September 8, 2014—The Health Resources and Services Administration audited 99 health care providers for compliance with 340B requirements in fiscal year 2014, encompassing more than 1,470 offsite outpatient facilities and more than 4,000 contract pharmacy locations, a HRSA spokesperson said today.[ms-protect-content id=”2799″]
The current fiscal year ends on Sept. 30. In fiscal 2013, HRSA audited 94 health care providers for 340B compliance, including 718 outpatient facilities and 1,937 contract pharmacy locations. In fiscal 2012, the year it began auditing 340B covered entities, HRSA conducted 51 audits, including 410 outpatient locations and 860 contract pharmacy locations.
HRSA Office of Pharmacy Affairs Director Cmdr. Krista Pedley has said she expects OPA will do twice as many audits in fiscal 2015 as it did this fiscal year.[/ms-protect-content]