Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 070 - Board of Pharmacy › Rule 070.00.97-006 - Regulation 62 - Requirement for Diabetes Self-Management Training for Pharmacists

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
REGULATION
		  62
REQUIREMENTS FOR DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR
			 PHARMACISTS:
In order to be certified to provide Diabetes Self-Management
			 Training, a pharmacist shall complete an educational program which is approved
			 by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy and in compliance with the National
			 Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education as developed by the American
			 Diabetes Association,
The standards for the educational program are as follows:
1. The sponsoring organization shall have a
		  written policy that affirms education as an integral component of diabetes
		  care.
2. The sponsoring
		  organization shall identify and provide the educational resources required to
		  achieve its educational objectives in terms of its target population. These
		  resources include adequate space, personnel, budget, and instructional
		  materials.
3. The organizational
		  relationships, lines of authority, staffing, job descriptions, and operational
		  policies shall be clearly defined and documented.
4. The service area shall be assessed in
		  order to define the target population and determine appropriate allocation of
		  personnel and resources to serve the educational needs of the target
		  population.
5. A standing advisory
		  committee consisting of a pharmacist, physician, nurse educator, dietitian, and
		  individual with behavioral science expertise, a consumer, and a community
		  representative, at a minimum shall be established to oversee the
		  program.
6. The advisory committee
		  shall participate in the annual planning process, including determination of
		  target audience, program objective, participant access mechanisms,
		  instructional methods, resource requirements (including space, personnel,
		  budget, and materials), participant follow up mechanisms, and program
		  evaluation.
7. Professional program
		  staff shall have sufficient time and resources for lesson planning,
		  instruction, documentation, evaluation, and follow-up.
8. Community resources shall be assessed
		  periodically.
9. A coordinator
		  shall be designated who is responsible for program planning, implementation,
		  and evaluation.
10. Health care
		  professionals with recent didactic and experiential preparation diabetes
		  clinical and educational issues shall serve as the program instructors. The
		  Staff shall include at least a nurse educator and a dietitian who collaborate
		  routinely. Certification as a diabetes educator by the National Certification
		  Board for Diabetes Educators recommended.
11. Professional program staff shall obtain
		  education about diabetes educational principles, and behavioral change
		  strategies on a continuing basis.
12. Based on the needs of the target
		  population, the program shall be capable of offering instruction in the
		  following content areas:
a. Diabetes overview
b. Stress and psychosocial
		  adjustment
c. Family involvement
		  and social support
d. Nutrition
e. Exercise and activity
f. Medications
g. Monitoring and use of results
h. Relationship among nutrition, exercise,
		  medication, and blood glucose levels
i. Prevention, detection, and treatment of
		  acute complications
j. Prevention,
		  detection, and treatment of chronic complication
k. Foot, skin, and dental care
I. Behavior change strategies, goal setting,
		  risk factor reduction, and problem solving
m. Benefits, risks, and management options
		  for improving glucose control
n.
		  Preconception care, pregnancy, and gestational diabetes
o. Use of health care systems and community
		  resources
13 The program
		  shall use instructional methods and materials that are appropriate for the
		  target population and the participants being served.
14. A system shall be in place to inform the
		  target population and potential referral sources of the availability and
		  benefits of the program.
15. The
		  program shall be conveniently and regularly available.
16. The program shall be responsive to
		  requests for information and referrals from consumers, health care
		  professionals, and health care agencies.
17. An individualized assessment shall be
		  developed and updated in collaboration with each participant. The assessment
		  shall include relevant medical history, present health status, health service
		  or resource utilization, risk factors, diabetes knowledge and skills, cultural
		  influences, health beliefs and attitudes health behaviors and goals, support
		  systems, barriers to learning, and socioeconomic factors.
18. An individualized education plan, based
		  on the assessment, shall be developed in collaboration with each
		  participant.
19. The participant's
		  educational experience, including assessment, intervention, evaluation, and
		  follow-up, shall be documented in a permanent medical or education record.
		  There shall be documentation of collaboration and coordination among program
		  staff and other providers.
20. The
		  program shall offer appropriate and timely educational interventions based on
		  periodic reassessments of health status, knowledge, skills, attitudes, goals,
		  and self-care behaviors.
21. The
		  advisory committee shall review program performance annually, including all
		  components of the annual program plan and curriculum, and use the information
		  in subsequent planning and program modification.
22. The advisory committee shall annually
		  review and evaluate predetermined outcomes for program participants.