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California

The Board of Pharmacy is sponsoring a training program, “Inspection Expectations, Diversion Trends, Loss Prevention, Legal Updates and CURES,” on March 5 via WebEx. Pharmacists who participate will receive six hours of continuing education (CE) credit. The event is free, but space is limited and preregistration is required. The board has transitioned its registration and CE certification to its new learning management system PharmEd. To register for the event, you will need to create an account in PharmEd if you do not already have one. Training attendees who do not use PharmEd will not be given CE credit.

For information on how to register for the event, visit the Board’s website, scroll down to “Information for Licensees,” and click on “Free CE Training Registration”.

For questions about the event, email the Board.

Also in California, the Board of Pharmacy provided a sample “How to File a Complaint” notice to assist licensees in complying with Business and Professions Code section 4113.6(c). Pursuant to this section, A chain community pharmacy is required to post, in a location determined by the business to be prominent and accessible to pharmacy personnel, a notice that provides information on how to file a complaint with the Board. This notice is intended for pharmacy personnel and not for consumers. Pharmacies may use the sample notice provided by the Board or develop their own notice and determine an appropriate posting location that is prominent and accessible, if the notice complies with the requirements outlined in the Pharmacy Lawbook under Business and Professions Code Staffing requirements for chain community pharmacy section 4113.6(c).

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

Erica Joyner2026-02-12T18:00:55-05:00February 12, 2026|California|

Delaware

Gov. Matt Meyer (D) announced Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are now open for four initiatives under Delaware’s plan to overhaul health care in every community. All Requests for Proposals are available at bids.delaware.gov. Eligible organizations are encouraged to review RFPs and submit applications in accordance with posted timelines and requirements. The newly released RFPs represent the first competitive funding opportunities following Delaware’s successful federal Rural Health Transformation Program award and advance projects focused on access, prevention and chronic disease management and workforce development. Additional RFPs are expected to be released in the spring.

Open Requests for Proposals:
Delaware Medical School: Competitive funding to support start-up costs for Delaware’s first four-year medical school, focused on building a sustainable pipeline of primary care physicians committed to rural practice.

School-Based Health Centers: Competitive funding to support new school-based health centers in rural elementary and middle schools, delivering physical, behavioral and preventive health care services directly to students and families with four new centers with the goal of seeing 400 patients by year three.

Food Is Medicine: Competitive funding to establish sustainable Food Is Medicine infrastructure that integrates nutrition-based interventions into rural health care delivery, improving outcomes for residents managing chronic disease while supporting long-term reimbursement strategies.

Rural Community Health Hubs: Competitive funding for mobile health units and other community-based access points delivering preventive, chronic disease, behavioral health and specialty services directly to rural communities with the goal of conducting 1,500 yearly encounters by year three.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

Erica Joyner2026-02-12T18:00:23-05:00February 12, 2026|Delaware|

Indiana

HB 1358 is the Department of Health’s bill which includes a provision changing the statewide standing order for the dispensing of a smoking cessation products to a tobacco, vaping or nicotine cessation product.

Also in Indiana, SB 157, a bill that requires pharmacies to disclose at the point-of-sale the National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) on generics, was amended in the Senate to exempt hospitals and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). The bill passed Senate and was assigned to House Public Health Committee.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.

Erica Joyner2026-02-12T17:59:41-05:00February 12, 2026|Indiana|

Iowa

The Department of Appeals and Licensing published its Pharma Phacts Newsletter (February 2026). Highlights include the following:

New Jurisprudence Exam Starts April 1, 2026
Prescription Management Program (PMP) Updates
Compliance Corner
- Reminder to Keep License Profile Updated?
- Notification of Change of Pharmacist in Charge
- FDA Warns of Counterfeit Ozempic in US Drug Supply Chain
- Retatrutide in Iowa
- Reminder of Actions to Take After Identification of Fraudulent Controlled Substance Prescription

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

Erica Joyner2026-02-12T17:59:13-05:00February 12, 2026|Iowa|

Kansas

SB 360, as amended by the Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee on February 6, requires PBMs to charge health benefit plans the same price for a prescription drug as they pay to pharmacies. The bill also establishes a reimbursement rate floor for pharmacies, mandating payment of no less than the National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) plus a professional dispensing fee of $10.50.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.

Erica Joyner2026-02-12T17:58:40-05:00February 12, 2026|Kansas|

Kentucky

NACDS reminds members that the long-awaited pharmacy cost of dispensing study required by SB 188 of 2024, a landmark law that will require a pharmacy reimbursement rate floor in the commercial market, has been delivered to pharmacies and is due back by February 28. The study will be used by the Department of Insurance to determine the pharmacy dispensing fee that commercial insurers will be required to pay in combination with NADAC. It is critical for pharmacies to complete this survey, to establish an accurate dispensing fee that sets a precedent for future actions across the states. Data must be submitted electronically through the Board’s Licensure Gateway using Form A (required) and Form B (optional). All community and specialty pharmacies that are open to the public are required to submit their cost of dispensing data using Form A. For additional details and guidance, members are encouraged to review the Board of Pharmacy’s December newsletter.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Jill McCormack at 717-592-8977.

Erica Joyner2026-02-12T17:58:12-05:00February 12, 2026|Kentucky|

Louisiana

The Board of Pharmacy will post the agenda for its quarterly meeting on February 25.

Also in Louisiana, on February 26, the Board of Pharmacy will be solicitating comments on several regulatory projects proposed rule changes, including Remote Access by a Pharmacy Technician. This proposal would amend Section 1145 of the Board’s rules concerning remote access to prescription drug orders, medical orders and chart orders by including pharmacy technicians among those authorized under the rule.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.

Erica Joyner2026-02-12T17:57:26-05:00February 12, 2026|Louisiana|

Maine

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) reported the first case of measles in the state since 2019. The Maine CDC confirmed the case on February 5. The individual is an adult from Penobscot County who recently traveled to a state with measles cases.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

Erica Joyner2026-02-12T17:56:53-05:00February 12, 2026|Maine|

Missouri

The House Health and Mental Health Committee held a hearing on two PBM reform bills supported by pharmacies. HB 1975, by Rep. Bennie Cook (R), provides for network adequacy and prohibits below-cost reimbursement. HB 1850, by Rep. John Hewkin (R), governs audits and beefs up enforcement provisions.

Also in Missouri, Rep. Bennie Cook (R) filed HB 1976, an immunization clean-up bill that removes the January 1, 2023 date, and excludes any vaccine that is jointly excluded by joint rules promulgated by the Board of Pharmacy and the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts. The bill has not yet been assigned to a committee.

Also in Missouri, SB 878, legislation expanding the pharmacists scope of practice filed by Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R), was unanimously approved by the Senate Families, Seniors and Health Committee on February 4. Current law allows certain pharmacists to provide certain medication therapy services under a statewide order issued by the Director or the Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Health and Senior Services. The bill would eliminate the standing order and authorize pharmacists’ medication therapy services pursuant to rules established by the Board of Pharmacy and the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts jointly promulgate rules to implement this provision within six months of the effective date of this act. In addition, it would allow pharmacists to prescribe durable medical equipment. The bill is pending action by the Senate.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.

Erica Joyner2026-02-12T17:56:24-05:00February 12, 2026|Missouri|