Enable and Disable Provider Agent Assignments

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Path: Main Menu > Treatment Planning Menu > Medication Plan > DrFirst button

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As an Administrator or Provider, you are able to manage Provider Agents for ePrescribing. A Provider Agent (or Proxy) is any individual who creates and transmits a prescription on behalf of a Provider (not including controlled substances). A user must be Active (A) to be displayed in the Manage Provider Agent Assignments. If you do not see your staff member or this is a new staff member joining your Agency, please contact NSS Support to add the user so that you can enable/disable them as a Provider Agent.

Enable a Provider Agent

1. Navigate to DrFirst by following the path above.
2. Click the Menu button in the upper left-hand corner.
3. Click Utilities.
4. Click Manage Provider Agent Assignments.

1. Select a Provider from the User to Manage drop-down. This will be the Provider that you want to set up the Provider Agent for.

1. In the Available Staff field, search for a user or find their name in the list of staff.

1. Click the Authorize button. The user is now displayed under the Authorized Agents list.
2. Select the checkbox to affirm you are an authorized representative with the authority to configure Provider Agents.

1. Click the Approve Changes button.

Disable a Provider Agent

1. Navigate to DrFirst: Main Menu > Treatment Planning Menu > Medication Plan > DrFirst button.
2. Click the Menu button in the upper left-hand corner.
3. Click Utilities.
4. Click Manage Provider Agent Assignments.

1. Select a Provider from the User to Manage drop-down. This will be the provider that you want to revoke a Provider Agent's privileges for.

1. In the Authorized Agents field, search for a user or find their name in the list of staff.
2. Click the Revoke button. The user is now displayed under the Available Staff list.
3. Select the checkbox to affirm you are an authorized representative with the authority to configure Provider Agents.
4. Click the Approve Changes button.