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October | November 2008 October First Guidelines for Using Prescription Pads for Medicaid Recipients As of October 1, 2008, your pharmacist could turn away prescriptions not written on counterfeit-proof paper. Medicaid now requires all prescribers to use a tamperproof prescription pad to protect against prescription tampering, forgery and copying to make illegal prescriptions. To be compliant with the rule, a prescription pad must contain these three characteristics listed below: 1. It must be designed to prevent unauthorized copying of a completed or blank prescription form. Examples include a high security watermark on the reverse side of the blank or thermo-chromic ink. 2. It must be designed to prevent erasure or modification of information written on the prescription pad. An example would be tamper-resistant background ink that shows erasers or attempts to change written information. 3. It must be designed to prevent the use of counterfeit prescription forms. Examples would be sequentially numbered blanks or duplicate or triplicate blanks. In March of 2008 prescribers were required to meet only one of the above requirements. Some physicians opted for band-aid fixes such as a stamp, sticker or checkbox as a short-term solution. These solutions will not longer be acceptable as of October first. Tamper resistant pads are available from the AOA or from optometric and medical supply catalogs. If your practice uses electronic medical records software, tamperresistant laser paper is available from printing vendors. 14
October | November 2008 MOA/Industry Alliance Day at UMSL-College of Optometry Ken Detring, O.D. On October 14th, a panel of practicing optometrists and representatives from the executive Level of the Industry Alliance presented information on the MOA as well as a panel discussion to 4th , some 3rd, and 2nd year UMSL College of Optometry students. Issues discussed included how to decide where to practice, how to find a practice to join or what to expect, who to contact to determine a location for starting a practice, and practical issues about the first years as a Doctor of Optometry. MOA Members who participated were Dr. Scott Burks, Dr. Wes Kemp, Dr. Jamal Fox, Dr. Erin Sullivan, Dr. Ken Detring, and representing UMSL, Drs. Howard McAlister and Tim Wingert. Participating on behalf of the Industry Alliance were Steve Sutherlin and Scott Kitzerow (Sutherlin Optical), Craig Hausmann (Midland Optical), Kevin Chism (Ozarks Optical), and Carl Klein and Tom Fischer (Hoya Vision). A cocktail hour and dinner was held that evening at the Ameristar Casino, arranged by Dr. Craig Sorce. The doctors, students, and lab representatives gathered to discuss issues in a more relaxed atmosphere and one on one basis surrounding post-graduation years and have some fun as well. 15
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<strong>October</strong> | <strong>November</strong> 2008<br />
<strong>October</strong> First<br />
Guidelines for Using<br />
Prescription Pads for<br />
Medicaid Recipients<br />
As of <strong>October</strong> 1, 2008, your<br />
pharmacist could turn away<br />
prescriptions not written<br />
on counterfeit-proof paper.<br />
Medicaid now requires all<br />
prescribers to use a tamperproof<br />
prescription pad to protect<br />
against prescription tampering,<br />
forgery and copying to make<br />
illegal prescriptions.<br />
To be compliant with the rule, a<br />
prescription pad must contain these three characteristics listed below:<br />
1. It must be designed to prevent unauthorized copying of a completed or<br />
blank prescription form. Examples include a high security watermark on the<br />
reverse side of the blank or thermo-chromic ink.<br />
2. It must be designed to prevent erasure or modification of information written<br />
on the prescription pad. An example would be tamper-resistant background<br />
ink that shows erasers or attempts to change written information.<br />
3. It must be designed to prevent the use of counterfeit prescription forms.<br />
Examples would be sequentially numbered blanks or duplicate or triplicate<br />
blanks.<br />
In March of 2008 prescribers were required to meet only one of the above<br />
requirements. Some physicians opted for band-aid fixes such as a stamp, sticker<br />
or checkbox as a short-term solution. These solutions will not longer be acceptable<br />
as of <strong>October</strong> first.<br />
Tamper resistant pads are available from the AOA or from optometric and medical<br />
supply catalogs. If your practice uses electronic medical records software, tamperresistant<br />
laser paper is available from printing vendors.<br />
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