C.R.S. Section 12-280-203
Pharmacy peer health assistance fund

  • rules

(1)

There is hereby created in the state treasury the pharmacy peer health assistance fund. The fund consists of money collected by the board and credited to the fund pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. Any interest earned on the investment of money in the fund must be credited at least annually to the fund.

(2)

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(a)

As a condition of licensure and licensure renewal in this state, every applicant shall pay to the administering entity that has been selected by the board pursuant to this section an amount set by the board not to exceed fifty-six dollars biennially. The amount must be used to support designated providers that have been selected by the board to provide assistance to pharmacists and interns needing help in dealing with physical, emotional, psychiatric, or psychological problems or behavioral, mental health, or substance use disorders that may be detrimental to their ability to practice.

(b)

The board shall select one or more peer health assistance organizations as designated providers. To be eligible for designation by the board, a peer health assistance program shall:

(I)

Provide for the education of pharmacists and interns with respect to the recognition and prevention of physical, emotional, and psychological problems and provide for intervention when necessary or under circumstances that may be established by rules promulgated by the board;

(II)

Offer assistance to a pharmacist or intern in identifying physical, emotional, or psychological problems;

(III)

Evaluate the extent of physical, emotional, or psychological problems and refer the pharmacist or intern for appropriate treatment;

(IV)

Monitor the status of a pharmacist or intern who has been referred for treatment;

(V)

Provide counseling and support for the pharmacist or intern and for the family of any pharmacist or intern referred for treatment;

(VI)

Agree to receive referrals from the board;

(VII)

Agree to make their services available to all licensed Colorado pharmacists and interns.

(c)

The administering entity must be a qualified, nonprofit, private foundation that is qualified under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal “Internal Revenue Code of 1986”, as amended, and must be dedicated to providing support for charitable, benevolent, educational, and scientific purposes that are related to pharmaceutical education, pharmaceutical research and science, and other pharmaceutical charitable purposes.

(d)

The responsibilities of the administering entity are:

(I)

To collect the required annual payments, directly or through the board;

(II)

To verify to the board, in a manner acceptable to the board, the names of all pharmacist and intern applicants who have paid the fee set by the board;

(III)

To distribute the money collected, less expenses, to the designated provider, as directed by the board;

(IV)

To provide an annual accounting to the board of all amounts collected, expenses incurred, and amounts disbursed; and

(V)

To post a surety performance bond in an amount specified by the board to secure performance under the requirements of this section. The administering entity may recover the actual administrative costs incurred in performing its duties under this section in an amount not to exceed ten percent of the total amount collected.

(e)

The board, at its discretion, may collect the required annual payments payable to the administering entity for the benefit of the administering entity and shall transfer all the payments to the administering entity. All required annual payments collected or due to the board for each fiscal year are custodial funds that are not subject to appropriation by the general assembly, and the funds do not constitute state fiscal year spending for purposes of section 20 of article X of the state constitution.

Source: Section 12-280-203 — Pharmacy peer health assistance fund - rules, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-12.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

