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Another new benefit for members of the Kentucky Psychiatric Medical Association is our new publication, Tidbits. Tidbits is published weekly, and includes information of interest to Kentucky’s Psychiatrist. If you are interested in subscribing, email kpma@insightbb.com and in the subject line write “tidbits”. That’s all there is to it.
If you have information you’d like included in our weekly email, contact us either by email at kpma@insightbb.com, or by phone toll-free at 1–877-597-7924 or 502-695-4843 and we’ll include it in the next issue. There’s no charge for KPMA members.
KPMA
Membership Directory Now Available!
It includes KPMA members, officers, consumer/advocate
groups, hospitals with psychiatric beds, comprehensive
cares and more. Purchase price is $15 for members and
$25 for nonmembers. Please send check to KPMA.
New Patients Assistance Program: Partnership for Prescription
Assistance Kentucky
KPMA along with over 20 statewide health related
organizations has launched a new patients assistance
program. One call should put patients in contact with
the appropriate program and medicine for their needs.
The patients need to know the names of the medicines
they take. A trained specialist will answer questions
and help with the application process. People who need
assistance can visit the partnerships website
at www.pparxky.org
or call its toll-free number at 1-888-477-2669.
Medicaid
Psychiatric Medical Advisory Committee Formed
In
response to the many complaints about the prior authorization
process in Medicaid, the Medicaid Psychiatric Medical
Advisory Committee was formed. This committee has been
meeting with representatives from the Department for
Medicaid Services, First Health and Undersecretary Mark
Birdwhistle since last spring. The new dedicated fax
number for Kentucky psychiatrist and psychiatric nurses
is 1-800-453-2273. The people who handle these prior
authorizations are specially trained. When they get
a request that is outside of the FDA guidelines, they
will check with a First Health psychiatrist before rejecting
the request.
Please
keep KPMA informed of any problems with Medicaid so
the Advisory Committee can bring them to the attention
of the Department and work with them on a solution.
Documentation of any problem is quite important. Call
us toll free at 1-877-597-7924, fax to 502-695-4441
or email to kpma@insightbb.com.
For
Medicaid pharmacy updates go to http://chfs.ky.gov/dms/pharmacy.htm
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