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Secure Tamper Resistant Prescription Pads
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SECURE RX PADS
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Blank 8-1/2" x 11" Sheets
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Frequently Asked Questions
Relative to Document Security Paper
Question
I made a copy on my photocopier and the hidden message did not appear.
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With corporate offices located
in Chicago Illinois and with affiliated manufacturing facilities
located in cities across the United States, Micro Format manufactures
medical prescription paper using the latest technologies to prevent accurate unauthorized document duplication with photocopiers,
scanners or through the use of digital photography.
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Effective OCTOBER 1, 2008
All MEDICAID Prescriptions MUST be written on Tamper Resistant Paper. This paper MUST contain ALL THREE categories of Security as specified by CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions from CMS)
Micro Format, Inc., is an approved manufacturer of Secure Prescription Paper nationwide.
Micro Format Rx Paper Products meet and exceed ALL 2008 Medicaid Requirements
Medicaid Tamper Resistant Prescription
Federal Law AND UPDATE information from CMS
Tamper Resistant Paper - Article (pdf file)
CLARIFICATION PROVIDED BY CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
Several States have had questions about whether a provider can add a feature to a prescription to make it compliant with requirements.
States have proposed various features including particular kinds of ink to write the prescription (gel or indelible), writing out the drug quantities rather than just the number (i.e. "thirty" vs "30")
and embossed logos.
The statue states that all written prescriptions must be "executed on a tamper resistant pad" (paper). As a result,
features added to the prescription after they are printed (written) do not meet the requirement of the statute. Features that would make the prescription tamper-resistant include certain types of paper as well as certain items that can be pre-printed on the paper.
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Why is Medicaid requiring security features on all Medicaid prescriptions (scripts) ?
The reason Medicaid requirements have been put is place is simply to prevent Medicaid prescription fraud. Medicaid loses millions and millions of dollars annually due to forged or altered prescriptions.
By making it harder for patients to alter or forge prescriptions, which affects the sale of illegal drugs, it is anticipated that Medicaid can save a significant amount of money. Every Doctor should be concerned about forged and altered prescriptions since it is their signature that appears on the script.
Forged and altered prescriptions affect everyone with higher insurance costs as well as higher state and federal taxes.
What are the Medicaid Requirements -
When do the Medicaid "Tamper Resistant" Prescription Regulations take effect ?
Effective April 1, 2008 ---
For a prescription form to be considered "Tamper Resistant," prescriptions must contain at least 1 of the 3 features listed below.
As of October 1, 2008 ---
For a prescription to be considered "Tamper Resistant," prescriptions must contain all three features.
All Micro Format Rx Paper Products meet and exceed
all THREE CATAGORIES as required by Medicaid October 2008
- Category One ~
One or More industry-recognized features designed to prevent unauthorized copying of a completed or blank prescription form.
- Category Two ~
One or More industry-recognized features designed to prevent the erasure or modification of information written on a prescription by the prescriber.
- Category Three ~
One or More industry-recognized features designed to prevent the use of counterfeit prescription forms.
How are "Industry-recognized" security features defined and
what are some of the features that meet the requirements as stated?
- Category One
- Void Pantograph background (Hidden Message Technology)
Frequently Asked Questions
Relative to Hidden Message Technology
Question
I made a copy on my photocopier and the hidden message did not appear.
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- Reverse Rx Symbol
- Micro Printing
- Artificial Watermark on back of script
- Coin Activated Ink
- Category Two
- Colored Shaded Pantograph background
- Toner Grip Security Coating
- "Check and Balance" printed features such as
"quantity" check boxes, and space to indicate "number of medications" written on prescription form
- Category Three
- Security Feature Warning Box and Warning Bands
- Security Back Printing
- Coin Activated Validation
- Batch Number identification
- Secure Rub Color Change Ink
- Consecutive Numbering
When considering the guide lines above, a MULTI-PART PRESCRIPTION DOES NOT MEET ANY OF THE THREE Medicaid Requirements
The value of a multi part script lies in the fact that the signature can be verified. Should there be a question, the original signature can be compared to the signature on the carbonless copy.
BUT the statue states that all written prescriptions must be "executed on a tamper resistant pad" (paper). As a result,
features added to the prescription after they are printed (written) do not meet the requirement of the statute. "
In this case, the "signature" and the "act of comparing the copy to the original" is the feature that provides the security.
Since the "signature" is being added to the script at the time the prescription is being executed, a multi-part pad in itself does not meet the Medicaid Requirements.
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The following States which adopted security requirements prior to the Medicaid legislation are not required to make changes to their current program
California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Jersey, New York, West Virginia, Wyoming.
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All Micro Format and Secure Guard Prescription Paper Products meet and exceed
the 2008 Medicaid Requirements for all three categories.
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Micro Format SECURE GUARDTM Prescription Paper Products, with all of its security features,
meets and exceeds ALL 2008 Medicaid Requirements for Tamper Resistant Rx Paper.
This site is designed for use by
DOCTORS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS and MEDICAL CLINICS
Proper documentation is required to order documents from this web site.
Under our licensing agreement, all orders for Document Security Paper are
reviewed and the information provided is confirmed by our Document Security
Compliance Team. The use of Script Paper is controlled by Federal and State
Agencies. Any attempt to purchase script documents by unauthorized persons
or by persons providing falsified information will be reported to the proper
authorities for prosecution to the full extent of the law.
Acceptance of any and all orders for Document Security Paper is at the
discretion of the Micro Format Document Security Compliance Team.
Information relative to "HIDDEN MESSAGE TECHNOLOGY"
It is important to note that copier technology is ever changing.
Thus messages hidden on Rx Paper Products will appear most of the time.
However the "VOID" message cannot be guaranteed to appear 100% of the time on 100% of the copiers or scanners on the market today.
What IS IMPORTANT is that Micro Format Prescription Paper cannot be accurately duplicated such that a pharmacist will mistake a copy for an original.
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