Year: 2016
Resolution Number: 40
Action Taken: Referred to the Board
Status:
Author(s): Michelle M. Condon, MD
Sponsor: Domenic Federico, MD
On behalf of: Kent County Delegation
Committee: A (Medical Care Delivery)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS request that the appropriate state agency or agencies issue guidance to pharmacies allowing pharmacies to provide patients discharged by a health care facility on a weekend and holiday with a supply of prescribed medications in an amount that will cover their needs until the following second business day; thereby, providing the time necessary to allow the prescribing physician or other physician in charge of the patient’s care to resolve any coverage disputes with the patient’s health insurance company; and be it further RESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) ask our AMA to address on a national level the increasing problem of patients, discharged by a health care facility on a weekend and holiday, being denied access to vital medications when a dispute about coverage cannot be resolved because the patient’s health insurance company does not have staff available on weekends or holidays to address formulary issues.
RESOLVED: That MSMS request that the appropriate state agency or agencies issue guidance to pharmacies allowing pharmacies to provide patients discharged by a health care facility on a weekend and holiday with a supply of prescribed medications in an amount that will cover their needs until the following second business day; thereby, providing the time necessary to allow the prescribing physician or other physician in charge of the patient’s care to resolve any coverage disputes with the patient’s health insurance company; and be it further RESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) ask our AMA to address on a national level the increasing problem of patients, discharged by a health care facility on a weekend and holiday, being denied access to vital medications when a dispute about coverage cannot be resolved because the patient’s health insurance company does not have staff available on weekends or holidays to address formulary issues.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Prescription Availability for Weekend Discharges
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