12‑280‑101
Public interest - rules 12‑280‑102
Applicability of common provisions 12‑280‑103
Definitions - rules 12‑280‑104
State board of pharmacy - creation - subject to review - repeal of parts 12‑280‑105
Membership of board - removal - compensation - meetings 12‑280‑106
Veterinary pharmaceutical advisory committee - creation - appointments - rules - repeal 12‑280‑107
Rules 12‑280‑108
Powers and duties - rules 12‑280‑109
Drugs, devices, and other materials 12‑280‑110
Publications 12‑280‑111
Malpractice claims information - not public - exception 12‑280‑112
Fees 12‑280‑113
Approval of schools 12‑280‑114
Licensure, certification, or registration - applicability - applications - licensure and certification requirements - rules 12‑280‑115
Exemptions from licensure - hospital residency programs - home renal dialysis - research companies 12‑280‑115.5
Certification of pharmacy technicians - requirements - provisional certification - criminal history record check - rules 12‑280‑116
Expiration and renewal of licenses, certifications, or registrations 12‑280‑117
Continuing education - exceptions - inactive status 12‑280‑117.5
Continuing education for pharmacy technicians - exceptions - inactive status 12‑280‑118
Prescription drug outlet under charge of pharmacist - rules 12‑280‑119
Registration of facilities - rules 12‑280‑120
Compounding - dispensing - sale of drugs and devices - rules - definition 12‑280‑121
Compounding drugs for office use by a veterinarian - rules - definitions 12‑280‑122
Limited authority to delegate activities constituting practice of pharmacy to pharmacy interns or pharmacy technicians 12‑280‑123
Prescription required - exception - dispensing opiate antagonists - selling nonprescription syringes and needles 12‑280‑124
Labeling - rules 12‑280‑125
Substitution of prescribed drugs and biological products authorized - when - conditions 12‑280‑125.3
Pharmacists’ authority - minor prescription adaptions 12‑280‑125.5
Pharmacists’ authority to dispense chronic maintenance drugs - rules - liability 12‑280‑125.7
Pharmacists’ authority to prescribe and dispense HIV prevention drugs - definitions - rules 12‑280‑126
Unprofessional conduct - grounds for discipline 12‑280‑127
Disciplinary actions 12‑280‑128
Judicial review 12‑280‑129
Unlawful acts - civil fines 12‑280‑130
Unauthorized practice - penalties 12‑280‑131
New drugs - when sales permissible 12‑280‑132
Advertising of prescription drug prices 12‑280‑133
Nonresident prescription drug outlet - registration 12‑280‑133.5
Nonresident 503B outsourcing facility - registration - requirements - denial, revocation, or suspension - rules 12‑280‑133.7
Third-party logistics providers - registration - denial, revocation, or suspension - rules 12‑280‑134
Records 12‑280‑135
Unused medication - licensed facilities - correctional facilities - reuse - definitions - rules 12‑280‑136
Confidential agreement to limit practice 12‑280‑137
Investigations of suspicious drugs 12‑280‑138
Patient counseling - pharmacists required to perform - patient may decline - rules 12‑280‑139
Insulin affordability program - record keeping - reimbursement - definitions 12‑280‑140
Emergency prescription insulin supply - eligibility - record keeping 12‑280‑141
Prescription drugs - automated pharmacy dispensing system - rules - definition 12‑280‑142
Epinephrine auto-injector affordability program - record keeping - reimbursement - definitions 12‑280‑201
Legislative declaration 12‑280‑202
Definitions 12‑280‑203
Pharmacy peer health assistance fund - rules 12‑280‑204
Eligibility - participants 12‑280‑205
Liability 12‑280‑206
Immunity 12‑280‑301
Definitions 12‑280‑303
Wholesaler registration requirements - rules 12‑280‑304
Record check 12‑280‑305
Restrictions on transactions 12‑280‑306
Records - pedigree - compliance with DQSA 12‑280‑307
Penalty 12‑280‑308
Manufacturer, agent, representative, or employee - drug cost information - required - definitions 12‑280‑401
Legislative declaration 12‑280‑402
Definitions 12‑280‑403
Prescription drug use monitoring program - registration required - applications - rules - appropriation - repeal 12‑280‑404
Program operation - access - rules - definitions 12‑280‑405
Prescription drug monitoring fund - creation - fee 12‑280‑406
Violations - penalties 12‑280‑407
Prescription drug outlets - prescribers - responsibilities - liability 12‑280‑408
Exemption - waiver 12‑280‑409
Examination and analysis of prescription drug monitoring program - recommendations to executive director 12‑280‑501
Written guidelines and procedures for making therapeutic interchange and therapeutically equivalent selections 12‑280‑502
Therapeutic interchange and therapeutically equivalent selections for nursing care facility or long-term acute care hospital patients - rules 12‑280‑601
Definitions 12‑280‑602
Collaborative pharmacy practice agreements - pharmacist requirements 12‑280‑603
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