The Department of Health Care Services posted the following alerts and weekly notices on the Medi-Cal Rx Web Portal. Please note the reinstatement resources and information below.
- How to Prepare for Retirement of the Transition Policy (January 12)
- Drug Use Review (DUR) Alert System Issue: Additive Toxicity (AT) (January 9)
- Medi-Cal Rx Weekly Wrap-Up for December 29-January 5 (January 6)
- Reminder: Drugs Supplied to Nursing Facilities (January 6)
- Reinstatement Spotlight (January 6)
- Medical Supplies: Updates to the List of Covered Disposable Insulin Delivery Devices (January 4)
- Now Active – Cal MediConnect Transition to Medicare MediCal Plans (January 1)
- Medi-Cal Rx Monthly Bulletin for January (January 1)
- Changes to the Contract Drugs List (CDL) (January 1)
- Changes to the Contract Drugs List (CDL) – Authorized Drug Manufacturer Labeler Codes (January 1)
- Changes to the Contract Drugs List (CDL) – Over-the-Counter Drugs (January 1)
- Changes to the Pharmacy Reimbursable Physician Administered Drugs (January 1)
- Updates to the Medi-Cal Rx Provider Manual (January 1)
- Bebtelovimab No Longer Authorized to Treat COVID-19 (December 30)
- Reinstatement Spotlight (December 30)
- Reinstatement Spotlight (December 23)
- Medical Rx Weekly Wrap-Up for December 16-22 (December 23)
- Monkeypox Vaccine as a Family PACT Pharmacy Benefit (December 21)
- 90-Day Countdown – Phase III: Retirement of the Transition Policy for Beneficiaries 22 Years of Age and Older (December 20)
- 30-Day Countdown – Reinstatement of Prior Authorization Requirements for 39 Drug Classes (December 20)
- Medi-Cal Rx IVR Enhancement to Enable Additional Self-Service Option! (December 20)
- Reinstatement Spotlight (December 16)
- Two-Week Countdown – Cal MediConnect Transition to Medicare MediCal Plans (December 16)
- Medi-Cal Rx Weekly Wrap-Up for December 9-15 (December 16)
Also in California, Medi-Cal posted the following:
- Telehealth Flexibilities and Revisions to the Telehealth Provider Manual (January 6)
- 2023 HCPCS Quarter 1 Update (December 30)
- Bebtelovimab No Longer Authorized to Treat COVID-19 (December 27)
- TAR [Treatment Authorization Request] Requirement Removal and FDA Approvals for Veklury ® (December 23)
- Coming Soon: Expanded Use of Bivalent Dosages Approved for Children 6 Months and Up (December 20)
- Medi-Cal News: National Correct Coding Initiative Quarterly Update for January 2023 (December 16)
- December 2022 Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supplies Medi-Cal Update Bulletin (December 16)
- December 2022 Pharmacy Medi-Cal Update Bulletin (December 16)
For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.