Michigan ePrescribing
| Type of ePrescribing Mandate | Drugs that must be ePrescribed | Effective date | State Law Gleanings (*mandates with listed exceptions) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Federal |
Controlled substances covered by Medicare |
In effect – but enforced on 1/2/2022 |
SUPPORT ACT of 2018 is a federal law which *mandates the electronic prescribing of all controlled substances ( EPCS ) drugs covered by Medicare directly or a Medicare Plan. It was effective January 1, 2021 but enforced on 1/1/2022. |
|
State and Federal |
All drugs |
In effect |
Michigan Governor Whitmer signed into law Public Acts 134, 135, and 136 of 2020 which *mandates practitioners to ePrescribe all drugs effective October 1, 2021. In addition, Section 333.17754 (2) of the law provides language that shows the WENO Exchange process to give pharmacies the option to retrieve the transmission on their own system or via WENO Online, the free stand-alone system available to them. It says, “The electronic transmission of a prescription must be communicated in a retrievable, recognizable form acceptable to the intended recipient.” |
