APhA Policy Manual

Point-of-Care Testing

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS PATIENT/PHARMACIST RELATIONSHIPS PHARMACEUTICAL CARE PHARMACY PRACTICE PUBLIC HEALTH

APhA recognizes the value of pharmacist-provided point-of-care testing and related clinical services and promotes the provision of those tests and services in accordance with the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process.
APhA advocates for laws, regulations, and policies that enable pharmacist-provided point-of-care testing and related clinical services that are consistent with the pharmacists’ role in team-based care.
APhA opposes laws, regulations, and policies that create barriers to the tests that have been waived by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and that are administered and interpreted by pharmacists.
APhA encourages use of educational programming and resources to facilitate practice implementation of pharmacist-provided point-of-care testing and related clinical services.
APhA supports patients taking active roles in the management of their health, including their ability to request and obtain pharmacist-provided point-of-care tests and related clinical services.
APhA advocates for access to, coverage of, and payment for both pharmacist-provided point-of-care tests and any related clinical services.