With a rise in the Delta variant, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) recommended this week that masks be worn in certain settings by unvaccinated customers and employees, including those working in retail and restaurants. The Governor and Department of Public Health Commissioner Stack encouraged unvaccinated Kentuckians and those in jobs that require consistent contact with the public to take additional precautions, including: 

  • All unvaccinated Kentuckians should wear masks indoors when not at home; 
  • Kentuckians at higher risk from COVID-19 due to pre-existing conditions should wear masks indoors when not home; 
  • Vaccinated Kentuckians in jobs with significant public exposure should consider wearing a mask at work; and 
  • All unvaccinated Kentuckians, when eligible, should be vaccinated immediately. 

For more information, contact NACDS’ Jill McCormack at 717-525-8962 

Louisiana: Lawmakers returned to Baton Rouge this week for a four-day special session to try to override bills vetoed by Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) to address transgender sports and the ability to carry a concealed gun without a permit. Both bills failed to receive the two-thirds votes to override the governor’s vetoes.  

Also in Louisiana, the Department of Health (LDH) has engaged Myers and Stauffer (MS) to conduct a cost of dispensing survey that will be used to evaluate the Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement methodology. The survey will to be mailed in August. LDH and MS will host a pharmacy stakeholder WebEx meeting on Monday, August 2, 2021, at 3 pm CDT, to discuss the scope of the survey and address questions on the overall process.  

Webex Instructions: 

Presentation Slides (Use the following link in your web browser) 

https://mslc.webex.com/mslc/j.php?MTID=m83c00c0a8d023dcf9aebde63f4b5899d 

Presentation Password: BMyH4QEtp27 

If you join through a web browser, there will be an option for Webex to call you for the audio portion of the call or to use computer audio. Please select this option if you will be attending both online and over the phone. 

If you will be attending by phone only, you can access the conference call line via the information below: 

Telephone: 844.740.1564 Attendee code: 161 069 0135 

For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.