250. What if a prescriber is just approving a refill?

Refills issued to the patient pursuant to a valid prescription and without any reauthorization from the prescriber do not require a PMP check by the prescriber.  However, if a prescriber is issuing a prescription for a patient that is unchanged from a previous prescription issued to the patient (often referred to as a refill), then this would be considered a new prescription and would require a PMP check.