REFERENCE TITLE: AHCCCS; contractors; prescription monitoring

State of Arizona Senate Fifty-first Legislature Second Regular Session 2014

SB 1296

Introduced by Senator Ward; Representatives Borrelli, Livingston

 

AN ACT

 

Amending title 36, chapter 29, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-2903.08; relating to the Arizona health care cost containment system administration.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 36, chapter 29, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-2903.08, to read:

START_STATUTE36-2903.08.  AHCCCS contractors; prescription monitoring; case management; controlled substances

A.  A CONTRACTOR SHALL INTERVENE WITH CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES IF A MEMBER HAS PRESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN FROM MORE THAN ONE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL OR FILLED BY MORE THAN ONE PHARMACY WITHIN A THIRTY-DAY PERIOD AND SHALL RESTRICT THE MEMBER TO A SINGLE PRESCRIBER AND A SINGLE PHARMACY.

B.  A CONTRACTOR SHALL MONITOR PRESCRIPTIONS THAT ARE BEING FILLED BY MEMBERS AND SHALL INTERVENE WITH BOTH THE PRESCRIBER AND THE MEMBER WHEN EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ARE BEING USED.  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DIRECT CASES INVOLVING EXCESSIVE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE USE TO THE SYSTEM MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW.END_STATUTE