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LAPPA Legal Analysis (as of October 2024)
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Commercial insurance may cover a limited set of pharmacist services - coverage will vary based on each insurance plan’s policies.References:
Jonathan Hughes, State of the Union: A Review of State-based Laws and Regulations Supporting Pharmacist Payment for Clinical Services, Clinical Pharmacy Forum (July 26, 2024) at https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.2008.
Pharmacist Authority to Initiate PrEP & PEP and Participate in Collaborative Practice Agreements, Nat’l Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors (Aug. 10, 2023) at https://nastad.org/sites/default/files/2023-08/PDF-Pharmacist-Authority-Initiate-PrEP-PEP.pdf
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Short Answer: XX, based on the information described below.
References:
Jonathan Hughes, State of the Union: A Review of State-based Laws and Regulations Supporting Pharmacist Payment for Clinical Services, Clinical Pharmacy Forum (July 26, 2024) at https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jac5.2008.
Pharmacist Authority to Initiate PrEP & PEP and Participate in Collaborative Practice Agreements, Nat’l Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors (Aug. 10, 2023) at https://nastad.org/sites/default/files/2023-08/PDF-Pharmacist-Authority-Initiate-PrEP-PEP.pdf
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Beyond the topics covered above (and excluding methadone) are there any other laws/ regulations governing the way MOUD is provided to patients that currently apply to pharmacists?
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Updating state laws to empower community pharmacists to independently prescribe, monitor, and bill for MOUD would eliminate the cumbersome hurdles of collaborative practice agreements (CPA) —each of which requires forging and maintaining a unique partnership with every patient’s prescriber—and unlock immediate access to OUD care at the neighborhood pharmacy. By removing the need for a formal CPA with a distant clinician, pharmacists could leverage their deep expertise and accessibility to initiate lifesaving treatment the moment someone is ready for help. This approach honors pharmacists working at the top of their license, slashes unnecessary administrative barriers, and expands capacity for evidence-based OUD care exactly where patients already go for health services.
Suggestions for Policy Makers:
State Links and Resources (Coming Soon!)
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Examples: Quick access for implementation questions. Board of Pharmacy contact; Medicaid pharmacy help desk; state MAT/MOUD coordinator.
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Examples: PDMP statutes; board PDMP FAQs; registration portal.
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Lists state-mandated opioid or MOUD CE for pharmacists. Board CE rule; opioid-management CE links.
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Contextual info patients/pharmacists may need. Syringe-service programs; state naloxone sites; recovery hotline(s).
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University or health-system toolkits; state opioid response project resources.