NHIA weighs in on California medication bill
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:34 AM CDT, Wed April 27, 2022
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Home Infusion Association has submitted comments on California SB 958, The Medication and Patient Safety Act, supporting amendments that would allow infused medications to be administered in the patient’s home when the physician and patient determine it is in the patient’s best interest. “NHIA objects to any efforts to restrict access to home infusion and rejects language that implies office-based infusions are safer than administering medications at home,” stated the NHIA. The association also voiced support for additional amendments that require physicians to inform patients of all payer-supported site-of-care options for receiving infused and injected medications and voiced support for restrictions on patients transporting their own infusion medications (i.e. brown bagging). Additionally, it expressed concern that the conditions for coverage or payment described in the proposed legislation are unnecessary and could increase the overall cost of medications for patients.
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