Archive for the ‘Regulations’ Category

Are your prescription pads updated with the new tamper-resistant regulations that go into effect October 1, 2008?

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

By now just about everyone is aware of the new regulations affecting prescriptions for Medicaid patients. For those who may have not heard, this is the second and final implementation phase for the Medicaid prescription policy required by section 7002(b) of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq ...

New Regulation: Tamper Resistant Prescription Pads

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

As of April 1, 2008, Medicaid outpatient prescriptions must be written on tamper-resistant pads.  By April 1, prescription pads must have one (1) or more of the security features, and by October 1, 2008, the pads must have at least three (3) security features.    Baseline Characteristics of Safety Features: One or more ...