Substance Use–Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act
CMS Finalizes Modifications to Requirements for Electronic Prescribing of Part D-covered Controlled Substances
Enforcement action related to electronic prescribing of controlled substance (EPCS) for Part D drugs, required under Section 2003 of the SUPPORT Act (the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act; P.L. 115-271)), is effective January 1, 2023, and will begin with issuance of compliance letters to […]
Read MoreCMS Proposes Modifications to Requirements for Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances
We want to know what you think! Please submit any comments on this to Theresa Forster of the NAHC staff at tmf@nahc.org As part of the calendar year (CY) 2022 physician payment rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) promulgated significant regulations implementing Section 2003 of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery […]
Read MoreSUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Opens Federal Door for Hospices to Dispose of Controlled Substances
In September 2014 the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued final regulations implementing the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010 in which the agency clarified (for the firs time) that hospices were prohibited from disposing or assisting in the disposal of controlled substances for hospice patients unless there was a state law granting authority […]
Read MoreSUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Opens Federal Door for Hospices to Dispose of Controlled Substances
In September 2014 the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued final regulations implementing the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010 in which the agency clarified (for the firs time) that hospices were prohibited from disposing or assisting in the disposal of controlled substances for hospice patients unless there was a state law granting authority […]
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