| Subject: | CMS Tamper-Proof Prescription Pad Requirement Becomes Effective April 1, 2008 |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Tue, 18 Mar 2008 - 06:00 am |
| CMS has issued a reminder that beginning April 1, 2008, all written prescriptions for Medicaid recipients must be on paper with at least one tamper-resistant feature. Further, beginning October 1, 2008 these same prescriptions must be on paper that meets all three-baseline characteristics of tamper-resistant pads. CMS has outlined the three baseline characteristics as those that:Prevent unauthorized copying of a completed or blank prescription form; Prevent the erasure or... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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