New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 43A - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR LICENSING OF AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 24 - RENAL DIALYSIS
Section 8:43A-24.19 - Consultant pharmacist

1. Development and/or review of all facility policies and procedures regarding pharmaceutical services. Policies and procedures shall include the development and maintenance of written objectives, an organizational plan and continuous quality improvement regarding the administration, storage, control and disposition of medications at the facility;

2. Offering educational programs in pharmacology to facility staff at the request of the facility administrator, director of nursing, or as required by the use of new medication systems, pharmacological innovations or advances in technology;

3. Conducting individual drug regimen reviews and providing pertinent information related, but not limited to, potential adverse reactions, drug interactions, medication dosage, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacoeconomics, at the request of the facility administrator;

4. At a minimum, conducting quarterly reviews of medical records and all areas in the facility in which medications are dispensed, administered, stored, or destroyed, document any problems, and propose solutions to problems; and

5. Submitting written reports, at least quarterly, to the administrator and the medical director.