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| Purpose: |
The
purpose of the Non-Renal Transplant
Medications Program is to make
post-surgical, transplant related
medication available to eligible
patients. The goal of the program is
to assist in the long-term survival
of non-renal transplant recipients. |
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| Requirements: |
House
Bill 2422 allocated $200,000
annually (subject to availability of
funds) for contracts with hospitals
licensed by the Department of Health
Services that perform non-renal
organ transplant operations. |
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| Eligibility: |
Non-renal,
solid organ transplant recipients
who are Arizona residents and meet
at least one of the following
criteria:
- Medicare
enrollee with no prescription medication
benefits.
- Medicare
enrollee with immunosuppressant coverage only.
Note: Only those medications that are
transplant-specific (see Covered Medications) and are not
otherwise covered by Medicare are eligible for payment under
this program.
- Primary
and/or secondary insurance
enrollees with exhausted or
insufficient prescription
medication benefits. "Exhausted benefits" are
those benefits that expire after a given time period or
expenditure cap. "Insufficient" is defined as
coverage that does not include the covered medications
prescribed by this program.
- Individuals
without insurance who are
ineligible for Arizona Health
Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) coverage.
Individuals
meeting at least one of the criteria
stipulated above must also complete a financial
screening. This screening will include documentation of Arizona
residency and income. |
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Elements
of
Services
Provided:
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Currently,
University Medical Center (UMC) in
Tucson, Arizona, is the sole
contractor for provision of the
Non-Renal Transplant Medications
Program services. Patients can
either pick up their medication at
the outpatient pharmacy window at
UMC in Tucson, or accommodations can
be made to receive it by mail.
Medications are limited to those
anti-rejection, anti-viral,
anti-bacterial and anti-hypertensive
drugs prescribed by a medical doctor
for transplant specific indications.
No over-the-counter drugs (e.g.,
Cepacol and/or Riopan) are provided. |
