Advanced Practice

Question 1

What is required to maintain each prescriptive authority for all protocols with the exception of tuberculosis testing?

Answer 1

2 hours ACPE-accredited CE per renewal period

Question 2

Who may administer properly prescribed vaccines to patients?

Answer 2

• any NM licensed pharmacist
• A NM pharmacist with prescriptive authority for vaccines
• pharmacist intern

Question 3

A NM pharmacist who provides immunizations and tobacco cessation prescriptive authority services would need how many total continuing education hours for license renewal every 2 years?

Answer 3

34 hours

Question 4

A NM pharmacist who is also licensed as a PhC but does not have an active prescriptive protocol is required to have how many CE hours upon renewal of their RPh and PhC licenses?

Answer 4

50 hours to include 30 hours of live CE

Question 5

What is true regarding NM pharmacist prescriptive authority

Answer 5

• Requires initial training and certification followed by continuing education
• Requires documentation of patient informed consent
• For tobacco cessation, includes any FDA-approved tobacco cessation product
• Documentation must be kept for 3 years

Question 6

What is required for licensure as a pharmacist clinician (PhC)?

Answer 6

• Completion of a Board-approved physical assessment course

- New Mexico licensure as a registered pharmacist

Question 7

A PhC prescriptive authority protocol must contain what/

Answer 7

• A signature page to include the PhC and supervising physician(s)
• Scope of practice
• quality assurance program