| Subject: | CMS Guidance on Tamper-Proof Prescription Pad Requirement, Effective October 1, 2007 |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Thu, 23 Aug 2007 - 06:00 am |
| CMS has issued guidance in the form of a letter to State Medicaid Directors reviewing the requirement, effective October 1, 2007, for tamper-proof prescription pads for most Medicaid-covered outpatient prescriptions. Regulatory Background:Section 7002(b) of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007, signed into law on May 25, 2007, amends section 1903(i) of the Social Security Act (the Act) (42 U.S.C. section... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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