Electronic Prescribing Update- New Blanket Waiver for Exceptional Circumstances Approved

The Commissioner of Health has approved a new blanket waiver with respect to the electronic prescribing requirements of Public Health Law (PHL) § 281 and Education Law § 6810. Effective March 26, 2017, this waiver replaces and supersedes the prior blanket waiver, issued by letter dated March 16, 2016, for exceptional circumstances in which electronic prescribing cannot be performed due to limitations in software functionality. The exceptional circumstances for which this waiver applies are set forth in the March 2017 Medicaid Update, page 3.