Nevada Passes Bill Limiting Physician Dispensing In Workers’ Compensation

Recently, Nevada Senate Bill 231, a workers’ compensation bill limiting the dispensing of medications by providers other than pharmacies and hospitals was signed into law. With the bill, Nevada joins several other states in trying to control workers’ compensation pharmacy costs by limiting physician dispensing. Among other things, the bill places limits on the ability of a provider other than a pharmacist or a hospital to dispense certain controlled substances beyond an initial supply, requires the use of the original NDC for certain provider-dispensed medications, prevents those providers from charging for a non-prescription medication, and increases the insurer bill payment timeframe to 45 days.