The Board of Pharmacy adopted ARC 6953C, implementing relevant provisions in 2022 Iowa Acts, HFs 771, 2573 and 2169. These amendments implement changes related to licensed nurses engaging in the practice of nursing pursuant to a pharmacist’s order and the issuance of a prescription in the name of a school district to obtain a bronchodilator canister, a bronchodilator canister and spacer, or an opioid antagonist. 

Also in Iowa, the Department of Health and Human Services published INFORMATION LETTER NO. 2426-MC-FFS-CVD_End of COVID-19 PHE Pharmacy Allowances that includes the following:  

  1. Override for Early Refills/Refill Too Soon 
  2. Days’ Supply 
  3. PBM or Program Integrity (PI) Audits 
  4. Patient Signature 

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