Who’s on the P&T Committe in Ohio?

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Ohio, the bureau of workers' compensation pharmacy and therapeutics committee was created to advise the administrator, the chief of medical services, and the chief medical officer with regard to medication therapy issues for injured workers.

The bureau will develop and maintain a list of physician and pharmacist providers, each holding a professional license in good standing, who have expressed an interest in serving on the P&T committee and who would add credibility and diversity to the mission and goals of the committee.

Providers may be nominated for inclusion on the list by provider associations and organizations including but not limited to: deans of Ohio's allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, deans of Ohio's colleges of pharmacy, presidents of Ohio's various allopathic and osteopathic medical associations, the Ohio pharmacists association, the Ohio state medical board, and the Ohio state board of pharmacy.

The P&T committee consists of the bureau's pharmacy program director, chief medical officer, and not more than 13 nor less than five voting members who are licensed physicians and licensed pharmacists representing the diverse group of providers that provide medical care to the injured workers of Ohio as administered through the bureau. Subject to approval by the administrator, the committee may create any subcommittees the committee determines are necessary to assist the committee in performing its duties. Subcommittees will submit their recommendations to the P & T committee.

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Requirements

P&T committee members must:

(1) Be familiar with issues relating to the treatment of injured workers in the Ohio workers' compensation system.

(2) Be a doctor of medicine (MD) or doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO), if a physician.

(3) Possess significant clinical or administrative experience in health care delivery, including but not limited to pain management, pharmacy practice, medical quality assurance, disease management, and utilization review.

(4) Have experience with and an understanding of the concepts of evidence-based medicine as well as contemporary best practices in their respective areas of practice.

(5) Not be, or within the previous twenty-four months have been, an employee of any pharmaceutical manufacturer, pharmacy benefits manager, or any non-governmental firm or entity administering state purchased health care program benefits or pharmaceutical rebates.

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