{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-19.2-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-19.2-3","heading":"Collaborative pharmacy practice.","body":"(a) A pharmacist may engage in collaborative pharmacy practice pursuant to a collaborative practice agreement in accordance with provisions of this chapter or other applicable sections of the regulations. Any pharmacist or physician desiring to engage in collaborate pharmacy practice shall execute a collaborative practice agreement in accordance with regulations promulgated by the department. Each collaborative practice agreement shall set forth at least the following: (1) Site and setting where the collaborative practice is to take place; (2) Informed consent procedures; (3) Qualifications of participating pharmacists and physicians; (4) The role of any employed healthcare professional with prescriptive privileges participating in the collaborative practice; (5) Scope of conditions or diseases to be managed; (6) Practice protocols; (7) Risk management activities; and (8) Outcomes measurements. Each collaborative practice agreement shall be subject to review and renewal on a biennial basis.\n(b) Any pharmacist or physician who deviates from, or practices in a manner inconsistent with, the terms of a collaborative practice agreement shall be in violation of this chapter; such shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter. There shall be no civil liability on the part of, or cause of action of any nature against, a physician or a physician’s agents or employees for participation in collaborative pharmacy practice as the result of negligence or fault on the part of the pharmacist participating in such collaborative practice agreement.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 19.2 Collaborative Pharmacy Practice"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-19.2/5-19.2-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:22:24Z","sha256":"b0ca770ae051d9fec437dc921ae0fe49d8c6bae746a3fe00eef1faca1403e367","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-19.2-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-19.2-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}