,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dhda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ah1 #bjah,mr4
 ,s*weik]t 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,b5 ,ray    
,lujn ( ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,johnson (   
,ohio1 & ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 
addition to ! ,committee on ,ways &     
,means1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly     
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xviii ( !     
,social ,security ,act to provide =     
electronic prior au?orization "u ,m$ic>e
 "p ,d = cov]$ "p ,d drugs1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/&>diz+ ,electronic ,prior
 ,au?orization = ,safe ,prescrib+ ,act (
 #bjah4  #b4 ,electronic prior          
au?orization = cov]$ "p ,d drugs  7a7   
,inclusion 9 electronic prescription    
program ,section #ahfj;,d-#d7;e77#b7 ( !
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  

#aciew-#ajd7;e77#b77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,e7  
,electronic prior au?orization  7i7 ,9  
g5]al ,effective on & aft] ,janu>y #a1  
#bjbj1 ! program %all provide = ! secure
 electronic transmittal (--  7,i7 a     
prior au?orization reque/ f ! prescrib+ 
heal? c>e pr(essional = cov]age ( a     
cov]$ "p ,d drug = a "p ,d eligible     
individual enroll$ 9 a "p ,d plan 7z    
def9$ 9 section #ahfj;,d-#bc7;a77#e77 to
 ! ,,pdp sponsor or ,m$ic>e ,advantage  
organization (f]+ su* plan2 &  7,,ii7 a 
response1 9 accordance ) ?is            
subp>agraph1 f su* ,,pdp sponsor or     
,m$ic>e ,advantage organization1        
respectively1 to su* pr(essional4  7ii7 
,electronic transmission  7,i7          
,exclusions ,= purposes ( ?is           
subp>agraph1 a facsimile1 propriet>y    
pay] portal1 or electronic =m %all n be 
treat$ z an electronic transmission     
describ$ 9 clause 7i74  7,,ii7 ,/&>ds ,9
 ord] to be treat$1 = purposes ( ?is    
subp>agraph1 z an electronic            

transmission describ$ 9 clause 7i71 su* 
transmission %all comply ) te*nical     
/&>ds adopt$ by ! ,secret>y 9           
consultation ) ! ,national ,c\ncil =    
,prescription ,drug ,programs1 o!r /&>d 
sett+ organizations det]m9$ appropriate 
by ! ,secret>y1 & /akehold]s includ+    
,,pdp sponsors1 ,m$ic>e ,advantage      
organizations1 heal? c>e pr(essionals1 &
 heal? in=mation te*nology s(tw>e       
v5dors4  4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress reg>d+
 electronic prior au?orization ,x is !  
s5se ( ! ,congress t-- 7#a7 !re %\ld be 
increas$ use ( electronic prior         
au?orizations = cov]age ( cov]$ "p ,d   
drugs = "p ,d eligible individuals      
enroll$ 9 prescription drug plans "u "p 
,d ( title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act & ,,ma-,,pd plans "u "p ,c ( su*  
title to r$uce access delays by resolv+ 
cov]age issues be=e prescriptions = su* 
drugs are transmitt$2 &  7#b7 great]    
priority %\ld be plac$ on increas+ !    
adoption ( use ( su* electronic prior   
au?orizations among prescrib]s ( su*    

drugs1 ph>macies1 ,,pdp sponsors1 &     
,m$ic>e ,advantage organizations4