APhA Policy Manual

Contemporary Pharmacy Practice

EDUCATION, CURRICULUM AND COMPETENCE FOR PHARMACY INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS LICENSURE, REGISTRATION, AND REGULATION PRESCRIBING AUTHORITY REIMBURSEMENT AND COMPENSATION

APhA asserts that pharmacists should have the authority and support to practice to the full extent of their education, training, and experience in delivering patient care.
APhA opposes burdensome legal and regulatory requirements beyond continuing professional development for the provision of patient care services.
APhA supports continuing efforts toward establishing a consistent and accurate perception of the contemporary role and practice of pharmacists by the general public, patients, and all persons and institutions engaged in health care policy, administration, payment, and delivery.
APhA supports continued collaboration with stakeholders to facilitate adoption of standardized practice acts, appropriate related laws, regulations, and policies that reflect contemporary pharmacy practice.
APhA supports the establishment of multistate pharmacist licensure agreements to address the evolving needs of the pharmacy profession and pharmacist-provided patient care.
APhA urges the continued development of consensus documents, in collaboration with medical associations and other stakeholders, that recognize and support pharmacists’ roles in patient care as health care providers.
APhA urges universal recognition of pharmacists as health care providers and compensation based on the level of patient care provided using standardized and future health care payment models.