HAR §17-1737-50. Home pharmacy services

(a) Home pharmacy services are services related to the dispensing and clinical monitoring of enteral and parenteral nutrition and therapeutic agents given intravenously or by injection to recipients in their homes. (b) Home pharmacy services shall be ordered by a physician and shall include clinical monitoring by pharmacists and other skilled medical professionals, such as registered nurses. (c) Home pharmacy services may be provided to Medicaid eligible individuals who: (1) Require the use of therapeutic intravenous or injectable agents including analgesics, antibiotics, and fluids to treat their medical condition; (2) Do not require acute hospital or nursing facility care, have adequate support in the home, and can safely receive these services in the home setting; and (3) Wish to receive this care in the home. (d) Authorization by the department for home pharmacy services on form DHS 1144 shall be required for the provision of home pharmacy services by freestanding pharmacies and by acute care hospital which provide home pharmacy services. (e) Medicaid payments shall only be made when freestanding home pharmacy services are furnished by providers accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation organization. [Eff 11/25/96; am 02/16/02 ] (Auth: HRS §§346-14, 346-59) (Imp: HRS §§346-14, 346-59; 42 C.F.R. §431.10) UNOFFICIAL 1737-69