Form 1 340B Participant Change Request-Revised

Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Healthcare Systems Bureau

OMB No. 0915-0327; Expiration Date: XX/XX/20XX

340B COVERED ENTITY CHANGE FORM

Use this form to report changes in Authorizing Official information, to request entity terminations, and to request changes to contract pharmacy arrangements. For all other changes, please submit your request online. Fill out all the fields in Section 1 (Required Information). E-mail a completed signed copy to the Office of Pharmacy Affairs at ApexusAnswers@340bpvp.com ; you will be notified when the change has been made or if additional information is required. Additional instructions are on Page 3. For further assistance contact the 340B Prime Vendor at ApexusAnswers@340bpvp.com or call 1-888-340-2787.

Section 1. Required Information. Complete information as it is listed on HRSA OPA’s public Web site.

1a. Covered Entity Name:		1b. 340B ID:
1c. Authorizing Official Name:
Title:	Phone:	Email:

Section 2: Covered entity changes. Complete applicable fields only if reporting a change.

2a. Covered Entity Name:		2b. Covered Entity Sub-Division:
2c. Grant number and nature of support (if applicable):  Direct Funding  In-Kind Products or Services		2d. Employer Identification Number:
2e. Authorizing Official Name:(see instructional page for more information)
Title:	Phone:	Email:
Check here if the change in Authorizing Official is applicable to all sites listed under the parent/child tab of the covered entity.
2f. New Authorizing Official Statement (see instructional page for more information): By checking this box, I declared that I am now the covered entity Authorizing Official. As such, I have the legal authority to bind the covered entity to 340B Program requirements and am fully aware of my responsibility to ensure the covered entity I represent remains compliant with 340B Program requirements.
2g. Section 2 Remarks:

Section 3: Entity Termination (complete only if requesting entity termination)

3a. Request covered entity termination - see instructional page for more information about entity terminations Check here if you wish to terminate this entity from the 340B Program. Use the remarks section to specify termination of certain child sites by providing each 340B ID, or state that the termination request should apply to all related child sites. The information you provide below may be made available to manufacturers and the public. If 340B drugs were purchased after losing or terminating eligibility, HRSA urges entities to work with affected manufacturers regarding possible repayment.
a. Requested termination date:
b. Reason for termination: DSH percentage below statutory minimum For-profit conversion Loss of qualifying grant/support Site closure Other - stop here and e-mail ApexusAnswers@340bpvp.com for additional guidance
c. Date the entity became ineligible:
d. What is the last date that 340B drugs were or will be purchased under this 340B ID?
e. Please provide a brief description of the reason for termination and how the effective date was determined:
f. Has the contact information for the Authorizing Official for this entity changed?		 Yes  No If yes, update the contact information below
g. Authorizing Official Name:
Title:	Phone:		Email:
3b. Section 3 Remarks:

Section 4: Contract Pharmacy Information. Complete only if reporting a change/update.

4a. Contract Pharmacy address update. (Address updates to contract pharmacies that have a DEA registration number will occur automatically if the DEA number for that contract pharmacy has not changed. Please wait at least 7 days if a change was reported to DEA before submitting a change request to update a contract pharmacy address.)
Name of contract pharmacy:		Change to
Address line 1
Address line 2:
City, State, Zip Code:
4b. New Contract Pharmacy Representative Name:(see instructional page for more information)
Title:	Phone:			Email:
4c. Section 4 Remarks:

Authorizing Official Signature (Change request forms MUST be signed by the Authorizing official in all cases)

Instructions for completion of “340B PARTICIPANT CHANGE FORM”

Use this form to report changes in Authorizing Official information, request entity terminations, contract pharmacy arrangements. For all other changes, please submit your request online.

Section 1

Section 3

1a-1c: All information in this section is required. If information is missing or incomplete, the form will be rejected. List the covered entity name, 340B ID and Authorizing Official information in the appropriate fields as it appears on the 340B public database.

Section 2

This section is to update or add information to an existing 340B covered entity record. Please note, this form is not to be utilized to add new 340B entities to an organizing or outpatient facilities/clinics (outpatient facilities/clinics should be added online during an open registration period. For more information on how to register new 340B participants please visit our main website.

2a, 2b: Covered entity name and Sub-division update – Changes in covered entity name and sub-division may require additional documentation.

2c: Grant number – If the entity receives Federal funding, please provide the grant number that qualifies this entity for 340B participation. It is the responsibility of the covered to ensure that 340B use is consistent with the scope of the grant.

2d: Employer Identification Number – Covered entity EIN/TIN as issued by the Internal Revenue Service.

2e, 2f: Authorizing Official – New Authorizing Officials must acknowledge the “New Authorizing Official Statement” by clicking the respective check box. The authorizing official may be the President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, or Program Director. Forms that are signed by an individual that OPA determines is not an acceptable representative will not be processed. If you are in doubt regarding the acceptability of a signature, please contact OPA prior to submission of your change request.

3a: Entity Termination - It is the responsibility of the covered entity to provide accurate information and immediately inform OPA of any material changes in eligibility. All questions in this section must be answered or the termination request will not be processed.

Terminations are normally effective on the first day of the quarter following review and acceptance by OPA; requests for alternate dates should be explained in the termination comments.

Section 4

This section is to notify OPA of corrections/updates to existing Contract Pharmacy information and is not to be utilized to add new arrangements. New Contract Pharmacy Arrangements must be registered electronically. For more information on Contract Pharmacy Services visit the 340B implementation section of our main website.

4a: Contract Pharmacy Address update - Provide the existing contract pharmacy information in the appropriate field as it appears in the public database. Add the updated information in the corresponding field across from the information to be replaced. Be advised, it is expected that the proposed changes are consistent with the actual written contract the covered entity possesses with the contract pharmacies. OPA may require entities to submit a copy of the pharmacy state and/or DEA license to validate changes. A change in pharmacy ownership requires a new contract pharmacy registration.

4b: Contract Pharmacy Representative - An appropriate contract pharmacy representative should be determined by the contract pharmacy administration. OPA recommends these individuals be knowledgeable in the 340B Program.

Section 5

Authorizing Official Signature – Change requests must be signed by the Authorizing Official of the covered entity. Change requests submitted without the proper signature will be rejected upon receipt.

Public Burden Statement:  An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.  The OMB control number for this project is 0915-0327.  Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.5 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 10C-03I, Rockville, Maryland, 20857.

SUBMIT FORM TO :::::::::::::::::::::::> ApexusAnswers@340bpvp.com

Update of this information is subject to approval and verification by the Office of Pharmacy Affairs.