PharmD · Idaho
Collaborative Practice Agreement for Pharmacists in Idaho
Yes, a written physician agreement is required. Idaho calls it a Written Collaborative Pharmacy Practice Agreement.
Represents Idaho's collaborative pharmacy practice tier (authorized since at least 1998), not ordinary licensure — base dispensing and Idaho's separate independent pharmacist-prescribing rules (IDAPA 24.36.01.350, for specific drug categories) are out of scope here. No independence pathway away from the CPA itself was found.
What the collaboration must look like
The rules the physician relationship has to follow. Each fact comes from the statute or board rule listed under sources.
Proximity
Not codified — left to the agreement
Supervision ratio
Not codified — no cap on file
Chart review
Not codified — left to the agreement
Meeting cadence
Not codified — left to the agreement
Prescriptive authority
Covered by the practice agreement · controlled substances permitted
May provide patient care and drug-therapy-management services under a written collaborative practice agreement with one or more prescribers (IDAPA 24.36.01). Controlled-substance schedule limits within a CPA were not separately confirmed in this research pass.
Written agreement
Required
Practice ownership (corporate practice of medicine)
Non-licensee ownership permitted — Idaho's Board of Pharmacy rules do not require pharmacist ownership of the permit-holding entity; a licensed pharmacist-in-charge retains professional control over dispensing.
Not independently confirmed against current IDAPA 24.36.01 text in this research pass — treat the ownership breadth as likely but unverified.
Legal sources for these rules (2)
What a collaborating physician costs here
Typical monthly cost in Idaho
$500 – $600
Estimate for one Pharmacist. Standard-tier state.
About Idaho's rules
Idaho APRNs (NP/CRNA/CNM/CNS) have full independent practice authority. The Idaho Board of Medicine formally disavowed corporate-practice-of-medicine enforcement in March 2016 — physicians, NPs, PAs, and (per this research pass) even non-licensees may generally co-own a standard business entity, so long as licensed professionals actually deliver the care.
Other clinicians in Idaho: see the state overview.