Do all employees of a pharmacy organization have to undergo employment background screening?
Response: No. This mandatory standard requiring criminal background checks and drug testing/screening applies to the organization’s employees who handle, may come in contact with, or have access to all medications and controlled substances, and /or who have access to or may come in contact with, health information and personal information of consumer/claimants receiving benefits. Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) PBM General Questions – PBM Organization Function Question: What do pharmacy benefit management (PBM) organizations do? Response: Pharmacy benefit management organizations work like a health plan for drugs/medications. They manage drug benefits on behalf of employers, negotiating preferred pricing for drugs, determining pharmacy networks, and developing and maintaining a “formulary”—the list of covered or preferred medications–with the goal of helping purchasers reduce costs. They can either work in partnership with a health plan to provide services, or can work as a stand-al
