What qualifies a Provider as a Public Health Services (PHS) entity in California and eligible for 340B pricing?
The 340B PHS program is a federal program that allows eligible entities to buy drugs at very low prices. The provider must be, for example, a Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH), Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Indian Health Center or other qualifying entity. Additional information about the 340B PHS Program can be found at: http://www.hrsa.gov/opa/introduction.htm (Not DHCS). The billing provider must pass the discount on to Medi-Cal by only billing actual acquisition cost plus the dispensing/professional fee allowed in state statute. There are no rebates on drugs that PHS facilities purchase through a PHS contract. Some examples of PHS providers: • County Hospitals • University of California Hospitals A complete listing can be found here: http://opanet.hrsa.gov/opa/Login/MainMenu.aspx (Not DHCS). Note: Although a provider may have a PHS contract, the provider may not have purchased the drug through that contract. In order to verify that, we request that labelers send us t
