Washington
PRN organization information as of 7/2006:
Washington Recovery Assistance Program for Pharmacy (WRAPP)
P.O. Box 1461, Port Townsend, Washington 98368-1461
Phone #: 1-800 - 446-7220 (HOTLINE)
Monitoring Program Manager: Ruth Kerschbaum, CDC. (part time contracted
paid position)
c/o WRAPP Address, E-Mail Address:
rkb@cablespeed.com
Co-
Chair, WRAPP Advisory Board: Cherie Hope E-Mail Address:
Wheezyhope2001@yahoo.com
Vickie Brown E-Mail Address:
Usafmom1@comcast.net
Phone #: (206) 616-2729 (at the University of Washington) or through the
WRAPP 1- 800- 446-7220 hotline
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Established in 1983, this non-tax exempt organization has an 8-member
(non-paid) advisory board that provides education programs on topics in the
field of substance abuse to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, students,
etc.... It also acts as a liaison to the Schools of Pharmacy, and between
WSPA and the Board of Pharmacy, and the WRAPP monitoring program manager.
WRAPP receives funding through the State Board of Pharmacy. It accepts:
1) Voluntary admits; 2) Board referred (in lieu of discipline); 3) Board
ordered admits. The program manager provides monthly reports to the Board
of Pharmacy, the WSPA, and the WRAPP Advisory Board. Funds from the State
Board of Pharmacy are transferred to the WSPA and are then executed for
services by the WRAPP monitoring program manager, or for other expenses of
the WRAPP program. It does not carry general liability insurance. It is
exempt from liability because of state codes. It utilizes substance abuse
professionals with credentials in the evaluation for treatment. Some
advisory board members are licensed CDCs. WRAPP has a written "statement of
work" contract for services provided with the Board of Pharmacy. It has
enabling legislation: the Washington Administrative
Code WAC 246-867 Impaired Pharmacist Rehabilitation. WRAPP publishes
articles in the Washington Pharmacist published by the WSPA.
What about funding? The organization
does not charge client fees.
It does not receive funding through license renewal fees. There
is, at this
time, no specific fee assessed per license. It started out with
a licensing
surcharge, but now uses a Board of Pharmacy line item budget.
Technically
this money does come from all licensee fees, although not
specifically
assessed as
such.
Active clients include: Pharmacists,
Pharmacy Students, Pharmacy Technicians, and Pharmacy Assistants.