PharmD · Illinois
Collaborative Drug Therapy Management for Pharmacists in Illinois
Yes, a written agreement with a physician is required before you manage drug therapy. Illinois does not name a specific instrument.
Represents Illinois's collaborative pharmacy practice tier under the Pharmacy Practice Act (225 ILCS 85), not ordinary licensure; base dispensing needs no agreement and is out of scope here. The current mechanics of the framework, after the Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force created by P.A. 100-0497, should be checked against the Act's current text.
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 · no controlled-substance authority
Whether Illinois's collaborative pharmacy practice framework extends to controlled substances is not settled in the statute; treat it as uncertain rather than assuming a specific scope.
Written agreement
Required
Practice ownership (corporate practice of medicine)
Non-licensee ownership permitted — Illinois pharmacy licensure does not require pharmacist ownership of the licensed pharmacy business; a licensed pharmacist-in-charge retains professional control over dispensing (225 ILCS 85).
Sources for the supervision rules (2)
What a collaborating physician costs here
Typical monthly cost in Illinois
$500 – $600
Estimate for one Pharmacist. Standard-tier state.
About Illinois's rules
The 2017 Nurse Practice Act reform (P.A. 100-0513) lets NP/CNM/CNS attest to full practice authority after 4,000 hours under a written collaborative agreement plus 250 hours of CE — CRNAs are not included in that attestation pathway. The Medical Corporation Act (805 ILCS 15) restricts clinical-entity ownership to physicians; APRNs/PAs may still use a professional service corporation or PLLC of their own licensees.
Other clinicians in Illinois: see the state overview.