White Guide and Orange Guide Formatting Project - Pfizer

Orange Guide – Chapter 17: State Laws: HCP and State Employee Restrictions
How the Law Impacts Pfizer Colleague Activities
All colleagues who engage in activities in D.C. should be aware that expenditures which meet the
criteria above will be reported to the D.C. Department of Health. Colleagues must take special care to
ensure that their reporting of attendees is accurate and complete. The District of Columbia can impose
significant penalties on Pfizer for failure to comply with this law.
The Law: SafeRx Amendment Act of 2008
The SafeRx Amendment Act of 2008 (“SafeRx”) requires licensure for any colleague or speaker who
communicates with a licensed HCP located in D.C. for the purpose of promoting a pharmaceutical
product. SafeRx also prohibits offering a gift or remuneration of any kind to a member of the D.C.
medication advisory committee.
Gifts to D.C. Medication Advisory Committee Prohibited
SafeRx gift prohibitions apply to D.C. Medication Advisory Committee (DCMAC) members. Do not
provide a gift or remuneration to any DCMAC member.
Colleagues must not give the following items to any DCMAC member (even if RC-approved):
Speaking and consulting fees;
Food or beverage, whether inside or outside the office, or in connection with a promotional
program or otherwise; and
Educational items (e.g., textbooks, stethoscopes and anatomical models).
However, colleagues may provide starters to DCMAC members who are licensed physicians engaged in
the practice of medicine and who intend to distribute them free of charge to patients.
For a list of DCMAC members, please consult the Department of Health Care Finance FAQ at
http://doh.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/doh/publication/attachments/Pharmacy_Pharmaceutical_
Detailer_FAQs.pdf (Question 27).
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