Resolve, Regarding the Provision of Over-the-counter Medications in the MaineCare Program

Sec. 1. Educational initiative. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of MaineCare Services shall undertake an educational initiative for health care practitioners who prescribe medications under the MaineCare program. The initiative must provide information on prescription medications and any available over-the-counter equivalents that are reimbursed under MaineCare and must remind practitioners that MaineCare will reimburse for over-the-counter medications only when they are medically necessary.