According to an article appearing in the Medical Society of the State of New York’s www.mssny.org January newsletter, Governor Cuomo has signed a law to permit an e-prescription to be forwarded from one pharmacy to another pharmacy starting March 1, 2017.
The purpose of the legislation is to address situations where a patient must request a physician to issue a new e-prescription if the pharmacy where the e-prescription was originally submitted does not have the medication in stock. The pharmacy will be able to forward the e-prescription to another pharmacy requested by the patient.
Other measures related to e-prescriptions signed into law includes:
- Eliminating the requirement for physicians to report to the Department of Health (DOH) when a written prescription must be issued in lieu of an e-prescription
- Requiring the DOH and the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) to create uniform standards for how health insurers impose prescription prior authorization protocols
The January 2017 MSSNY News also has an interesting article written by Peter Caplan titled “Are You Ready for Telemedicine?” Go to www.mssny.org click on Publications, then click on News of New York.