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Tennessee

Effective October 1, TennCare will cover OTC medications and supplements at a GPI (generic product identifier) level rather than by specific NDCs. Please review this document for additional information and instructions on how to dispense such products.

Also in Tennessee, TennCare distributed an updated Preferred Drug List (PDL) that was effective on September 1. Additional TennCare updates are available online. Subscribe to the TennCare Pharmacy Updates newsletter to receive updates directly from TennCare.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.

Michael Silber2025-09-11T14:57:58-04:00September 11, 2025|Tennessee|

Virginia

On September 10, the Department of Health issued a standing order authorizing the dispensing and administration of COVID vaccines to adults.

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

Michael Silber2025-09-11T14:57:36-04:00September 11, 2025|Virginia|

Colorado

The Department of Public Health Environment issued a Public Health Order and Standing Order today to address COVID-19 vaccine administration. These orders enable all vaccine providers to administer these vaccines in accordance with the Standing Order, eliminating the need for additional prescriptions. In addition to the Public Health Order and Standing Order, the Colorado State Board of Pharmacy will engage in emergency rulemaking on Friday, September 5, to adopt changes to Rule 3 and 19 to allow for continuity of vaccinations, especially COVID, thus ensuring that pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and pharmacy technicians may continue to prescribe, dispense and administer vaccinations in accordance with applicable Colorado Revised Statutes.

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

Michael Silber2025-09-05T10:13:14-04:00September 5, 2025|Colorado|

Florida

Under Constitutional Amendment No. 2, approved by voters in 2020, Florida's minimum wage will rise again this fall. Beginning September 30, 2025, the state minimum wage will increase from $13.00 to $14.00 per hour.

The amendment requires annual increases until the rate reaches $15.00 per hour by September 30, 2026. This applies to all employers in Florida—public and private—regardless of size.

Employers must also update required workplace postings to reflect the new wage. Updated posters will be made available for download once released.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.

Michael Silber2025-09-05T10:12:50-04:00September 5, 2025|Florida|

Illinois

Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) has signed HB3637, authorizing health care professionals to prescribe any drug approved by the FDA before 2025 that continues to carry World Health Organization approval. The law is designed to safeguard access to abortion medication in the event of future FDA restrictions.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.

Michael Silber2025-09-05T10:12:23-04:00September 5, 2025|Illinois|

Indiana

The Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) Medicaid announced that based on the results of a recent cost of dispensing survey, they plan to reduce the dispensing fee by 8%, lowering it from $10.48 to $9.63, effective March 1, 2026. NACDS will submit comments by September 19, 2025, the deadline, and encourages members to do so too.

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

Michael Silber2025-09-05T10:11:55-04:00September 5, 2025|Indiana|

Massachusetts

The Department of Public Health has recently issued a standing order allowing for all qualified pharmacy personnel at Massachusetts pharmacies to dispense and administer COVID-19 vaccine in Massachusetts to all eligible persons.

For more information, please contact NACDS’ Mike Sargent at 207-272-6435.

Michael Silber2025-09-05T10:11:17-04:00September 5, 2025|Massachusetts|

Mississippi

Effective October 1, 2025, House Bill 1463 requires all sellers of pseudoephedrine products in the state to participate in the NPLEx electronic tracking system. Products from manufacturers that do not participate will no longer be processed through NPLEx after that date.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.

Michael Silber2025-09-05T10:10:46-04:00September 5, 2025|Mississippi|

North Carolina

Effective Sept. 28, 2025, NCTracks is implementing a new attestation process for Individual and Atypical Individual providers as part of initial enrollment, re-enrollment and reverification applications submitted through the secured provider portal of NCTracks. This change aligns with the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) standards.

Also in North Carolina, NCTracks will capture an Individual provider's race, ethnicity, and languages spoken during Individual provider enrollment, re-enrollment, manage change requests, and reverification applications.

Responses will not be shared outside of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and will be used only for internal purposes.

For questions, please contact the NCTracks Contact Center at 1-800-688-6696.

Also in North Carolina, the Board of Pharmacy has published its list of seven pages of rules and determined that every one of these rules are necessary except for some rules dealing with administrative or operational conduct of the Board of Pharmacy. These rules are not being amended but are being readopted, as necessary. The comment period ends for these rules on Thursday, September 11, 2025. Here is a link to all of the rules under review .

Any person wishing to submit public comments must do so by September 11, 2025. Submit written comments by mail to Jay Campbell, Executive Director, North Carolina Board of Pharmacy, 6015 Farrington Road, Suite 201, Chapel Hill, NC 27517; by fax (919) 246-1056; or by e-mail ncboprulemaking@ncbop.org.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.

Michael Silber2025-09-05T10:10:16-04:00September 5, 2025|North Carolina|