Common use of THE PRESCRIPTION VALIDATION PROCESS Clause in Contracts

THE PRESCRIPTION VALIDATION PROCESS. A. As part of its CSCP, to the extent not already in place, the Settling Pharmacy shall have a Prescription Validation Process in the CSCP Policies and Procedures, as further described and set forth in this section, that each pharmacist employed by the Settling Pharmacy at a retail pharmacy in the State of Florida is directed to follow when dispensing a prescription for a Controlled Substance. B. The Settling Pharmacy’s CSCP Policies and Procedures shall provide that a Red Flag will be considered “resolved” if, after further investigation as described below, and given other facts and circumstances surrounding the prescription, a pharmacist determines, in his or her professional judgment, that the facts that triggered the Red Flag do not lead him or her to believe that the prescription was written or is being submitted for an illegitimate medical purpose or outside the usual course of a Prescriber’s professional practice. C. The Settling Pharmacy’s CSCP Policies and Procedures shall provide that if a pharmacist identifies any “Patient Red Flags” associated with a Controlled Substance prescription (described in Section IX(1) below), before filling the prescription the pharmacist must resolve them; and that the method of resolution falls within the judgment of the pharmacist and may include reviewing the Patient’s profile and history with the Settling Pharmacy, calling the Prescriber or Prescribers if appropriate, speaking with the Patient if appropriate, calling on the pharmacist’s pre-existing knowledge of the Patient or Prescriber, reviewing available PDMP data, and/or reviewing other data or information available to the pharmacist. D. The Settling Pharmacy’s CSCP Policies and Procedures shall provide that, except as allowed by Florida law, a pharmacist may only fill a Controlled Substance prescription electronically transmitted by a Prescriber for such drugs; that if the pharmacist identifies any other “Prescription Red Flags” (described in Section IX(2) below), the pharmacist must resolve them; and that the method of resolution falls within the judgment of the pharmacist and may include reviewing the Patient’s profile and history with the Settling Pharmacy, calling the Prescriber or Prescribers if appropriate, speaking with the Patient if appropriate, calling on the pharmacists pre- existing knowledge of the Patient or Prescriber, reviewing available PDMP data, and/or reviewing other data or information available to the pharmacist. E. The Settling Pharmacy must put in place, to the extent not already in place, systems at its retail pharmacies in the State of Florida to check the licensure status of a Prescriber of Controlled Substances through a regularly updated prescriber database, to the extent such information is reasonably available for such purposes. The dispensing system shall block a Controlled Substance prescription from being filled if the prescriber database check reflects a DEA registration or state license that has been suspended. CSCP Policies and Procedures shall require that if a pharmacist identifies any Prescriber Red Flags, the pharmacist must resolve them, and that the method of resolution falls within the judgment of the pharmacist and may include reviewing the Settling Pharmacy’s records regarding the Prescriber, calling the Prescriber if appropriate, speaking with the Patient if appropriate, calling on the pharmacist’s pre-existing knowledge of the Patient or the Prescriber, reviewing available PDMP data, and/or reviewing other data or information available to the pharmacist . F. The Settling Pharmacy’s CSCP Policies and Procedures shall provide that the resolution of all Red Flags identified by the pharmacist must be documented. Any such records shall be maintained for the duration of this Agreement. G. The Settling Pharmacy’s CSCP Policies and Procedures shall provide that, even if all Red Flags are resolved, a pharmacist shall reject a prescription if, in his or her professional judgment, he or she believes that it was written or is being submitted for other than a legitimate medical purpose and/or was written outside the usual course of an individual Prescriber’s professional practice.

