The Board of Pharmacy announced its June meeting schedule.
- June 16, 2022 – Petitioner Board Meeting
• June 22, 2022 – Standard of Care Ad Hoc Committee Meeting
• June 22, 2022 – Medication Error Reduction and Workforce Ad Hoc Committee Meeting
Also in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) appointed Jessica Crowley to the Board of Pharmacy. Having held a variety of positions within CVS pharmacy between 2010-2020, Dr. Crowley has been a staff pharmacist for Pavilions Pharmacy since 2020. She is a member of Lambda Kappa Sigma, United Food and Commercial Workers, the California Pharmacists Association and Phi Lambda Sigma.
Also in California, this week, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced its plans for Medi-Cal Rx Reinstatement of Claim Edits and Prior Authorizations. DHCS along with Magellan hosted a series of webinars to provide an overview of a phased approach for reinstatement of safety edits and prior authorizations and the phasing out of the Transition Policy. Stakeholder feedback has been fundamental to the reinstatement design and will remain a critical component throughout the reinstatement process. DHCS is requesting stakeholder feedback to refine the approach to reinstatement. Stakeholders who would like to submit comments may do so through the close of business on June 10 via email to Reinstatement@dhcs.ca.gov.
Finally in California, the Department of Health Care Services posted the following alerts and notices on the Medi-Cal Rx Web Portal.
- Age Restrictions on Psychotropics Updated (June 1)
- Medi-Cal Rx Monthly Bulletin for June (June 1)
- Changes to Contract Drugs List (CDL) (June 1)
- Changes to Contract Drugs List (CDL) – Over-the-Counter Drugs (June 1)
- Updates to the Medi-Cal Rx Provider Manual (June 1)
- Maximum Allowable Ingredient Cost (MAIC) 30-Day Pharmacy Provider Notice (June 1)
- Medical Supplies Prescriber Updates (June 1)
- Diabetic Supplies Updates (June 1)
- Medi-Cal Rx Checkwrite Schedule – State Fiscal Year 2021-22; Hold Notation Update (May 27)
- Reminder: Fiscal Year Two-Week Fee-For-Service Hold for Specific Provider Payments (May 27)
- Medi-Cal Rx Weekly Wrap-Up for May 20-26 (May 27)
- Changes to Family PACT Pharmacy Formulary (May 26)
- Medi-Cal Rx Updated FAQs (May 23)
- Medi-Cal Rx Weekly Wrap-Up for May 13-May 19 (May 20)
- Submitting a Claim – Best Practices (May 19)
For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.