The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) posted the following: 

For the latest information and updates impacting Iowa’s enrolled vaccine providers, please visit the IDPH COVID-19 Vaccine Providers webpage, and click on the most recent version of the “ Vaccine Information Brief”. If you have questions, contact the COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center at 1-800-831-6293 ext. 1 or COVID19Vaccine@idph.iowa.gov. 

Also in Iowa, the Board of Pharmacy published a Notice of Intended Action to amend Chapter 39, “Expanded Practice Standards” relating to collaborative pharmacy practice agreements between pharmacists and Iowa-licensed prescribers who have independent prescribing authority. The rule making identifies the minimum required elements of these agreements. Comments are due by 4:30 p.m. on November 23. 

Also in Iowa, the Department of Human Services announced registration is open for the November 2021, December 2021, and January 2022, virtual town halls for both providers and members. Please note the November and December meeting dates are different due to the holidays. Beginning in January 2022, the monthly virtual town halls will be held on the fourth Thursday of each month. For details, including registration, refer to INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2283-MC-FFS-D. 

Finally in Iowa, if you are a provider, or part of a provider entity, that receives payments of $5,000,000 (million) or more from Iowa Medicaid in any federal fiscal year (October 1 to September 30), then INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2275-MC-FFS-D, related to annual submission requirements regarding prevention and detection of Medicaid fraud and abuse, applies to you or your organization.  

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