10/12/2022

Electronic-Prescribing Enforcement Slated for 2023

Unless there is a major reversal in the proposed 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, as of January 1, 2023, Michigan prescribers will be required to electronically transmit all prescriptions for controlled and non-controlled substances. 

On October 3, 2022, the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) sent a formal statement to prescribers confirming that the Bureau of Professional Licensing (BPL) expects to begin enforcement of Michigan’s electronic prescribing standard at the beginning of the new year.  Per the notice, “BPL’s enforcement of the electronic prescribing standard will coincide with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) enforcement schedule for Part D prescription drug programs.”

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