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11/21/2009 10:51:04 PM
Instructions for Completing the 340B Registration Process

Covered Entities with Registration Forms submitted today will become effective on 1/1/2010

In order to allow sufficient time for verification and processing of the information on the registration form, the quarterly deadlines for submission of registration forms to OPA are:
December 1 to become effective as a participating covered entity for the quarter beginning January 1;
March 1 to become effective as a participating covered entity for the quarter beginning April 1;
June 1 to become effective as a participating covered entity for the quarter beginning July 1;
September 1 to become effective as a participating covered entity for the quarter beginning October 1
If your submission is close to the deadline, you are advised to FAX the printed form to 301-594-4982 and mail the original to the address listed below.
 
NOTE ON SIGNATURES – the printed Registration Form must be signed by an authorizing official of the proposed covered entity.
  • For STD and TB applicants, the authorizing official is the director of the State or City health department administering the respective STD or TB grant in your geographic area.
  • For FP applicants, the authorizing official is a responsible representative of the funded grantee.
Forms that are signed by an individual that OPA determines is not an acceptable authorizing official will not be processed. If you are in doubt regarding the acceptability of a signature, please contact the Pharmacy Services Support Center at 1-800-628-6297 or via email at pssc@aphanet.org prior to submission of your registration form.
 
Once your form has been processed, OPA will notify you (at the e-mail address that you provide on the Program Registration Form) of 1) your effective date in the 340B Program and 2) provide you with your 340B number, a unique number that OPA assigns to each covered entity. Please use this number in all correspondence to OPA. This is the number used by manufacturers, wholesalers, and others to search the OPA database to verify your participation in the 340B program. It is the entity’s responsibility to tell its wholesaler or manufacturer that it is registered for 340B prices when it places an order. You may view the information for your entity on the OPA database by entering the 340B ID number in the field labeled “340B ID.” New additions to the database are closed two weeks prior to the start of the quarter. If you do not see your entity listed on the database, you are NOT registered.
 
To complete the registration process, an original, signed form must be submitted to and received by: Office of Pharmacy Affairs, 5600 Fishers Lane, Mail Stop 10C-03, Rockville, MD 20857 FAX (301) 594-4982. You can also email a copy of the signed, scanned form to opastaff@hrsa.gov.
 
NOTE: The Registration Process must be started and completed within the same browser session. Incomplete Registration Forms cannot be saved for later submission.