42 CFR §447.520
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- (a)Availability of FFP. No FFP is available for physician-administered single source drugs or the multiple source drugs identified under paragraph (c) of this section that are covered outpatient drugs for which a State has not required the submission of claims using codes that identify the drugs sufficiently for the State to invoice a manufacturer for rebates in a manner consistent with the requirements of this section. In the case of multiple source drugs not identified under paragraph (c), a failure to comply with the requirements of this section may result in FFP being withheld as provided under 42 CFR 430.35. 40
- (1)Single source drugs. For a covered outpatient drug that is a single source, physician-administered drug, administered on or after January 1, 2006, a State must require providers to submit claims for using National Drug Code (NDC) numbers to secure rebates and receive FFP.
- (2)Multiple source drugs. For a covered outpatient drug that is a multiple source, physician-administered drug on the list published by CMS described in paragraph © of this section, administered on or after January 1, 2008, a State must require providers to submit claims using NDC numbers to secure rebates and receive FFP.
- (3)States are required to invoice for rebates consistent with this section for multiple source physician-administered drugs that are CODs and that are not on the top 20 multiple source physician-administered drug list published under paragraph (c) of this section, or may be subject to a withhold of FFP as provided under 42 CFR 430.35. 41
- (b)Required coding. As of January 1, 2007, a State must require providers to submit claims for a covered outpatient drug that is described in paragraph (a)(1) or (2) of this section that is a physician-administered drug using NDC numbers. As of November 19, 2024, a State must also comply with this requirement for a covered outpatient drug that is a physician-administered drug described in paragraph (a)(3) of this section.
- (c)Top 20 multiple source physician-administered drug list. The top 20 multiple source physician-administered drug list, identified by the Secretary as having the highest dollar volume of physician-administered drugs dispensed under the Medicaid program, will be published and may be modified from year to year to reflect changes in such volume.
- (d)Hardship waiver. A State that requires additional time to comply with the requirements of this section may apply to the Secretary for an extension.