Collaborative pharmacy practice — agreements — payment.

1. For the purposes of this section : a. “Collaborative pharmacy practice” means a practice of pharmacy whereby a pharmacist provides patient care and drug therapy management services not otherwise permitted to be performed by a pharmacist to patients under a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement with another pharmacist or practitioner which defines the nature, scope, conditions, and limitations of the patient care and drug therapy management services to be provided by a pharmacist in order to ensure that a patient achieves the desired outcomes. b. “Health benefit plan” means the same as defined in section 514J.102 . c. “Health carrier” means the same as defined in section 514J.102 . 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a pharmacist may engage in a collaborative pharmacy practice, in accordance with rules adopted by the board pursuant to chapter 17A and under a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement, to provide patient care and drug therapy management services to a patient. 3. Notwithstanding any provision of a health benefit plan to the contrary, whenever a health benefit plan provides for payment or reimbursement for a service that is within the lawful scope of practice of a practitioner or pharmacist and the service is provided by a pharmacist pursuant to a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement under this section , the health carrier may provide payment or reimbursement for the service. 2021 Acts, ch 103, §3