House Bill 1328 Summary

• Establishes standards for electronic prescription (eRx) systems in Mississippi to align with federal "meaningful use" requirements and support electronic health records interoperability with the Mississippi Health Information Network (MS-HIN)

• Requires electronic prescribing devices to allow unrestricted prescription writing without interference, prohibits economic incentives or advertising that influences prescribing decisions at point-of-care, and bans pharmacy fees for accepting electronic prescriptions

• Mandates that alerts and messages to prescribers be clinically meaningful, suppressible, overrideable, include decision support rule dates and sources, and contain accurate information with citations to supporting sources

• Requires a standardized electronic prior authorization system with universal formatting for requests, real-time feedback to providers on approvable reasons, and appeals information for patients with denial explanations

• Directs the State Board of Pharmacy to establish an advisory committee including physicians, pharmacists, patient advocates, insurance representatives, and MS-HIN board members to design the universal prior authorization format