; or (C) reject, deny, or recoup reimbursement for a prescription drug claim based on the format in which the prescription was issued. (5) Consultation requirement for rulemaking In promulgating regulations to carry out this subsection, the Secretary, Secretary of the Treasury, and Secretary of Labor shall jointly consult with dispensers of controlled substances, State insurance regulators, and health care practitioners. . (b) Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 amendment Section 722 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1185k ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Requirements for electronic-Prescribing for controlled substances (1) In general Except as provided pursuant to paragraph (2), for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage, with respect to a participating provider, as defined in section 716(a)(3), shall have in place policies, subject to paragraph (4), that require any prescription for a schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance (as defined by section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act) covered under the plan or coverage that is transmitted by such a health care practitioner for such a participant or beneficiary be electronically transmitted in accordance with such standards, consistent with standards established under paragraph (3) of section 1860D–4(e) of the Social Security Act, under an electronic prescription drug program that meets requirements that are substantially similar (as jointly determined by the Secretary, Secretary of the Treasury, and Secretary of Labor) to the requirements of paragraph (2) of such section 1860D–4(e). (2) Exception for certain circumstances The Secretary, Secretary of the Treasury, and Secretary of Health and Human Services shall jointly, through rulemaking, specify circumstances and processes by which the requirement under paragraph (1) may be waived, with respect to a schedule II, III, IV, or