CMS Issues FAQs on Tamper Resist

On August 17, 2007, CMS issued a State Medicaid Director Letter offering guidance to State Medicaid agencies regarding use of tamper-resistant prescription pads. In follow-up to this letter, CMS received a number of questions from States, pharmacists and other providers about the details of the implementation. CMS has developed the attached Frequently Asked Questions document, with information about retroactive eligibility, emergency fills, drug orders and more, to assist partners as they implement this requirement for October 1, 2007.