Gov. Jeff Landry (R) starts his first term with a Republican supermajority in both houses. The Governor immediately convened an 8-day special session on January 15 to address three issues – congressional redistricting, reconfiguring the Supreme Court and changing the elections system.
Also in Louisiana, the Department of Health announced that effective February 1, the clotting factor reimbursement methodology will change to an average acquisition cost per unit and a dispensing fee per unit dispensed and will be limited to pharmacy claims only.
Finally in Louisiana, the Board of Pharmacy’s Regulatory Project 2023-02 ~ Temporary Closure of Pharmacy Final Rule went into effect on January 20.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.