BPL Moves Forward With Electronic e-Prescribing Requirements (SNF/AL)

The Bureau of Professional Licensing (BPL) within the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) released an update regarding the implementation status for Public Acts 134, 135, and 136 of 2020 which require electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) of prescriptions.

The laws will soon require prescribers in most settings to electronically transmit controlled and non-controlled substance prescriptions. Pursuant to authority provided in MCL 333.17754a(10), BPL’s enforcement of the electronic prescribing standard will coincide with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) enforcement schedule for Part D prescription drug programs. As a result, BPL will initiate enforcement of Michigan’s new electronic prescribing standard on January 1, 2023. 

BPL created a form that can be used by prescribers who fall into one of the exempt categories in the law, which include hospitals, hospice, dialysis, freestanding surgical centers, skilled nursing facilities, and long-term care facilities that provide rehabilitative, restorative, or ongoing skilled nursing care to an individual who is in need of assistance with activities of daily living. Providers in these settings may wish to apply for a waiver of the electronic prescribing requirements of MCL 333.17754a. Use this form. To apply for a waiver, complete the form and email it to [email protected] or mail it to PO Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909. Please note that requests sent by postal mail will take longer to process than those sent by email.