OBRA-90

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OBRA-90 is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1990 that, among other budget-related measures, significantly reformed Medicaid and pharmacy practice standards, including requirements for drug utilization review and patient counseling.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
health care legislation
pharmacy practice regulation
abbreviation OBRA 1990
affectsProgram Medicaid NERFINISHED
affectsSector community pharmacy practice
institutional pharmacy practice
appliesTo Medicaid outpatient prescription drugs NERFINISHED
state Medicaid programs
componentOf United States federal budget reconciliation legislation NERFINISHED
containsProvision Medicaid drug rebate program changes
requirements for pharmacist offer to counsel
requirements for state Medicaid DUR programs
country United States of America
surface form: United States
enactmentDate 1990-11-05
enactmentYear 1990
establishes federal standards for Medicaid drug utilization review
minimum counseling requirements for Medicaid patients
fullName Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 NERFINISHED
hasLongTermImpactOn pharmacist-patient communication standards in the United States
quality assurance in Medicaid pharmacy services
imposesRequirementOn pharmacies dispensing Medicaid prescriptions
pharmacists providing Medicaid services
states participating in Medicaid
influenced patient counseling standards beyond Medicaid
state pharmacy practice acts
jurisdiction federal
legalCitation Public Law 101-508 NERFINISHED
objective control Medicaid drug expenditures
improve quality of pharmaceutical care for Medicaid recipients
reduce inappropriate medication use
presidentAtSigning George H. W. Bush NERFINISHED
primaryFocus Medicaid program changes
federal budget reconciliation
pharmacy practice standards
requires documentation of pharmacist interventions
drug utilization review
maintenance of patient medication profiles
ongoing drug utilization review
patient counseling by pharmacists
prospective drug utilization review
retrospective drug utilization review
screening of prescriptions for potential problems
signedBy George H. W. Bush NERFINISHED
subjectArea health policy
pharmaceutical policy
social welfare policy
title Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 NERFINISHED

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