MedImpact, the Medicaid Single PBM, issued a bulletin along with the statewide Naloxone protocol to clarify that the statewide protocol can be used to prescribe the drug in the absence of a physician protocol.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Jill McCormack at 717-592-8977.
The Board of Pharmacy is holding a Public Hearing on August 26 to solicit comments and testimony on proposed regulatory changes on prescription transfers, durable medical equipment (DME) change of ownership, pharmacy technicians and stocking automated dispensing systems.
Also in Louisiana, the Board of Pharmacy published Bulletin No. 24-02 listing the new laws impacting the practice of pharmacy or Board operations adopted during the Louisiana Legislature’s 2024 Regular session that ended in June.
Also in Louisiana, the Board of Pharmacy published its July 2024 newsletter.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.
The Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) invites you to attend the August meeting of its Stakeholder Council at 2:00 pm on August 26 virtually. The agenda and other meeting materials and registration link will be available on the Stakeholder Council page of the PDAB’s website prior to the scheduled meeting. To register for oral public comments and for additional information, please refer to the Stakeholder Council page.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Jill McCormack at 717-592-8977.
On July 22, the House Committee on Ways and Means released H4891, an act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency, that includes PBM reforms. The bill was brought to the floor of the House on July 24. NACDS worked with the Massachusetts Chain Pharmacy Council to offer several friendly amendments to improve the bill. NACDS will continue to work to ensure final passage of PBM reform in the Massachusetts legislative session that ends on July 31.
For more information, please contact NACDS’ Ben Pearlman at 617-515-2603.
The MO HealthNet (MDH) Pharmacy Program (Medicaid) created several new resources:
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.
Gov. Jim Pillen (R) announced a special session to address property tax reform beginning July 26 through August 15. The governor also recently released his Nebraska Property Tax Plan. Of interest, note inclusion of new revenue from advertising services from among new taxes on numerous goods and services.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.
Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed SB 144, our immunization expansion bill into law at the Ohio State Fair. Early in 2024, NACDS was on the ground in Columbus to help members and partners develop the strategy that made it one of the few bills to make it to the Governor’s desk during a remarkable politically tumultuous year in the Ohio House. Sponsored and expertly championed by Sen. Mark Romanchuk (R), in clear and concise language, the bill simply deleted the age, vaccine-type and prescription restrictions and replaced it with a provision permitting pharmacists and technicians to administer “a vaccine for any disease” to patients aged 5 years and older.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Jill McCormack at 717-592-8977.
The Board of Pharmacy published the July 2024 newsletter.
Also in Oklahoma, the next meeting of the Board of Pharmacy will be on September 18.
Finally in Oklahoma, the Office of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (OBNDD) director Donnie Anderson released a statement on pharmacies filling controlled substance prescriptions written by out-of-state practitioners.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.
The Board of Pharmacy posted the meeting agenda and remote access instructions for its July meeting.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Jill McCormack at 717-592-8977.