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Oregon News: Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pads
Published in the May 2008 Oregon State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter
Following a six-month delay in implementation, the Medicaid tamper-resistant prescription pad requirement became effective April 1, 2008. The November 2007 Newsletter contained article No. 423: Tamper-Resistant Prescription Forms describing the requirements. The Oregon State Board of Pharmacy Web site now contains all the information one should need to maintain compliance with the law. This is simply a reminder.
The new law applies only to written prescriptions for covered outpatient medications. Oral, facsimile, or electronically transmitted prescriptions are not affected by this requirement. The law applies only to reimbursement when Medicaid pays any portion of the cost of a prescription. It is not a dispensing requirement under Board of Pharmacy regulations.
To view the latest Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services communication to the Boards of Pharmacy regarding the tamper-resistant requirement, visit the Board’s Web site under “What’s New” at www.pharmacy.state.or.us/Pharmacy/TamperProofRx.shtml. You will find the most recent information available including answers to questions such as, “What can pharmacists do if they are not sure whether a prescription meets the requirements?”
