Detronet Pharmacy does not dispense controlled substances, narcotics, or Schedule II–V drugs. Your clinic pays nothing for prescription services — WC insurers pay Detronet directly. This program serves physical therapy, orthopedic, occupational therapy, and chiropractic practices only.

Partner agreement

Workers' compensation dispensing agreement

These are the terms generated for every Detronet Pharmacy clinic partnership. Your clinic pays nothing for prescription services — Detronet bills WC insurers directly at the NY WCB fee schedule.

Detronet Pharmacy does not dispense controlled substances, narcotics, or Schedule II–V drugs. Your clinic pays nothing for prescription services — WC insurers pay Detronet directly. This program serves physical therapy, orthopedic, occupational therapy, and chiropractic practices only.

Article 1

Services

Pharmacy dispenses non-controlled workers' compensation prescriptions transmitted by Clinic's licensed practitioners and bills the workers' compensation insurer or third-party administrator directly.

Clinic pays nothing for prescription services. No drug cost, dispensing fee, or pharmacy service is invoiced to Clinic at any time.

Article 2

Financial structure and Anti-Kickback Statute compliance

2.1 No clinic payment for Rx services. All revenue for dispensed prescriptions is collected from workers' compensation insurers at the New York WCB fee schedule rate.

2.2 Technology services fee (Premium only). A flat, one-time fee of $500 for platform access, portal configuration, RxCora account setup, staff onboarding and dedicated account management. The fee is independent of prescription volume, not tied to referrals, and represents fair market value for software services.

2.3 AKS compliance statement. This arrangement is structured to comply with 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7b, NY Social Services Law §366-d, and NY Workers' Compensation Board anti-steering rules.

2.4 Patient freedom of choice. Clinic shall not steer, coerce, or restrict any patient's free choice of pharmacy.

Article 3

Term

Initial term of twenty-four (24) months, automatically renewing for successive twelve (12) month terms unless either party gives sixty (60) days' written notice of non-renewal.

Article 4

Service standards

Pharmacy: fill prescriptions within one business day, bill the insurer within twenty-four hours, and deliver monthly utilization reports by the fifth of each month.

Clinic: transmit accurate prescriptions with complete WC claim information, cooperate with prior authorization requests, and notify Pharmacy of insurer changes.

Volume: no minimum volume requirement and no financial penalty of any kind. If dispensing falls below fifty (50) prescriptions per month for six consecutive months, the parties will hold a collaborative account review.

Article 5

Dispensing scope

Non-controlled medications only. Pharmacy does not dispense Schedule II–V drugs, narcotics, or benzodiazepines under this agreement.

Article 6

HIPAA and Business Associate Agreement

The parties execute the HIPAA Business Associate Agreement attached as Exhibit A prior to account activation. No secondary use of protected health information is permitted.

Article 7

RxCora

RxCora is a HIPAA-compliant AI post-prescription patient companion. Patient enrollment is voluntary. Interaction data is shared with Clinic through the partner portal in accordance with the BAA.

RxCora does not provide clinical advice and does not prescribe.

Article 8

Compliance representations

Each party represents and warrants current licensure, absence from the OIG exclusion list, and maintenance of required insurance. Clinic warrants the medical necessity of all prescriptions transmitted.

Article 9

Indemnification

Mutual indemnification. Clinic indemnifies Pharmacy for prescriptions that are not medically necessary and for resulting insurer recoupments. Pharmacy indemnifies Clinic for dispensing errors.

Article 10

Termination

For-cause termination on thirty (30) days' notice; termination without cause on sixty (60) days' notice.

Pharmacy continues servicing active patient cases for thirty (30) days post-termination to preserve patient continuity. Receivables arising prior to termination belong to Pharmacy.

Article 11

Dispute resolution

Good-faith negotiation, then JAMS mediation, then binding AAA arbitration seated in New York County. The prevailing party is entitled to attorneys' fees. New York law governs.

Article 12

General

The parties are independent contractors. Nothing creates an employment relationship, partnership, or joint venture. This agreement is the entire agreement between the parties and may be amended only in a writing signed by both.

Exhibit A

HIPAA Business Associate Agreement

  • Definitions incorporate 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164.
  • Business Associate may use or disclose PHI only as permitted by this BAA, as required by law, or for the proper management of Business Associate.
  • Business Associate implements administrative, physical and technical safeguards, including encryption in transit and at rest, that reasonably protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of electronic PHI.
  • Business Associate reports any use or disclosure not provided for by this BAA, including breaches of unsecured PHI, without unreasonable delay and no later than five (5) business days after discovery.
  • Business Associate ensures that subcontractors that create, receive, maintain or transmit PHI agree in writing to the same restrictions and conditions.
  • Business Associate makes PHI available for access, amendment and accounting of disclosures as required by 45 C.F.R. §§164.524, 164.526 and 164.528.
  • No secondary use: PHI shall not be used for marketing, resale, model training, or any purpose beyond delivering services under this agreement.
  • On termination, Business Associate returns or destroys all PHI where feasible; where infeasible, protections survive and further use is limited to the purposes making return or destruction infeasible.