All previously published expiration dates related to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) are being extended by the Alabama Medicaid Agency (Medicaid). The new expiration date is the earlier of August 31, 2022, the conclusion of the COVID-19 national emergency, or any expiration date noticed by the Alabama Medicaid Agency through a subsequent ALERT.
Medicaid is preparing now for the end of the COVID-19 PHE. Medicaid partners can assist in relaying a consistent and simple message to the Medicaid recipients by sharing key messages from the Agency in your newsletters, social media posts, and other means of communication. To learn more about the “Yellow Postcard” campaign and the Communication Toolkit, please click here.
Also in Alabama, registration is open for the APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Training Program hosted by Alabama Pharmacy Association (APA). The program is scheduled for Saturday, August 13, from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the APA office in Montgomery. The program is an innovative, intensive, and practice-based CPE activity, based on national educational standards for immunization training from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control). For more information and to register for the full certification course
Additionally, if it has been longer than three years since you were certified and you want a refresher course or if you need to satisfy the PREP Act’s 2-hour immunization CPE requirement, APA is offering six hours of continuing education in conjunction with the APhA program (minus the shots), which will include the most current immunization recommendations and guidelines. Also, the program has been approved by the Alabama Board of Pharmacy for six hours of consultant credit. For more information and to register for the refresher
For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.