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2018-04-19

Entry into force of the law on e-prescriptions

On 18 April 2018, the Act of 1 March 2018 amending certain acts in connection with the introduction of e-Prescription (Dz. U. poz. 697) entered into force, and together with it, the Regulation of the Minister of Health of 13 April 2018 on prescriptions (Dz. U. poz. 745).

According to the Ministry of Health, the basic benefits resulting from the above act are to be as follows:

• limited number of visits to doctors, which results in shorter waiting times

• tests by means of information and communication systems 

In connection with the entry into force of new regulations, the Ministry of Health published a statement concerning the application of the above mentioned regulation the Regulation of the Minister of Health, in which it was emphasized that until 31 December 2018 pharmacies collect and transmit information to voivodships branches of the National Health Fund on the basis of the hitherto binding rules. In § 18 point 1 of the Ordinance, transitional provisions and regulations have been included. procedures for the handling of paper-based prescriptions issued before the date of entry into force of the Regulation. 

The change will take place as of 17 October 2018, as from that date "prescriptions in paper form delivered by a pharmacy connected to the P1 Platform will be tightened up by issuing a Reception Document, and in the absence of the above connection also on the basis of the existing rules".

The Ministry of Health also informs that on the basis of the § 7 point 3, the otaxing of the prescription will be based on the generation of a Recipe Receipt Document for each item on the prescription.

Ultimately, e-prescriptions are to replace traditional, paper-based ones from 2020.

The message of the Ministry of Health is available at the following address:

https://www.gov.pl/zdrowie/komunikat-dotyczacy-stosowania-rozporzadzenia-ministra-zdrowia-w-sprawie-recept

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