The Board of Pharmacy issued a reminder that the following Pharmacy Law Waivers will expire on October 31:

To request a site-specific waiver, use the guidelines posted at How to Request a Pharmacy Law Waiver under “COVID-19 Updates and Resources” on the Board’s website.

Also in California, last week, NACDS and the California Retailers Association sent a joint letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) requesting that California authorize pharmacy technicians to administer flu vaccines to adults in accordance the eighth amendment to the federal declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Act (PREP Act). We also shared the letter with the Department of Consumer Affairs and the Board of Pharmacy.

Also in California, the Board of Pharmacy published a Notice of Proposed Action to amend sections 1793.5 and 1793.6 and to add 1793.65 to Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations related to Pharmacy Technicians. Written comments on the proposed text are due December 6.

Also in California, this week, Magellan released this webinar Q&A as an additional resource for pharmacy providers. Other resources from the Medi-Cal Rx webinar held on October 13 include both the presentation and the audio recording are available. To access the recording, use this link and click on “↓ Download (3 files)” in the upper right corner of the webpage. If your company would like to schedule its own training, please contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801 or sguckian@nacds.org, and we will connect you directly to Magellan and the Department of Health Care Services to schedule the training.

Finally in California, the Department of Health Care Services issued a 60-day beneficiary letter to inform Medi-Cal members about Medi-Cal Rx, the transition of pharmacy services from Managed Medicaid to Fee-for-Service effective January 1, 2022.

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