(1888PressRelease)
May 14, 2008 - With annual prescription fraud losses estimated at $5 billion, the U.S. Congress enacted legislation requiring that all outpatient Medicaid prescriptions be written on tamper-resistant pads. Those found to be out of compliance ultimately could lose Medicaid reimbursement for those prescriptions, among other penalties. To avoid not being payed visit www.securerspad.com .
“States will be the first line of enforcement for the Medicaid Rx rule”, said Jim Riley, President of RBO PrintLogistix. “They have the authority to design programs to verify that prescription security rules are being followed.”
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking a two-phase approach to implementation. One security feature was enacted on prescription pads April 1, 2008 and an additional two security features are required by October 1, 2008.
RBO PrintLogistix's newly launched www.SecureRxPad.com provides secure tamper resistant, prescription pads which meet and exceed CMS requirements that include paper color change with chemical alteration, VOID background, and erasure evident script body along with additional features, such as, a watermark, micro printing, and fluorescent fibers.
Through RBO PrintLogistix's safe and secure online ordering site physicians can personalize, proof, and order their prescription pads. These prescription pad layouts accommodate Medicaid's requirements, multiple physicians, and options for uploading a logo on a single physician prescription form.
Physicians can become compliant in 5 days by visiting www.securerxpad.com.
The law currently does not cover prescriptions that are faxed, e-mailed or verbally transmitted to a pharmacy. In addition, prescriptions filled on an emergency basis are allowed on noncompliant prescription pads, as are prescriptions that a managed care organization pays for, according to CMS.
Pharmacists who receive noncompliant Medicaid prescriptions after April 1 are still be able to fill those prescriptions by calling physicians to confirm authenticity. If there are no other applicable restrictions or laws, CMS guidance allows pharmacists to fill noncompliant prescriptions if the physician provides a verbal, faxed, electronic or compliant written prescription within 72 hours after the prescription was filled.
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