Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2220 - State Board of Pharmacy
Chapter 6 - Pharmaceutical Care Standards
Section 20 CSR 2220-6.070 - Certificate of Medication Therapeutic Plan Authority
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes procedures for obtaining a certificate of medication therapeutic plan authority, as authorized by section 338.010, RSMo.
(1) A pharmacist shall obtain a certificate of medication therapeutic authority from the Missouri State Board of Pharmacy to provide medication therapy services that include initiating or implementing a modification of a patient's medication therapy or device usage. Pharmacists with a certificate of medication therapeutic authority shall enter into a written protocol with a Missouri-licensed physician that complies with the requirements of 20 CSR 2220-6.080, prior to performing medication therapy services.
(2) Applicants for certification shall hold an active Missouri pharmacist license. Applications shall be submitted on forms provided by the Missouri State Board of Pharmacy and shall be accompanied by the certificate of medication therapeutic plan authority fee and proof the applicant-
(3) Certificate Renewal. A certificate of medication therapeutic plan authority shall be renewed biennially with the certificate holder's Missouri pharmacist license. For purposes of renewal, six (6) of the continuing education hours required for renewing the certificate holder's Missouri pharmacist license shall be earned in courses/programs related to medication therapy management. The continuing education required by this rule shall be governed by the rules of the Missouri State Board of Pharmacy governing pharmacist continuing education.
(4) The Missouri State Board of Pharmacy may discipline or terminate a pharmacist's certificate of medication therapeutic plan authority if the Missouri State Board of Pharmacy determines that the pharmacist has violated the terms of a protocol, the requirements of Chapter 338, RSMo, or rules of the board governing medication therapy services or any other state or federal drug law.
*Original authority: 338.010, RSMo 1939, amended 1951, 1989, 1990, 2007, 2009, 2011; 338.140, RSMo 1939, amended 1981, 1989, 1997, 2011 ; and 338.380, RSMo 2007.