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Nebraska

The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, in partnership with the State Board of Health, is seeking members for 25 professional healthcare boards, including the Board of Pharmacy. Applications are now being accepted for one pharmacist member on the Board of Pharmacy. The term begins on December 1, 2025, and ends on November 30, 2030. Details are available online. Please note the deadline for submission of an application and all supporting documentation is August 1.

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

2025-06-12T12:23:40-04:00June 12, 2025|Nebraska|

Nevada

The Legislature adjourned its biennial session on June 2.

Also in Nevada, Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) signed into law SB 389, a bill that requires the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to select and contract with a single PBM to manage Medicaid pharmacy and establish methodologies for the payment of and rates of reimbursement for prescription drugs. The bill also required DHHS to approve PBM contracts.

Also in Nevada, SB 316, a PBM reform bill that would have ended below-cost reimbursements for non-ERISA plans, passed the Senate, was amended in the Assembly, and died on the Senate calendar awaiting a vote. Through a series of maneuvers and a filibuster, the GOP minority stalled all action on the Senate floor, late in the evening of June 2, sine die. This unexpected maneuver prevented the approval of the PBM reform bill. 

Finally in Nevada, the Board of Pharmacy met in Las Vegas on June 5 and 6.

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

2025-06-12T12:23:12-04:00June 12, 2025|Nevada|

New York

On June 11, the New York Register published a Notice of Adoption by the Workers’ Compensation Board related to Network Pharmacies. The adopted rule provides guidance about when injured workers can obtain prescribed medication outside of the network. It takes effect on July 11.

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

2025-06-12T12:22:25-04:00June 12, 2025|New York|

North Carolina

Effective May 20, the Pharmacy and Medical Boards approved slight changes to the statewide protocol governing pharmacist initiation of hormonal contraceptive therapy. The North Carolina Association of Pharmacists' Hormonal Contraceptive Toolkit has been updated to reflect these changes, and the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists (NCAP) produced an excellent short video explaining the changes.  

Also in North Carolina, broader guidance on qualifying immunizing pharmacists' authority to initiate certain drug therapy is available online at the Board of Pharmacy's website.  

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

2025-06-12T12:19:49-04:00June 12, 2025|North Carolina|

Texas

The Board of Pharmacy rule on removing the pharmacy technician ratio that was adopted at the May board meeting was published in the Texas Register on May 23 and effective immediately. 

Also in Texas, the Health and Human services Commission's Vendor Drug Program's (Medicaid) biannual specialty drug list was posted. 

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

2025-06-12T12:19:17-04:00June 12, 2025|Texas|

Washington

Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) appointed Dennis Worsham as the new Secretary of Health, effective July 7. 

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

2025-06-12T12:18:40-04:00June 12, 2025|Washington|

Arizona

Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) signed SB 1132, legislation directing the Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) (Medicaid) to require its contractors to provide members with continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) through both a pharmacy benefit and a durable medical equipment benefit with specific criteria and requirements for coverage.

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

2025-06-05T08:21:21-04:00June 5, 2025|Arizona|
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