Effective January 1, 2010 Yellowhawk pharmacy will no longer be able to accept new prescriptions for or continue to refill medications ordered by non-Yellowhawk prescribers unless one of our providers has referred the patient to that provider.  Prescription orders currently held by Yellowhawk pharmacy will be transferred to an outside pharmacy of the patient’s choice. 

THE EXCEPTION TO THIS POLICY IS DESCRIBED BELOW

Prescriptions from non-Yellowhawk care providers can be accepted if all of the following conditions are met:

• The patient has established care with the Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center (YTHC) and has up-dated required registration information within the past year.
• The patient is under the primary care and management of a Yellowhawk care provider.
• The prescription is being ordered by a care provider as a result of a Yellowhawk referral or is a result of an Emergency Room or Urgent Care visit.
  • This includes patients that have been referred to an internal medicine provider for primary care.

Also effective January 1, 2010 will be the discontinuation of the OTC program.  Except for head lice treatment, the pharmacy will no longer dispense OTC medications upon patient request.  The few OTC items on formulary will be limited to dispensing only upon order by a Yellowhawk authorized care provider.   Patients requesting OTC medications will be referred retail outlets for the purchase of these items.