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REVISED 10/1/2007: Due to the passage of the "Extenders law," implementation of the federally mandated use of tamper-resistant RX pads for the Medicaid program is being delayed until April 1, 2008.
Effective April 1, 2008, Medicaid will be mandated by federal law to require prescribers and pharmacies to use a tamper-resistant pad if writing a prescription for a Medicaid beneficiary not exempted under one of the criteria noted in the links below. This mandate affects written prescriptions only and not those transmitted electronically, by phone, or by fax. How will this mandate effect Priority Health Medicaid members? The law does not effect prescriptions written for Medicaid members enrolled in a Medicaid Health Plan, such as Priority Health. However, The Point of Sale (POS) carve-out drugs listed on the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) website which are reimbursed by MDCH through its PBM, must comply with the tamper-resistant pad requirement. A list of the POS carve-out drugs for MHP and CHP enrollees can be found on the MDCH PBM website at www.michigan.fhsc.com under Other Drug Information. Please see the following links for additional information: MSA-07-40, Tamper Resistant Bulletin 203755 MSA-07-40, Tamper Resistant Bulletin 207322 MSA-07-56, Tamper Resistant Bulletin 210556_7 (Implementation delayed until April 1, 2008)
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10/12/07
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