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 PUBLIC LAW 108–173—DEC. 8, 2003

117 STAT. 2087

‘‘(D) COORDINATION WITH CARE MANAGEMENT PLANS.— The Secretary shall establish guidelines for the coordination of any medication therapy management program under this paragraph with respect to a targeted beneficiary with any care management plan established with respect to such beneficiary under a chronic care improvement program under section 1807. ‘‘(E) CONSIDERATIONS IN PHARMACY FEES.—The PDP sponsor of a prescription drug plan shall take into account, in establishing fees for pharmacists and others providing services under such plan, the resources used, and time required to, implement the medication therapy management program under this paragraph. Each such sponsor shall disclose to the Secretary upon request the amount of any such management or dispensing fees. The provisions of section 1927(b)(3)(D) apply to information disclosed under this subparagraph. ‘‘(d) CONSUMER SATISFACTION SURVEYS.—In order to provide for comparative information under section 1860D–1(c)(3)(A)(v), the Secretary shall conduct consumer satisfaction surveys with respect to PDP sponsors and prescription drug plans in a manner similar to the manner such surveys are conducted for MA organizations and MA plans under part C. ‘‘(e) ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM.— ‘‘(1) APPLICATION OF STANDARDS.—As of such date as the Secretary may specify, but not later than 1 year after the date of promulgation of final standards under paragraph (4)(D), prescriptions and other information described in paragraph (2)(A) for covered part D drugs prescribed for part D eligible individuals that are transmitted electronically shall be transmitted only in accordance with such standards under an electronic prescription drug program that meets the requirements of paragraph (2). ‘‘(2) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Consistent with uniform standards established under paragraph (3)— ‘‘(A) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO PRESCRIBING

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HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL AND DISPENSING PHARMACIES AND PHARMACISTS.—An electronic prescription drug pro-

gram shall provide for the electronic transmittal to the prescribing health care professional and to the dispensing pharmacy and pharmacist of the prescription and information on eligibility and benefits (including the drugs included in the applicable formulary, any tiered formulary structure, and any requirements for prior authorization) and of the following information with respect to the prescribing and dispensing of a covered part D drug: ‘‘(i) Information on the drug being prescribed or dispensed and other drugs listed on the medication history, including information on drug-drug interactions, warnings or cautions, and, when indicated, dosage adjustments. ‘‘(ii) Information on the availability of lower cost, therapeutically appropriate alternatives (if any) for the drug prescribed. ‘‘(B) APPLICATION TO MEDICAL HISTORY INFORMATION.— Effective on and after such date as the Secretary specifies and after the establishment of appropriate standards to

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