Medicaid engaged Myers and Stauffer, LC, to perform a pharmacy cost of dispensing study. The survey results will be used to evaluate the professional dispensing fee in the state's Medicaid pharmacy program. The survey is expected to be mailed in February 2026. A stakeholder meeting was held on January 27. The presentation and survey are currently available at North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services Provider Portal | Myers & Stauffer. To listen to the recording of the meeting, please visit the above website and scroll down to "Cost of Dispensing". Please contact Kip Stephenson or Sandy Eckert with the Myers and Stauffer cost of dispensing survey help desk at (800) 374-6858 or disp_survey@mslc.com should you have any questions.
Also in North Dakota, Gov. Kelly Armstrong (R) signed SB 2402 at the conclusion of the 2026 Special Session on rural healthcare. This legislation expands pharmacist scope of practice to include limited prescriptive authority; test and treatment for influenza, strep throat and SARS-CoV-2; and therapeutic substitution.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.