This week the Assembly passed SB 966, PBM Reform legislation. The bill returns to the Senate for concurrence with the Assembly amendments. The legislature will adjourn no later than midnight on August 31.
Also in California, the Department of Health Care Services posted the following alerts and weekly notices on the Medi-Cal Rx Web Portal:
- State of Emergency Override Activation: Submission Clarification Code 13
- Medi-Cal Rx Weekly Wrap-up for August 16-22
- Mass Adjustment for Impacted Blood Factor Claims with a Date of Service October 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021
- Medi-Cal Rx Weekly Wrap-up for August 9-15
- CalAIM Justice-Involved Reentry Initiative Implementation for Inyo, Santa Clara, and Yuba Counties
- Vaccines for Children Program: Medi-Cal Reference Guide
- Coming Soon: Medi-Cal Reimbursement for Vaccines for Children-Enrolled Providers
Also in California, effective for dates of service on or after September 1, 2024, the Department of Health Care Services has updated the List of Contracted Incontinence Creams and Washes.
Also in California, the Board of Pharmacy proposed the following rules:
- Pharmacy Technician Certification Program Documents
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Text
- 45-Day Comment Period: August 23, 2024, to October 7, 2024
- Quality Assurance Programs
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Text
- 45-Day Comment Period: August 9, 2024, to September 23, 2024
- Please send your company’s comments on the proposed rule to Sandra Guckian by September 10.
- Pharmacy Technician Fee Schedule
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Text
- 45-Day Comment Period: July 26, 2024, to September 9, 2024
Finally in California, the Board of Pharmacy’s Licensing Committee added an additional meeting on September 4, 2024, to continue its work on the Standard of Care Model. The agenda, meeting materials and written comments received were posted to the Board’s website.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.