Montana News: Montana Medicaid Notice

October 1, 2007 11:25 AM Topics: Tamper resistant prescription

Reprinted from the October 2007 Montana Board of Pharmacy Newsletter.

Physicians, Mid-level Providers, Dentists, Pharmacies, and Inpatient and Outpatient Hospitals
Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pads – Postponed

The federal law requiring written Medicaid prescriptions to be on tamper-resistant pads has been delayed until March 31, 2008, by HR 3668, the TMA, Abstinence Education, and QI Programs Extension Act of 2007.
 

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services advises prescribers to take this time to obtain supplies of tamper-resistant prescription pads for their Medicaid prescriptions. The department will continue to update the list of tamper-resistant prescription pad vendors on its Web site at http://medicaidprovider.hhs.mt.gov/providerpages/prescriptions.shtml. For providers who elect to seek out their own vendors, the department is available to evaluate these tamper-resistant prescription pads upon request to ensure compliance with published guidelines.

Please direct any questions regarding this notice to the following personnel.
♦ Physician and mid-level providers: Denise Brunett at 406/444-5778
♦ Dentists: Jan Paulsen at 406/444-3182
♦ Pharmacy providers : Wendy Blackwood at 406/444-2738
♦ Hospitals: Debra Stipcich at 406/444-4834

Contact Information
For claims questions or additional information, contact Provider Relations:
Toll-free in- and out-of-state: 1-800/624-3958
Helena: 406/442-1837
Visit the Montana Medicaid Provider Information Web site at www.mtmedicaid.org