New York

The State Education Department (SED) has released draft regulations to authorize pharmacists to administer other immunizations to patients 18 years old or older, as recommended by the ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) (Centers for Disease Control). 

Also in New York, The New York State Department of Health has approved the release of January 2022 Medicaid Update. Links to the individual articles are also available below.  

All Providers 

• New Provider Enrollment Portal Coming Soon to eMedNY (Cover) 
• NY State of Health Open Enrollment Period Extended as Federal Public Health Emergency Continues 

Policy and Billing 

• Update to Fee-for-Service Reimbursement for Federally Qualified Health Center Claims After Third-Party Payers and Managed Care Visit and Revenue Reporting Requirements
• Medicaid Fee-for-Service Guidance for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Drugs 
• Update to New York State Medicaid Coverage of Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitors 

Pharmacy 

• Reminder: Pharmacy Dispensing Non-Patient Specific Orders 
• Reminder: Newborn Eligibility and Billing Including Pharmacy Claim Processing 
• Clarification: Prescriptions Issued Under Collaborative Drug Therapy Management Protocols 
• New York State Medicaid Fee-for-Service Program Pharmacists as Immunizers 

For more information, please contact NACDS’ Mike Sargent at 207-272-6435.