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1 AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION HOUSE OF DELEGATES 2 3 4 Resolution: 216 5 (A-09) 6 7Introduced by: William C. Sternfeld, MD, Delegate, Ohio 8 9Subject: Electronic Submission of Schedule II-V Narcotic Prescriptions 10 11Referred to: Reference Committee B 12 (Monica C. Wehby, MD, Chair) 13 14 15Whereas, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has mandated electronic prescription 16as part of the electronic medical record for 2011; and 17 18Whereas, The Drug Enforcement Agency does not recognize either computer to computer or 19computer to facsimile transmissions of controlled substance prescriptions to be valid 20prescriptions; and 21 22Whereas, Any controlled substance prescription received other than by oral transmission must 23bear a manual signature (not a computer-generated one) when received from the patient 24directly or via the facsimile machine; and 25 26Whereas, American Medical News in an opinion piece on April 27, 2009 talked about 27E-prescribing; and 28 29Whereas, Prescriptions for Schedules II through V may also be transmitted orally by either the 30prescriber or his or her agent to the pharmacist; therefore be it 31 32RESOLVED, That our American Medical Association work with the US Drug Enforcement 33Agency to allow the electronic submission of prescriptions for Schedule II thru V medications. 34(Directive to Take Action) 35 36Fiscal Note: Implement accordingly at estimated staff cost of $867. 37 38Received: 05/06/09