North Carolina S357 modernizes physician-pharmacist collaborative practice by expanding pharmacists' roles in patient care.

North Carolina S357 modernizes and expands the collaborative practice between physicians and pharmacists. The bill allows clinical pharmacist practitioners to perform drug therapy management, including diagnosis, modifying drug dosages, and ordering tests, under a collaborative practice agreement with a supervising physician. It also mandates that health benefit plans cover healthcare services provided by pharmacists if performed within their licensed scope of practice.

North Carolina S357 modernizes physician-pharmacist collaborative practice by expanding pharmacists' roles in patient care.

North Carolina S357 modernizes and expands the collaborative practice between physicians and pharmacists. The bill allows clinical pharmacist practitioners to perform drug therapy management, including diagnosis, modifying drug dosages, and ordering tests, under a collaborative practice agreement with a supervising physician. It also mandates that health benefit plans cover healthcare services provided by pharmacists if performed within their licensed scope of practice.