Hmmmmmm......time to set up e-prescribing? BD
Millions of Medicaid beneficiaries might "not be able to obtain their medications" after Oct. 1, when a law requiring pharmacists to reject prescriptions not written on tamper-resistant pads goes into effect, pharmacist groups wrote in a recent letter to lawmakers, the AP/Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The new law is a "tiny provision tucked into a spending bill" for the Iraq war, according to the Post-Intelligencer.
The law was designed to make it more difficult for patients to obtain controlled substances through forged prescriptions and to save the government money. Some tamper-proof pads contain identifying serial numbers that can be matched to the doctor's prescription. Others contain a chemical that makes the prescription illegible when photocopied.CMS spokesperson Steve Hahn said the agency has no plans to change the Oct. 1 deadline
Physicians Unprepared For Law Requiring Tamper-Proof Medicaid Prescription Pads
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