The state has been awarded $233.6 million for Federal Fiscal Year 2026 through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program to support rural and frontier communities across the state. Through this funding, the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) and its partners will begin implementing a shared vision of a connected and resilient rural health system where rural and frontier Californians can access timely, person-centered care closer to home.
Recently HCAI posted the project narrative (Revised 12/12/2025) providing additional insights into the state's plans. To learn more about the program, visit the RHTP webpage. For questions contact, CalRHT@hcai.ca.gov.
Please register for the Rural Health Listserv to ensure you receive updates.
Also in California, the Department of Health Care Service posted the following on the Medi-Cal Rx Web Portal:
Also in California, the Board of Pharmacy posted a corrected version of the Special Edition of The Script newsletter . This January 2026 issue is dedicated to Assembly Bill 1503, the Sunset Measure for the California State Board of Pharmacy. This Special Edition focuses on:
- Standard of Care
- Nonresident Pharmacies
- Inspection of Nonresident Pharmacies
- Establishing Pharmacy Technician Advisory Committee
- Self-Assessment Process
- Define Pharmacy Technician Trainee
- Define Pharmacist
- Title Change to Advanced Pharmacist Practitioners
- Enforcing Pharmacy Law
- Pharmacist-in-Charge, Staffing
- COVID-19 Oral Therapeutics
- Emergency Refill Provisions
- Pharmacy Records and Digital Conversion
- Ownership Prohibition
- Reporting to CAMER
- Chain Community Pharmacy Employee Notice
- Pharmacy Technician Duties
- High Risk Patients
- Retired Pharmacists License
- Mail Order Pharmacies
- Fees: Medically Underserved Area
For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.