NAHC Supports Waiver of Electronic Prescribing Requirements for Part D-covered Controlled Substances Prescribed for Hospice Patients

The Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act), enacted in 2018 to help combat the nation’s opioid epidemic, includes a requirement that prescriptions for controlled substances covered under Medicare Part D drug plans be electronically transmitted by a health care practitioner in accordance with an electronic…