NACDS sent Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) a letter urging him to sign SB 878, landmark legislation expanding pharmacists' ability to serve patients. The bill modernizes pharmacy law and includes several important provisions that strengthen the profession and improve patient access to care, including:
- Expanding pharmacists' authority to provide patient care services under statewide protocols and collaborative practice arrangements.
- Updating vaccine authority to allow pharmacists to administer additional FDA-approved vaccines.
- Authorizing pharmacists to prescribe certain medical devices.
- Removing unnecessary barriers to medication therapeutic plan authority.
- Protecting 340B covered entities from discriminatory reimbursement practices.
- Modernizing pharmacy statutes to reflect current practice and healthcare delivery.
Also in Missouri, effective June 1, MO HealthNet (Medicaid) will no longer offer manual overrides for pharmacy claims rejected due to missing or incorrectly formatted ICD-10 diagnosis as found in the Pharmacy Clinical Edits and Preferred Drug Lists. This update means that claims for agents included in the Diagnosis Code Required Policy Edit must include a valid, billable ICD-10 code to be processed successfully.
Finally in Missouri, MO HealthNet is required to complete an annual review of all drug coverage criteria per 13 CSR 70-20.200 Drug Prior Authorization Process – Pharmacy Clinical Edits and Preferred Drug Lists.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.