Gov. Tim Walz (D) signed HF 33, the Health and Human Services omnibus budget bill on June 29. Notably, the final bill includes an increase in the Medicaid professional dispensing fee from $10.48 to $10.77, an expansion of the list of drugs permitted to be dispensed in a 90-day supply, an allowance for medication therapy management via telehealth and a requirement that Medicaid conduct a cost of dispensing study to determine a statewide dispensing fee for specialty drugs.
Also in Minnesota, the Board of Pharmacy posted an announcement and FAQs that they rescinded COVID operational variances due to Gov. Walz ending the state of emergency on July 1. The Board expects pharmacies to be compliance with current statute and rules by July 16. The announcement clarifies that the PREP Act and Declarations pre-empt state laws and remain in effect.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Jill McCormack at 717-592-8977.