King County Medical Society

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for Members and Healthcare Professionals

Urgent Information for Prescribers A new state law requires all licensed prescribers to use approved tamper-resistant pads and paper (TRPP) when doing hard copy, written prescriptions. This law goes into effect July 1, 2010.

Washington State Board of Pharmacy approved TRPP is widely available and easily recognized by the Board’s seal of approval.

The new law does not affect prescriptions given to the
pharmacist by telephone, by electronic transmission, by
fax, or for in-patient care. For more information go to
the webpage at http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/TRPP/Default.htm(posted 5/19/10)
The need to collect signatures to Stop the Medicare Meltdown continues . . .
Please continue to direct your patients to the online petition – www.ipetitions.com/petition/meltdown.
The petition urges Congress to fix SGR payment formula that threatens access to care for Washington’s 897,000 Medicare recipients, including senior citizens and people with disabilities, and 337,000 military family members covered by TRICARE.

MISSION STATEMENTOur Society, as the voice of King County physicians, is committed to support its members in delivering the best care, to champion the public welfare, and to promote the highest ideals of medical practice.