The Vermont Office of Boards, Commissions & Public Service announced that there was a vacancy on the Board of Pharmacy. If a Vermont pharmacist is interested in filling the vacant spot the application for filling the new position can be found here. The next Board of Pharmacy meeting is April 27.
For more information, please contact NACDS’ Ben Pearlman at 617-515-2603.
Two conference committee reports, HB 1323, and SB 672, that would make pharmacists’ and technicians’ immunization and testing authority permanent have been approved by the General Assembly and are Governor Youngkin’s desk. The bills would also allow pharmacists to prescribe tobacco cessation medications, adding to the current list of therapies pharmacists can initiate under a Board of Pharmacy protocol. The immunization provisions would be effective upon the expiration of the PREP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) Act declarations. Gov. Youngkin (R) has until midnight on April 11 to approve the bills or let them become law without his signature. NACDS and VACDS (Virginia Association of Chain Drug Stores) were actively involved in the drafting and passage of these bills as part of our Scope of Practice Campaign. We will be reaching out to Gov. Youngkin to urge him to sign these bills and will provide inform
For more information, contact NACDS’ Jill McCormack at 717-592-8977.
Governor Kay Ivey (R) has signed SB102 which authorizes an approved pharmacy intern or extern to compound or dispense prescription. Authorizes the Board of Pharmacy to issue a pharmacy intern/extern permit authorizing the pharmacy intern or extern to compound or dispense prescriptions while serving under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Creates a pharmacy intern/extern permit application process that authorizes the collection of a fee and a background check. Immediate direct supervision is defined as at least one pharmacist being always present and available on the premises of the pharmacy for consultation with the intern or extern.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.
SB (Senate Bill) 1016, legislation requiring a pharmacist to dispense all prescription orders during a public health state of emergency with certain immunity protections and conditions for refusal to dispense, failed to pass the State Senate with a vote of 14-15.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.
Prior to adjourning the fiscal session sine die on March 15th, the House of Representatives selected Rep. Matthew Shepherd (R) to serve a third term as Speaker of the House when the 94th General Assembly convenes in January 2023.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.
The Department of Health Care Services posted the following alerts to the Medi-Cal Rx Web Portal:
Also in California, the Board of Pharmacy amended the expiration date of the following waiver: Mass Vaccination Sites – AMENDED AND REISSUED; the expiration date is June 30, 2022, or until 90 days following the declared disaster, whichever is sooner. All Pharmacy Law waivers are posted under the COVID-19 Updates and Resources.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.
The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) is hosting a virtual Health Cabinet Policy Summit on March 24 and 31. Topics include affordability, behavioral health transformation, pandemic to endemic & future readiness, and keeping Coloradans covered after the Public Health Emergency. HCPF is expanding their value-based payment models that reward providers for better patient outcomes and closes health disparities while driving affordability. Register in advance.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.
The Delaware Controlled Substance Advisory Committee amended the Uniform Controlled Substances Act regulations to make the provisions on expiration and partial filling of controlled substance prescriptions consistent with federal standards. The changes are effect March 11, 2022
For more information, please contact NACDS’ Ben Pearlman at 617-515-2603.
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has posted the Uniform Prior Authorization Workgroup Agenda for 03/18/2022 at the following link.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.