The Board of Pharmacy announced its final regulations for pharmacists to furnish, without a prescription, naloxone, an antidote to reverse opioid overdose, became effective January 27, 2016. The San Francisco Department of Health has published a tri-fold brochuretitled “Opioid safety and how to use naloxone—A Guide for Patients and Caregivers”.
Also in California…On Friday, March 2, the Board of Pharmacy is offering pharmacists one hour of free continuing education credit on law and ethics by attending a live recording of a presentation on law and ethics at the California Department of Consumer Affairs—Building Two, 1747 N. Market Blvd., Room 186, in Sacramento.
Also in California…Reminder: Wednesday, February 28 is the deadline to file an attestation claim for the higher professional dispensing fee in the Medi-Cal fee-for-service program. The attestation period for both the 2016 and 2017 calendar years is open until February 28, 2018. Separate attestations must be submitted for each calendar year. The web portal will close at 12 a.m. on Thursday, March 1, 2018, and attestations will not be accepted after that time. The attestation for each calendar year reporting period will determine the professional dispensing fee component of the pharmacy claim reimbursement for claims with dates of service within the State’s following fiscal year. As an example, a 2017 calendar year claim volume attestation will determine the professional dispensing fee for claims within the State’s 2018—2019 fiscal year (dates of service of Sunday, July 1, 2018, through Sunday, June 30, 2019). For additional information, providers may refer to this background information regarding migration to cost-based reimbursement plus a professional dispensing fee or can refer to the Pharmacy Provider Self-Attestation FAQs or the Pharmacy Reimbursement Project webpage on the Department of Health Care Services website.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.