Colorado Code § 12-280-502

Therapeutic interchange and therapeutically equivalent selections for nursing care facility or long-term acute care hospital patients - rules
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(1) A pharmacy used
by a nursing care facility or a long-term acute care hospital licensed under part 1 of article 3 of
title 25 may make a therapeutic interchange or a therapeutically equivalent selection for a patient
if, during the patient's stay at the facility, the selection has been approved for the patient:
(a) In accordance with written guidelines and procedures for making therapeutic
interchange or therapeutically equivalent selections, as maintained in a current and readily
available manner at the dispensing prescription drug outlet and as developed by a quality
assessment and assurance committee that includes a pharmacist licensed under this article 280
and is formed by the facility in accordance with 42 CFR 483.75; and
(b) By one of the following health-care providers:
(I) A physician licensed under article 240 of this title 12;
(II) A physician assistant licensed under section 12-240-113; or
(III) An advanced practice registered nurse prescriber licensed as a professional nurse
under section 12-255-110, registered as an advanced practice registered nurse under section 12-
255-111, and authorized to prescribe controlled substances or prescription drugs pursuant to
section 12-255-112.
(2) The board may adopt rules as necessary to implement this part 5.

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