacist shall complete an educational program which is approved by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy and in compliance with the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education as developed by the American Diabetes Association,
The standards for the educational program are as follows:
1. The sponsoring organization shall have a
written policy that affirms education as an integral component of diabetes
care.
2. The sponsoring
organization shall identify and provide the educational resources required to
achieve its educational objectives in terms of its target population. These
resources include adequate space, personnel, budget, and instructional
materials.
3. The organizational
relationships, lines of authority, staffing, job descriptions, and operational
policies shall be clearly defined and documented.
4. The service area shall be assessed in
order to define the target population and determine appropriate allocation of
personnel and resources to serve the educational needs of the target
population.
5. A standing advisory
committee consisting of a pharmacist, physician, nurse educator, dietitian, and
individual with behavioral science expertise, a consumer, and a community
representative, at a minimum shall be established to oversee the
program.
6. The advisory committee
shall participate in the annual planning process, including determination of
target audience, program objective, participant access mechanisms,
instructional methods, resource requirements (including space, personnel,
budget, and materials), participant follow up mechanisms, and program
evaluation.
7. Professional program
staff shall have sufficient time and resources for lesson planning,
instruction, documentation, evaluation, and follow-up.
8. Community resources shall be assessed
periodically.
9. A coordinator
shall be designated who is responsible for program planning, implementation,
and evaluation.
10. Health care
professionals with recent didactic and experiential preparation diabetes
clinical and educational issues shall serve as the program instructors. The
Staff shall include at least a nurse educator and a dietitian who collaborate
routinely. Certification as a diabetes educator by the National Certification
Board for Diabetes Educators recommended.
11. Professional program staff shall obtain
education about diabetes educational principles, and behavioral change
strategies on a continuing basis.
12. Based on the needs of the target
population, the program shall be capable of offering instruction in the
following content areas:
a. Diabetes overview
b. Stress and psychosocial
adjustment
c. Family involvement
and social support
d. Nutrition
e. Exercise and activity
f. Medications
g. Monitoring and use of results
h. Relationship among nutrition, exercise,
medication, and blood glucose levels
i. Prevention, detection, and treatment of
acute complications
j. Prevention,
detection, and treatment of chronic complication
k. Foot, skin, and dental care
I. Behavior change strategies, goal setting,
risk factor reduction, and problem solving
m. Benefits, risks, and management options
for improving glucose control
n.
Preconception care, pregnancy, and gestational diabetes
o. Use of health care systems and community
resources
13 The program
shall use instructional methods and materials that are appropriate for the
target population and the participants being served.
14. A system shall be in place to inform the
target population and potential referral sources of the availability and
benefits of the program.
15. The
program shall be conveniently and regularly available.
16. The program shall be responsive to
requests for information and referrals from consumers, health care
professionals, and health care agencies.
17. An individualized assessment shall be
developed and updated in collaboration with each participant. The assessment
shall include relevant medical history, present health status, health service
or resource utilization, risk factors, diabetes knowledge and skills, cultural
influences, health beliefs and attitudes health behaviors and goals, support
systems, barriers to learning, and socioeconomic factors.
18. An individualized education plan, based
on the assessment, shall be developed in collaboration with each
participant.
19. The participant's
educational experience, including assessment, intervention, evaluation, and
follow-up, shall be documented in a permanent medical or education record.
There shall be documentation of collaboration and coordination among program
staff and other providers.
20. The
program shall offer appropriate and timely educational interventions based on
periodic reassessments of health status, knowledge, skills, attitudes, goals,
and self-care behaviors.
21. The
advisory committee shall review program performance annually, including all
components of the annual program plan and curriculum, and use the information
in subsequent planning and program modification.
22. The advisory committee shall annually
review and evaluate predetermined outcomes for program participants.
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