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December 2015

Blue Cross prohibits physicians from self-prescribing

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan policy prohibits health care providers from self-prescribing controlled substances to themselves or immediate family members.

Controlled substances are drugs, substances or chemicals that are used to make drugs. They’re classified as Schedule II or Schedule III on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s drug schedules.

Also, as you read in the September Record, Blue Cross doesn’t cover other services that providers render to themselves or immediate family members.

We define immediate family members as first-degree relatives, including parents, siblings, spouse and children.

For more information, contact your provider consultant.

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