THE PRESCRIPTION VALIDATION PROCESS. A. As part of its CSCP, to the extent not already in place, the Settling Pharmacy shall have a Prescription Validation Process in the CSCP Policies and Procedures, as further described and set forth in this section, that each pharmacist employed by the Settling Pharmacy at a retail pharmacy in the State of Florida is directed to follow when dispensing a prescription for a Controlled Substance. B. The Settling Pharmacy’s CSCP Policies and Procedures shall provide that a Red Flag will be considered “resolved” if, after further investigation as described below, and given other facts and circumstances surrounding the prescription, a pharmacist determines, in his or her professional judgment, that the facts that triggered the Red Flag do not lead him or her to believe that the prescription was written or is being submitted for an illegitimate medical purpose or outside the usual course of a Prescriber’s professional practice. C. The Settling Pharmacy’s CSCP Policies and Procedures shall provide that if a pharmacist identifies any “Patient Red Flags” associated with a Controlled Substance prescription (described in Section IX(1) below), before filling the prescription the pharmacist must resolve them; and that the method of resolution falls within the judgment of the pharmacist and may include reviewing the Patient’s profile and history with the Settling Pharmacy, calling the Prescriber or Prescribers if appropriate, speaking with the Patient if appropriate, calling on the pharmacist’s pre-existing knowledge of the Patient or Prescriber, reviewing available PDMP data, and/or reviewing other data or information available to the pharmacist. D. The Settling Pharmacy’s CSCP Policies and Procedures shall provide that, except as allowed by Florida law, a pharmacist may only fill a Controlled Substance prescription electronically transmitted by a Prescriber for such drugs; that if the pharmacist identifies any other “Prescription Red Flags” (described in Section IX(2) below), the pharmacist must resolve them; and that the method of resolution falls within the judgment of the pharmacist and may include reviewing the Patient’s profile and history with the Settling Pharmacy, calling the Prescriber or Prescribers if appropriate, speaking with the Patient if appropriate, calling on the pharmacists pre- existing knowledge of the Patient or Prescriber, reviewing available PDMP data, and/or reviewing other data or information available to the pharmacist. E. The Settling Pharmacy must put in place, to the extent not already in place, systems at its retail pharmacies in the State of Florida to check the licensure status of a Prescriber of Controlled Substances through a regularly updated prescriber database, to the extent such information is reasonably available for such purposes. The dispensing system shall block a Controlled Substance prescription from being filled if the prescriber database check reflects a DEA registration or state license that has been suspendedsuspended or revoked and likewise shall block from being filled a Controlled Substance prescription written by a prescriber blocked by the Settling Pharmacy under a prescriber review program. CSCP Policies and Procedures shall require that if a pharmacist identifies any Prescriber Red Flags, the pharmacist must resolve them, and that the method of resolution falls within the judgment of the pharmacist and may include reviewing the Settling Pharmacy’s records regarding the Prescriber, calling the Prescriber if appropriate, speaking with the Patient if appropriate, calling on the pharmacist’s pre-existing knowledge of the Patient or the Prescriber, reviewing available PDMP data, and/or reviewing other data or information available to the pharmacist . F. The Settling Pharmacy’s CSCP Policies and Procedures shall provide that the resolution of all Red Flags identified by the pharmacist must be documented. Any such records shall be maintained for the duration of this Agreement. G. The Settling Pharmacy’s CSCP Policies and Procedures shall provide that, even if all Red Flags are resolved, a pharmacist shall reject a prescription if, in his or her professional judgment, he or she believes that it was written or is being submitted for other than a legitimate medical purpose and/or was written outside the usual course of an individual Prescriber’s professional practice.

THE PRESCRIPTION VALIDATION PROCESS. A. As part of its CSCP, to the extent not already in place, the Settling Pharmacy shall have a Prescription Validation Process in the CSCP Policies and Procedures, as further described and set forth in this section, that each pharmacist employed by the Settling Pharmacy at a retail pharmacy in the State of Florida New Mexico is directed to follow when dispensing a prescription for a Controlled Substance. B. The Settling Pharmacy’s CSCP Policies and Procedures shall provide that a Red Flag will be considered “resolved” if, after further investigation as described below, and given other facts and circumstances surrounding the prescription, a pharmacist determines, in his or her professional judgment, that the facts that triggered the Red Flag do not lead him or her to believe that the prescription was written or is being submitted for an illegitimate medical purpose or outside the usual course of a Prescriber’s professional practice. C. The Settling Pharmacy’s CSCP Policies and Procedures shall provide that if a pharmacist identifies any “Patient Red Flags” associated with a Controlled Substance prescription (described in Section IX(1) below), before filling the prescription the pharmacist must resolve them; and that the method of resolution falls within the judgment of the pharmacist and may include reviewing the Patient’s profile and history with the Settling Pharmacy, calling the Prescriber or Prescribers if appropriate, speaking with the Patient if appropriate, calling on the pharmacist’s pre-existing knowledge of the Patient or Prescriber, reviewing available PDMP data, and/or reviewing other data or information available to the pharmacist. D. The Settling Pharmacy’s CSCP Policies and Procedures shall provide that, except as allowed by Florida New Mexico law, a pharmacist may only fill a Controlled Substance prescription electronically transmitted by a Prescriber for such drugs; that if the pharmacist identifies any other “Prescription Red Flags” (described in Section IX(2) below), the pharmacist must resolve them; and that the method of resolution falls within the judgment of the pharmacist and may include reviewing the Patient’s profile and history with the Settling Pharmacy, calling the Prescriber or Prescribers if appropriate, speaking with the Patient if appropriate, calling on the pharmacists pre- existing knowledge of the Patient or Prescriber, reviewing available PDMP data, and/or reviewing other data or information available to the pharmacist. E. The Settling Pharmacy must put in place, to the extent not already in place, systems at its retail pharmacies in the State of Florida New Mexico to check the licensure status of a Prescriber of Controlled Substances through a regularly updated prescriber database, to the extent such information is reasonably available for such purposes. The dispensing system shall block a Controlled Substance prescription from being filled if the prescriber database check reflects a DEA registration or state license that has been suspended. CSCP Policies and Procedures shall require that if a pharmacist identifies any Prescriber Red Flags, the pharmacist must resolve them, and that the method of resolution falls within the judgment of the pharmacist and may include reviewing the Settling Pharmacy’s records regarding the Prescriber, calling the Prescriber if appropriate, speaking with the Patient if appropriate, calling on the pharmacist’s pre-existing knowledge of the Patient or the Prescriber, reviewing available PDMP data, and/or reviewing other data or information available to the pharmacist . F. The Settling Pharmacy’s CSCP Policies and Procedures shall provide that the resolution of all Red Flags identified by the pharmacist must be documented. Any such records shall be maintained for the duration of this Agreement. G. The Settling Pharmacy’s CSCP Policies and Procedures shall provide that, even if all Red Flags are resolved, a pharmacist shall reject a prescription if, in his or her professional judgment, he or she believes that it was written or is being submitted for other than a legitimate medical purpose and/or was written outside the usual course of an individual Prescriber’s professional practice.