The Vermont Board of Pharmacy posted the agenda for the September 27th meeting. The agenda includes drafts for state pharmacists prescribing protocols for emergency contraception and ACIP-recommended vaccines which are included in the agenda posting.
On September 18th, the Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) made changes to the Pharmacy Manual regarding automatic refills for Medicaid members. Vermont Medicaid does not pay for prescriptions that are not medically necessary or for individuals who are no longer eligible for Vermont Medicaid. Providers may not use automatic refill systems to deliver or provide prescriptions to members. Members and providers may not agree to waive the requirements of this section. Providers may contact members to initiate a refill, but members must choose to fill each prescription, and providers must determine that the member remains eligible for Vermont Medicaid before providers deliver or dispense the prescription. Providers may not assume that, because a member’s prescription authorizes refills, the member has implicitly requested that the provider refill the prescription. For questions, please contact the Change Healthcare Pharmacy Help Desk at 1-844-679-5362. Vermont providers can also send inquiries via email to PBA_VTHelpdesk@changehealthcare.com.
For more information, please contact NACDS’ Ben Pearlman at 617-515-2603.