This law extends the requirement of electronic prescribing of opioids to Janufor ALL Arizona counties. On February 14, 2019, Governor Ducey signed House Bill (HB) 2075 into law, which is effective immediately. This legislation was amended by HB 2075, signed by Governor Ducey on Februthat set a firm deadline of Janufor all Arizona prescribers. In January 2018, Governor Ducey signed the Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act, AZ Senate Bill 1001, which includes a provision requiring each prescription for a Schedule II opioid to be transmitted electronically to the dispensing pharmacy. Visit the Policy Development page for more information on this legislation. In 2012, Health Current helped to lead the passage of House Bill 2369 (HB 2369) which included statutory language to allow for EPCS in Arizona. In 2010, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued an interim final rule which sets federal standards, rules and regulations for EPCS. Health Current has been assisting Arizona pharmacies and prescribers in getting ready for EPCS, which has been legal in Arizona since 2012. In addition, a prescriber’s DEA number is no longer out in circulation on paper prescriptions.įor more information on the Benefits for EPCS and information on the Click for Control Campaign, Click Here.
Reduces fraud and help fight the opioid epidemic.ĮPCS reduces fraud by eliminating paper prescriptions that can be tampered with, lost or stolen.Patients prefer e-prescriptions and say they are more likely to pick up an e-prescription that can be immediately available. In addition, EPCS improves quality and patient adherence. Not only does this save valuable time, it also provides other efficiencies such as being able to check a patient’s health plan drug coverage at the same time.Į-prescribing through an EHR reduces prescription errors by 50 percent or more through clinical drug alerts, and the legibility and transcription errors of paper are eliminated. Improves prescribing workflow with all prescriptions managed / stored in one application.ĮPCS allows non-controlled and controlled prescriptions to be managed or controlled in one workflow and condenses record keeping for all of a patient’s prescription history.In addition, EPCS will soon be a state requirement for all prescribers of controlled substances. EPCS improves patient safety, quality and practice workflow, and reduces fraud and prescribing errors.
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