173.773 Enrollment cards - presentation at purchase.

(A) The department of aging shall issue Ohio’s best Rx program enrollment cards to or on behalf of individuals determined eligible to participate. One enrollment card may cover each member of a family determined eligible to participate.

The department shall determine the information to be included on the card, including an identification number, and shall determine the card’s size and format. If the department establishes an application method that permits individuals to apply through the internet, the department may issue the enrollment card by sending the applicant an electronic version of the card in a printable format.

(B) Each time a drug is purchased under the program, the entity dispensing the drug shall confirm whether the individual for whom the drug is dispensed is enrolled in the program. If the drug is being purchased from a participating terminal distributor rather than the drug mail order system included in the program pursuant to section 173.78 of the Revised Code, and the individual’s enrollment card is available for presentation at the time of the purchase, the purchaser shall present the card to the participating terminal distributor as confirmation of the individual’s enrollment in the program. If the drug is being purchased through the drug mail order system and the individual’s program identification number is available, the purchaser shall present the identification number as confirmation of enrollment. Otherwise, the terminal distributor or mail order system shall confirm the individual’s enrollment through the department. The department shall establish the methods to be used in confirming enrollment through the department, including confirmation by telephone, through the internet, or by any other electronic means.

(C) Purchasing a drug under the program by using an enrollment card or any other method shall serve as an attestation by the participant for whom the drug is dispensed that the participant meets the eligibility requirements specified in division (A)(3) of section 173.76 of the Revised Code regarding not having coverage for outpatient drugs.

Effective Date: 07-01-2007