70.945 Federal Agency Compliance with State Laws on Controlled Substances Databases In order to better coordinate controlled substance prescribing with other physicians, the Medical Society of the State of New York, working with the AMA, will request that the Veterans Administration and other federal health programs comply with applicable State laws which require checking databases of controlled substance
70.944 E-Prescribing The Medical Society of the State of New York will press for legislation or regulation that would allow patients’ requests for paper prescription and pharmacy choice to be honored and permit any patient to request opting out of electronic prescribing by requesting same in writing to a physician, who will then be permitted to
70.943 Regulation of Pharmacy Benefit Management Companies The Medical Society of the State of New York will continue to advocate for legislation which will regulate the practices of Pharmaceutical Benefits Managers (PBMs); and for legislation which ensures that physicians have the final say in choosing which medications his or her patients should receive, and which would
70.942 Require Alternative Medication List after Denial The Medical Society of the State of New York will advocate for ensurance that health insurers provide physicians an alternative list of medications when coverage for such medication is denied, instead of directing them to their website; and that health insurers create interfaces between physician e-prescribing systems and the
70.941 Resolving E-Prescribing Problem The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) will urge the New York State Health Department’s Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (BNE) to issue rules permitting physicians to prescribe via paper/fax/phone in situations where the patient needs to comparison shop among pharmacies and to make regulatory changes to enable pharmacies that
70.940 Medications Return Program The Medical Society of State of New York (MSSNY) supports medication disposal which provides daily access to safe, convenient, and environmentally sound medication return for unwanted prescription medications and that such a medication disposal program should be fully funded by the pharmaceutical manufacturers, including costs for collection, transport and disposal of these
70.939 Partial Fill of Schedule II Controlled Substances The Medical Society of the State of New York supports legislation/regulations allowing partial fill of Schedule II controlled substance medications similar to partial prescription fills permitted under regulations for Schedule III and IV medications. (Adopted Council, June 2, 2016)
70.938 Changes in Insurance Accepted by Pharmacies The Medical Society of the State of New York will seek legislation that will require pharmacies to contact all physicians and patients affected by the pharmacy’s cessation of participation in a specific health insurance plan and also require the transfer, with notice to the patient, of all new and
70.937 Pharmacy Benefit Managers Medical Necessity Criteria for Prescribed Medications MSSNY will seek regulation or legislation limiting Pharmacy Benefit Manager requests for information to pertinent and relevant information which demonstrates that a patient meets medical necessity for prescribed medications. (HOD 2017-103)
70.936 High Drug Prices and Pharmacy Parity The Medical Society of the State of New York will urge legislation prohibiting pharmacies from charging higher prices (from pharmacy benefit managers or insurance plans) than the actual pharmacy price of the medication. MSSNY will further advocate for patients to have a choice of receiving maintenance prescriptions from either
