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Washington News: Washington Recovery Assistance Program for Pharmacy Saves Careers and Lives
Published in the July 2007 Washington State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter
The Washington Recovery Assistance Program for Pharmacy (WRAPP) seeks to protect the health and safety of the public while acting as a health resource and support of rehabilitation to the impaired pharmacy professional. WRAPP is an employee assistance program to help pharmacy professionals who cannot competently and safely practice due to chemical dependency, emotional illness, aging, or the loss of memory or motor skills. The program provides confidential help with referrals for evaluations, treatment placements, or medical services. It contracts with individuals to monitor client progress through treatment, aftercare, rehabilitation, and re-entry into the profession.
WRAPP serves as an advocate with the practitioner, the family, the employer, and the Board to support recovery. The pharmacy Board pays for the program. There are no fees for services; however, any evaluations, treatment, or drug screens are the responsibility of the participant or the participant’s insurance carrier. The identity of a voluntary participant is held in strict confidence from the Board as long as he or she complies with the terms of the WRAPP Contract.
The program is in its 24th year. It was established by the Washington State Pharmacy Association with help from the Washington State Society of Hospital Pharmacists. It has become a significant alternative to discipline. There are now 68 clients in the state of Washington: 46 are pharmacists, 19 are technicians, and three are students.
Any person who reports information on a suspected impaired practitioner to WRAPP or to the Board is immune from civil liability. Taking steps to intervene in the disease process may save not only a career, but a life. To learn how to make a compassionate but effective intervention, call WRAPP today at 1-800/446-7220. [Chapter 246-867 WAC]
