Maricopa Community Colleges  CSR138   20042-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval:  4-27-04

CSR138  2004 Spring – 2009 Summer I

L+L

3.0 Credit(s)

4.0 Period(s)

Pharmacy Benefit Service Provision

Pharmacy benefits management company plan member service provision concerns. Emphasis on ensuring accurate mail order pharmacy service. Covers drug inquiry and identification operations, network participant pharmacy location, and plan benefit explication issues.

Prerequisites: None.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

CSR138  2004 Spring – 2009 Summer I

Pharmacy Benefit Service Provision

 

1.

Locate specific pharmacy benefit management company plan information. (I)

2.

Review plan summary information in preparing responses to specific member questions. (II)

3.

Differentiate between in-network and out-of-network claim coverage. (III)

4.

Match National Drug Code (NDC) and drug identification information. (IV)

5.

Identify the classes to which a particular drug belongs. (V)

6.

Provide mail order drug price estimates to inquiring plan members. (VI)

7.

Perform drug inquiry operations. (VII)

8.

Locate pharmacies at which plan members may most inexpensively fill prescriptions. (VIII)

9.

Use age appropriate communication strategies in serving elderly plan members. (IX)

10.

Demonstrate the ability to perform mail order prescription services to plan members. (X)

11.

Arrange for over the phone credit card payment for prescriptions. (XI)

12.

Resolve mail order prescription processing issues. (XII)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

CSR138  2004 Spring – 2009 Summer I

Pharmacy Benefit Service Provision

 

I. Plan Information Location

A. Member Plan Identification

1. Customer Reported Plan Membership

2. Customer Plan Identification

B. Specific Plan Database Navigation

C. Individual Plan Information Identification

1. General Plan Benefits

2. Plan Exception Information

II. Plan Summary Review Concerns

A. Summary Screen Navigation

B. Field Location

C. Plan Information Interpretation

III. Network Claim Coverage Differentiation

A. Paper Claim Summary Review

1. Inter-Network Claims

2. Out-Of-Network Claims

B. Filing Deadlines

C. Claim Preparation

IV. National Drug Code (NDC) Concerns

A. Manufacturer Identification

B. Product

C. Package Size

D. Code-to-Product Identification

E. Product-to-Code Identification

V. Drug Classification Identification

A. Drug Inquiry Definitions

B. Federal Schedules

C. Federal Legend Designation

D. Injectable Drug Issues

E. Covered Over-The-Counter Drugs

F. State Controlled Drugs

VI. Mail Order Estimate Provision

A. Provision Restrictions

B. Medicine Quantification Concerns

C. Drug Strength Identification

D. Quote Provision

VII. Drug Inquiry Operations

A. Purpose

B. Database Navigation

C. Specific Drug Estimate Provision

VIII. Pharmacy Location

A. Network Participation

B. Specific Pharmacy Location

IX. Age Based Communication Strategies

A. Age Typology

1. Elderly

2. Veterans

3. Baby Boom Generation

B. Expectation Identification

C. Tailored Communication Strategies

X. Mail Order Prescription Provision

A. Benefit Identification

B. Mail Order Service Initiation

C. Refill Services

D. Addressing Concerns

XI. Charge By Phone Payment

A. Individual Payment Processing

B. Credit File Creation

C. Credit Balance Inquiry Performance

XII. Mail Order Issue Resolution

A. Order Status Identification

B. Issue Identification

C. Issue Escalation

D. Documentation

 

 

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