Gov. Jim Justice (R) recently signed the following bills:
- SB 182, legislation making permanent the Board of Pharmacy’s emergency rule related to the pharmacist and pharmacy intern’s authority to immunize adults according to the CDC’s Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule as well as individuals ages 11-17 years of age following the CDC’s Recommended Child and Adolescent Schedule according to a prescription and parental consent, if there are no contraindications to the vaccine, was signed on March 31 and became effective on the date of passage on March 23, 2021.
- HB 2263, legislation relating to the regulation of PBMs including establishing a reimbursement rate floor of NADAC (or WAC, if NADAC is not available) plus a $10.64 professional dispensing fee, was signed into law on April 9, 2021, and effective 90 days from passage on June 28, 2021.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.