DHS COVID-19 PROVIDER RESOURCES // OMAP
Provider Quick Tips: Pharmacies May Override Early Refill
Alerts for Medications
Issued: April 7, 2020
Effective March 13, 2020, in response to COVID-19, beneficiaries of Fee-for-Service
pharmacy services (i.e., ACCESS) may obtain early refills of medications. The
dispensing pharmacy may override the DUR alert for early refill at the pharmacy pointof-sale. To override the DUR alert for early refill, the following DUR codes should be
used:
NCPDP Field
| DUR Override Code
|
Reason for Service Code
| ER (Overuse)
|
Professional Service Code
| M0 (Prescriber Consulted)
|
Result of Service Code
| 1B (Filled Prescription As Is)
|
Pharmacies with questions regarding early refills may contact 1-800-537-8862,
option 2, option 3, option 1.