NACDS and the California Retail Association submitted a joint letter to the Assembly Health Committee in support of AB 1803, legislation that delays the implementation of AB 315 (Chapter #905, 2018) and AB 2863 (Chapter #770, 2018) until Wednesday, January 1, 2020. In our letter, we pledged to continue to work with the legislature and the Board of Pharmacy to ensure that patients have receipts showing their cash payments so that they can submit information to their health plan to be applied against their deductibles.
Also in California… AB 1131, legislation that NACDS and the California Retailers Association support requiring comprehensive medication management (CMM) for Medi-Cal patients, passed the Assembly and was referred to the Senate for further action. The bill requires the Department of Health Care Services to establish reimbursement rates and rate billing codes for CMM services provided by a licensed pharmacist.
Also in California… The Board of Pharmacy re-elected all three officers: Victor Law as president, Greg Lippe as vice president and Allen Schaad as treasurer.