Text: HF00601 Text: HF00603 Text: HF00600 - HF00699 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 155A.40 CONTINUOUS QUALITY
1 2 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
1 3 1. Each licensed pharmacy shall implement or participate
1 4 in a continuous quality improvement program to review pharmacy
1 5 procedures in order to identify methods for addressing
1 6 pharmacy medication errors and for improving patient use of
1 7 medications and patient care services. Under the program,
1 8 each pharmacy shall assess its practices and identify areas
1 9 for quality improvement.
1 10 2. The board shall adopt rules for the administration of a
1 11 continuous quality improvement program. The rules shall
1 12 address all of the following:
1 13 a. Program requirements and procedures.
1 14 b. Program record and reporting requirements.
1 15 c. Any other provisions necessary for the administration
1 16 of a program.
1 17 3. Any record or report generated solely for and
1 18 maintained by a pharmacy as a component of the pharmacy's
1 19 continuous quality improvement program shall not be subject to
1 20 discovery in any civil proceeding. However, this subsection
1 21 shall not prohibit the board or other authorized government
1 22 agency from reviewing or having access to the record or report
1 23 as necessary to protect the public health and safety.
1 24 HF 602
1 25 rn/es/25
Text: HF00601 Text: HF00603 Text: HF00600 - HF00699 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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