How do I record Consent for PPA claiming?

Consent to claim Opioid Dependence Treatment (ODT) and Staged Supply (SS) programs with the Pharmacy Programs Administrator (PPA) is done on the patient profile.

To Record Consent

  1. Navigate to the patient's profile using the Patient Search field in the top left of the screen, enter the patient's name (in part or full), and press the enter key
  2. Once on the patient's profile, select the pencil edit icon in the box with the patient's details (DOB, Sex, Medicare # and Address), the Edit Patient popup will then display
  3. In the Edit Patient popup, select the box for Consented for Opioid Replacement Consent and Staged Supply Consent, if you have a signed consent form/s for the patient. In the following image, we only have consent selected for ODT.

    You can access the forms on the PPA website or from the links below:
    PPA ODT Consent Form
    PPA SS Consent Form
  4. To save the change enter your credentials in and select Update

To print consent forms from within StrongER (Optional)

  1. Navigate to the patient's profile using the Patient Search field in the top left of the screen, enter the patient's name (in part or full), and press the enter key 
  2. Once on the patient's profile, select the pencil edit icon in the box with the patient's details (DOB, Sex, Medicare # and Address), the Edit Patient popup will then display
  3. Select the Blank Consent Form button, choose the form you would like to print either Opioid Replacement or Staged Supply
  4. The form will then open in your default PDF viewer for you to print

To upload a signed consent form to store within StrongER (Optional)

  1. Navigate to the patient's profile using the Patient Search field in the top left of the screen, enter the patient's name (in part or full), and press the enter key 
  2. Once on the patient's profile, select the pencil edit icon in the box with the patient's details (DOB, Sex, Medicare # and Address), the Edit Patient popup will then display
  3. Select the Upload button under the relevant form and either browse to find the PDF or JPEG file or drag into the Add/Update Image popup window
  4. To save the change enter your credentials in and select Update
  5. (Optional) To view the uploaded consent form, select the file or use the to upload another consent form