Just days after the new e-prescribing rules went into effect, New York’s Commissioner of Health has issued ten blanket waivers that lift electronic prescribing requirements under exceptional circumstances. The waivers will be effective for a year, until March 26, 2017, when the Commissioner will re-evaluate provider and software feasibility and preparedness.
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On March 13, 2015, Gov. Cuomo signed an amendment extending by one year, until March 27, 2016, the implementation date for the mandatory electronic prescribing. Many of our clients have been unable to contact representatives of the Health Commerce System (HCS) to establish or resolve problems with their Prescription Monitoring Program Registry (Registry) log-in for compliance with the new I-STOP law. Recently, the Department of Health (DOH) commented on the delay. New York’s Internet System for Tracking Over Prescribing (I-STOP) legislation that, among other things, mandates prescribing practitioners to consult with the prescription monitoring registry prior to prescribing a controlled substance, will go into effect on August 27, 2013. Below we discuss some of the I-STOP implications for pharmacists. Provider Alert: New York has a series of drug prescription laws that impact medical and pharmaceutical providers. We highlight those provisions below in chronological order. |
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