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Orange Guide – Chapter 17: State Laws: HCP and State Employee Restrictions
State Important Provisions of the State Law Key Points to Ensure Compliance
Massachusetts Until further notice from Legal, no
meals (including snacks or other
refreshments in non-
convention/conference settings) with
MA-licensed HCPs except in the office
or hospital setting that are
accompanied by an informational
presentation (limited exception for
HCPs under bona fide service contracts
with Pfizer).
Pfizer must give HCPs the opportunity
to withhold prescriber data.
Pfizer must annually report certain HCP
expenditures to MA.
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Until further notice from Legal, do not
invite MA HCPs to out-of-office
speaker programs that provide meals
(even if the program is conducted
outside of MA).
Until further notice from Legal, do not
provide MA HCPs with out-of-office
meals or snacks (except snacks in a
convention setting).
Accurately and completely record all
expenditures on HCPs.
If you are unsure whether an HCP has
a MA license, check the MA HCP
Lookup List which is available on the
“State Healthcare Law Compliance”
tab on http://OpSource.Pfizer.com or
under the Compliance tab on
PfieldNet. You can also check iCUE,
which flags most (but not all) MA
HCPs.
You must make a good faith effort to
determine whether an HCP is licensed
in MA.
Rev. 09/12
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