Medicare Modernization And Prescription Drug Act Of 2002 Section 921 Grants To Health Care Providers To Implement Electronic Prescription Drug Programs

Author : United States. Congress. House
Publisher : Books LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781234229634
Total Pages : 256 pages
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Download or read book Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act Of 2003 written by United States. Congress. House and published by Books LLC. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Original publisher: [Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., 2003-. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)52715524 Subject: Medicare -- Law and legislation. Excerpt: ...15 and time used in implementing the program. Each such sponsor or entity shall disclose to the Administrator upon request the amount of any such management or dispensing fees. LECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM ' ' ( 3 ) E. - N GENERAL ' ' ( A ) I. - An electronic prescription drug program described in this paragraph is a program that includes at least the following compo-nents, consistent with uniform standards established under subparagraph ( B ): ' ' ( i ) E. - Prescriptions must LECTRONIC TRANSMITTAL OF PRESCRIPTIONS be written and transmitted electronically ( other than by facsimile ), ex-cept in emergency cases and other exceptional circumstances recog-nized by the Administrator. ROVISION OF INFORMATION TO PRESCRIBING HEALTH CARE PRO ' ' ( ii ) P-FESSIONAL. - The program provides for the electronic transmittal to the prescribing health care professional of information that includes - ' ' ( I ) information ( to the extent available and feasible ) on the drug or drugs being prescribed for that patient and other information re-lating to the medical history or condition of the patient that may be relevant to the appropriate prescription for that patient; ' ' ( II ) cost-effective alternatives ( if any ) for the use of the drug prescribed; and ' ' ( III ) information on the drugs included in the applicable for-mulary. To the extent feasible, such program shall permit the prescribing health care professional to provide ( and be provided ) related informa-tion on an interactive, real-time basis. ' ' ( B ) S. - TANDARDS EVELOPMENT ' ' ( i ) D. - The Administrator shall provide for the develop-ment of uniform standards relating to the electronic prescription drug program described in subparagraph ( A ). Such standards shall be com-patible with standards established under part C of title XI. DVISORY TASK FORCE ' ' ( ii ) A. -...