Alabama Administrative Code
Title 560 - ALABAMA MEDICAID AGENCY
Chapter 560-X-16 - PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES
Section 560-X-16-.21 - Prescription Refill
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 02, November 27, 2024
(1) Prescriptions will have a maximum of no more than eleven (11) refills for non controlled prescriptions or five (5) refills for Control III-V prescriptions authorized.
(2) Physicians are urged to designate refills or indicate non-refills on all Title XIX (Medicaid) prescriptions. If the physician does not designate refills or indicates no refill on the prescription, then the non-refill status will apply. If the physician grants oral authorization to refill a previously undesignated or non-refillable prescription, the pharmacist must indicate each authorization on the prescription.
(3) If a prescription is refilled, the date upon which the prescription is refilled must appear on the prescription.
(4) All prescriptions should be refilled only in quantities commensurate with dosage schedule and refill instructions.
(5) Violations of these policies may result in unauthorized charges for which the pharmacy may be held liable and/or cancellation of the pharmacy vendor agreement.
Author: Kelli Littlejohn, RPh, Director, Pharmacy Services
Statutory Authority: State Plan; Title XIX, Social Security Act; 42 C.F.R. §§401, et seq.