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Healthcare Certification for Payment Processing

Card networks such as Visa and Mastercard recognize LegitScript Certification as part of their high-risk merchant registration and compliance monitoring.

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The Payments Ecosystem Is Reponding to Changes in the Healthcare Industry, Increasing Scrutiny for High-risk Merchants and Enforcement of Noncompliance

For healthcare, that pertains to MCC 5122 and MCC 5912. Our experts track global regulations across high-risk verticals to help you explore new markets and revenue opportunities with confidence.

What Is LegitScript Healthcare Certification?

LegitScript Certification is recognized by global advertising platforms and card networks to vet merchants operating in high risk and/or highly regulated industries.

Healthcare is among the most complex industries, with strict rules to ensure consumer safety. Pharmacies that are processing card-not-present payments are categorized as high-risk merchants by card networks.

LegitScript Healthcare Merchant Certification provides a recognized stamp of approval for businesses that facilitate the sale of pharmaceuticals. Our certification process helps online pharmacy merchants meet the required compliance and best practice standards, and enables them to promote their business and process payments.

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Certified merchants can showcase their compliance, unlock opportunities to advertise on major internet platforms, and accept digital payments.

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What Is the Benefit for Payments Companies?

Partnering with LegitScript for healthcare certification demonstrates a proactive approach and commitment to portfolio integrity.

Confidently onboard high-risk pharmacy merchants on your payments platform.

Ensure high-risk pharmacy merchants are operating in compliance with jurisdictional laws wherever they operate and demonstrate best practices per industry standards.

Comply with card brand rules, enhance credibility and trust, increase market access, and mitigate risk.

What Is the Benefit for Online Pharmacies (MCC 5122 and MCC 5912)?

High-risk merchants who are LegitScript-certified can:

Adhere to Credit Card Requirements

Visa and Mastercard require merchants who facilitate card-not-present sales of pharmaceuticals to register as high-risk merchants and expect them to be continuously monitored for compliance.

Improve Regulatory Compliance

LegitScript’s expertise helps merchants who apply for certification identify and correct inadvertent errors in compliance with pharmacy and telemedicine regulations. This includes state, federal, and international laws: wherever the merchant is doing business.

Unlock Advertising Opportunities

Google, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, TikTok, and LinkedIn rely on LegitScript certification to vet eligible online pharmacies and drug stores that want to advertise on their platforms.

Who Qualifies for Healthcare Merchant Certification

LegitScript global healthcare certification applies to any business facilitating the sale of prescription drugs.

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Pharmacies

Including internet pharmacies, mail order pharmacies, brick-and-mortar pharmacies, local pharmacies with remote dispensing, internet veterinary pharmacies, and sterile compounding pharmacies.

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Telemedicine Providers

Telemedicine providers that facilitate prescribing. Learn more about how LegitScript certification can specifically benefit telemedicine and telehealth providers.

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Supply Chain Businesses

Supply chain businesses, including pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors.

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Other Healthcare

Including prescription eyewear merchants, and price comparison and discount pharmacy websites/apps.

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Aggregators and Facilitators

Pharmacy aggregators and facilitators, including any platform that processes or facilitates card-not-present transactions for pharmacies.

Internet Pharmacy Guide

Understand the rules around the sale of pharmaceuticals online in the US and in most countries around the world, then get insight on developing policies and procedures to stay compliant.

Reach Your Growth Goals While Staying Compliant

Find out how LegitScript's advanced technology, robust data sets, and human expertise make us the leader in merchant risk mitigation.