Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) issued an emergency order which allows pharmacists to administer flu vaccines to children ages two to 18 years. Subsequently, NACDS worked with the Chain Pharmacy Association of New York State and the New York State Department of Health (DOH) on implementation concerns. Over the weekend, Howard Zucker, Commissioner of DOH, signed a statewide, non-patient specific order for licensed pharmacists with a certificate of administration issued by the New York State Education Department to vaccinate patients ages two years to 18 years against seasonal influenza.
Also in New York…NACDS and the Chain Pharmacy Association of New York State met with state Medicaid staff and were advised that the changes to Medicaid fee-for-service pharmacy reimbursement using NADAC plus a $10.00 professional dispensing fee will be implemented effective Thursday, February 22, on a prospective basis. Staff do not yet know when retroactive adjustments to April 1, 2017, will be made.
For more information, please contact NACDS’ Ben Pearlman at 617-515-2603.