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Texas

The Health and Human Services Commission's Vendor Drug Program wants to remind pharmacists that May 31st is the last day that the current Texas Medicaid Standing Order for Mosquito Repellent will be valid. Beginning June 1st, pharmacies must have a valid prescription from a Medicaid-enrolled provider to dispense mosquito repellent for Medicaid patients. 

Also in Texas, the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) will suspend COVID-19 vaccine providers from ordering vaccines if they have not reported their current COVID-19 vaccine inventory effective May 6. Per the COVID-19 provider policy, COVID-19 vaccine providers must self-report by the fifth day of each month. Non-reporting providers will have their order privileges suspended until their monthly report is submitted. 

Also in Texas, NACDS, Texas Federation of Drug Stores and our chain pharmacists met State Representatives Stephanie Klick (R), Chair of the House Public Health Committee, and Nicole Collier (D) who also serves on the House Public Health Committee, in their Tarrant County district offices. We shared stories of chain pharmacies engagement in the community during the pandemic and laid out our 2023 priority agenda. 

Finally in Texas, Kroger pharmacists welcomed Ian Shaw, a Dallas attorney recently appointed as a public member on the Board of Pharmacy, behind the counter in a busy uptown pharmacy on a Friday afternoon.

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

2022-05-06T10:05:28-04:00May 6, 2022|Texas|

Washington

The State Health Care Authority's (HCA) emergency provisions for in-person interpreting allowing over the phone interpreting has ended. Now the Health Care Authority and Universal Language Service (ULS) signed the new spoken language contract to provide over-the-phone and video remote interpreting services. Providers must register under the new contract to have access to the over-the-phone and video remote interpreting contract. To register, email accounts@ulsonline.net. Pharmacists interested in providing interpreting services under the over-the-phone and video remote contract also must register via email at interpreter@ulsonline.net. 

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

2022-05-06T09:59:57-04:00May 6, 2022|Washington|

Alaska

Effective May 14, the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development amended regulations under 12 AAC 02 to reduce application, license, registration, and renewal fees for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, remote and other pharmacies, wholesale drug distributors, outsourcing facilities, and third-party logistics providers.

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

2022-04-22T09:23:16-04:00April 22, 2022|Alaska|

Arizona

HB 2841, the general appropriations act (2022-2023), includes funding for the Organized Retail Theft (ORT) Task Force; see page 9 for details.

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

2022-04-22T09:22:52-04:00April 22, 2022|Arizona|

California

The Department of Health Care Services posted the following alerts on the Medi-Cal Rx Web Portal.  

    • Friday, April 22 – 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. PST 
    • Friday, April 29 – 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. PST 

Also in California, the Board of Pharmacy posted the following to the website: 

 Also in California, AB 852, related to e-prescribing software requirements and prescriber exceptions to e-prescribing requirements, was amended on April 18. 

Finally in California, AB 1651 was amended on April 18, creating the Workplace Technology Accountability Act. Among its various provisions, this legislation would give workers new rights with respect to their data, regulates data employers collect, regulates how employers can monitor workers, regulates the ways in which employers use algorithms to monitor workers and creates a new enforcement regime through the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The bill is sponsored by the California Labor Federation, SEIU California, the United Food and Commercial Workers-Western and the States Council.  

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

2022-04-22T09:24:51-04:00April 22, 2022|California|

Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed into law on April 6, two bills, HB 1209,, effective July 1, 2022, which allows registered pharmacy technicians, with appropriate training, to administer vaccines to adults, and SB 544, also effective July 1, 2022, which allows a pharmacist to dispense an emergency opioid antagonist, an auto injection delivery system or intranasal application, pursuant to a pharmacist’s order or to a non-patient-specific standing order.

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

2022-04-22T09:20:50-04:00April 22, 2022|Florida|

Illinois

On April 9, the Illinois Senate adopted Senate Resolution 792, which calls upon the Auditor General to conduct a performance audit of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) administration of pharmacy benefit managers. 

Also in Illinois, Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) issued the following Provider Notice. HFS and state's Department of Public Health asked that we issue a reminder that even though the HRSA uninsured program has ended there is still a process through HFS. 

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

2022-04-22T09:20:05-04:00April 22, 2022|Illinois|

Louisiana

HB 424, by Rep. Chris Taylor (R) related to immunization administration authority, was amended and reported out of the House Health and Welfare Committee last week. The bill is scheduled on the House Calendar on Monday, April 25. The bill would allow pharmacists to continue their authority granted under the federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) authority to immunize patients seven years of age and older without a prescription. NACDS is urging members to take action immediately utilizing the NACDS RxIMPACT Alert.

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

2022-04-22T09:19:36-04:00April 22, 2022|Louisiana|
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