II. Background
- Requirements for Medicaid Prescriptions as of October 1, 2008
- Medicaid will not reimburse for non-compliant prescriptions
- Exclusions
- Not required for Medicare
- Does not apply to faxed or electronically sent prescriptions
- Prescriptions should list the Tamper Resistant Prescription features
- Additional requirements vary by state
III. Criteria: Medicaid requires one feature from each of the following three criteria
- Copy resistant
- Hidden word such as 'Void' when photocopied (also appears when faxed)
- Unalterable
- Prescription design makes changes or erasure more obvious
- Counterfeit-resistant
- Features that are more difficult to duplicate (e.g. bar codes)
IV. Resources
- ASCP Briefing on Medicaid Tamper Resistant Prescriptions