HB 2263, relating to the regulation of PBMs, advances to the desk of Gov. Jim Justice (R) for signature. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate adopted the Joint House and Senate Conference Committee Report and passed the bill. Among the various provisions is language establishing a reimbursement rate floor of NADAC (or WAC, if NADAC is not available) plus a $10.49 professional dispensing fee.
Also in West Virginia, SB 182, legislation enacting the Board of Pharmacy’s emergency rule related to the pharmacist and pharmacy intern authority to immunize, was approved by Gov. Jim Justice (R) on April 1. The emergency rule permits pharmacists and pharmacy interns to administer vaccines to adults listed in the CDC’s Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule as well as to individuals ages 11-17 years of age listed in the CDC’s Recommended Child and Adolescent Schedule according to a prescription and parental consent if there are no contraindications to the vaccine.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Jill McCormack at 717-592-8977.