The Health and Human Services Commissions’ Vendor Drug Program (VDP) announced that beginning Friday, May 18 prescribing pharmacists will be able to enroll in Texas Medicaid as an ordering, referring or prescribing provider. In accordance with federal regulation 42 CFR 455.410, prescribing pharmacists who write prescriptions for people enrolled in Medicaid fee-for-service must enroll as an ordering, referring or prescribing provider. This requirement does not apply to Medicaid managed care. To allow prescribing pharmacists time to enroll with Texas Medicaid Healthcare Partnership (TMHP), VDP will not deny pharmacy claims when the prescribing pharmacist is not enrolled until Monday, August 20. Please refer to the TMHP website for more information and enrollment instructions.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.