Effective February 1, 2010, the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services is implementing changes for prescription drug coverage for Medicaid.

Ohio Medicaid now covers these items you get from the pharmacy. Ohio Medicaid prior authorization and co-pay requirements apply.

• Prescription drugs
• Diabetic supplies
• Inhaler spacers
• Peak flow meters
• Condoms

Buckeye’s member identification (ID) card lets the pharmacy know that Ohio Medicaid will cover your prescription drugs. All Buckeye members have been issued new ID cards with that information on them.

If you have questions or problems with your prescription drug coverage, the supplies listed above, or the pharmacy, please contact:

• Ohio Medicaid Consumer Hotline at 800-324-8680 (TTY 800-292-3572). The Hotline is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• You can also use the Internet at http://jfs.ohio.gov/ohp/bhpp/meddrug.stm for lists of prescriptions that are available at no cost to you, have co-payments, or require prior authorization.

Pregnant?
If you are pregnant, after your baby is born your Medicaid caseworker must add your baby to your Medicaid case before Ohio Medicaid will pay for prescriptions for your baby.

• Ask your caseworker for instructions about how to report when your baby is born.
• When your baby is born, report to your caseworker as instructed so your caseworker can add your baby to your case. 
• Ask your caseworker to add your baby to your Medicaid case quickly.

Please note! The ODJFS has implemented a policy change that will allow prescription drug coverage for newborns who have not been assigned a Medicaid identification (ID) number. Beginning February 1, 2010, if a Medicaid ID has not been assigned for the baby, newborns will be covered for prescriptions under their mother’s Medicaid billing ID until the newborn reaches age one. The pharmacy should submit the claim for the newborn using the mother’s Medicaid ID and the baby’s date of birth.

Pharmacy Providers
You can use any pharmacy that accepts Ohio Medicaid to get your prescription drugs, diabetic supplies, inhaler spacers, peak flow meters, and condoms.