The Florida Pharmacy Association is hosting an upcoming ACPE–approved conference on February 22-23 via Zoom, focused exclusively on Women’s Health and care for these patients. Register here! 

For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.

The Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) contracts with Medicaid health and dental plans to provide State Plan services to health plan enrollees in the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) program. The Agency recently contracted with health and dental plans effective February 1, 2025. In this new iteration of SMMC, the Medicaid regions have been realigned into nine regions from eleven. The regional naming convention has also changed, with regions 1-9 have become regions A-I. The Agency has posted a map of the regional changes ,a list of the plans by type, and plan coverage.  Visit the Agency’s SMMC 3.0 webpage for more information. Please refer to the SMMC 3.0 website for more information.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) issued an Emergency Order (EO) on January 20, EO 25-13 ,declaring a state of emergency, which allows for state officials to make critical resources available to communities ahead of any potential storm impacts. 

For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.

The Florida Administrative Register has published a proposed rule RE: “Definition of Compounding”; see the lower left and upper right sections of page 4574.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.

The Agency for Health Care Administration will ensure reimbursement for all services provided in good faith to eligible Florida Medicaid recipients residing in the Florida counties affected by Hurricane Milton.

For providers within the State of Florida, along with out-of-state providers who are not enrolled with Florida Medicaid and who provided services to our displaced Florida residents, Florida Medicaid created a provisional provider enrollment process. Florida Medicaid has waived some initial requirements for providers to submit normally required information and documentation when applying for provisional enrollment. Details have been published in the “Florida Medicaid Health Care Alert” issued-on October 15, 2024.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.

In anticipation of the impact of Hurricane Milton, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) issued Executive Order (EO) 24-215, amending EO 24-214 and declaring a state of emergency for 51 counties. The State Surgeon General signed Emergency Order 24-003, which among other items, permits pharmacies and prescription department managers to operate in multiple or mobile locations.

Also in Florida, effective September 30, Florida’s minimum wage increased from $12.00 per hour to $13.00 per hour. This increase is a result of Constitutional Amendment No. 2 passed by voters in the 2020 election. In accordance with the amendment, the minimum wage is set for annual increases on the path to a $15 minimum wage by September 30, 2026. The requirement applies to both public and private employers, regardless of size. Florida Statutes requires employers who must pay their employees the Florida minimum wage to post a minimum wage notice in a conspicuous and accessible place in each establishment where these employees work. Please download the updated 2024-2025 minimum wage poster and display accordingly to ensure you are following posting requirements.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.

The purpose of this alert is to provide an update to the previous provider alert issued on August 4, 2024, regarding Hurricane Debby.

The following flexibilities/waivers offered to providers in the alert issued on August 4, 2024, expired at 11:59 pm on September 3, 2024:

• Waiver of prior authorization requirements for critical Medicaid services
  • The lifting of early prescription refill edits will remain in place in accordance with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ emergency executive orders issued for Hurricane Debby
• Waiver of service limitations to ensure a recipient requiring critical Medicaid services during the storm receives such care
• Temporary postponement of the Preadmission Screening and Resident Review processes

Additional questions from providers may be directed to the Florida Medicaid Contact Center at 1-877-254-1055

For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.

For Medicaid recipients, maintaining access to critical Medicaid services is imperative during the State of Emergency related to Tropical Storm Debby. To this end, the Agency will ensure reimbursement for critical Medicaid services provided in good faith to eligible recipients who reside in the counties impacted by the storm. The Agency will waive all prior authorization requirements for critical Medicaid services beginning August 4, 2024, until further notice. Early prescription refill edits have been lifted for all maintenance medications (note: this does not apply to controlled substances).

For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.

The Board of Pharmacy proposes the promulgation of the rules below regarding compounding and to implement new legislation.  

Notice of Development of Rulemaking
Department: Department of Health
Division: Board of Pharmacy
Rule No.: 64B16-27.700
Purpose: The Board proposes the rule amendment to update language regarding compounding.

Notice of Proposed Rule
Department: Department of Health
Division: Board of Pharmacy
Rule No.: 64B16-31.010, 64B16-31.011, 64B16-31.012
Purpose: The Board proposes the promulgation of the rules to implement new legislation.

Also in Florda, effective July 1, 2024, employers who hire minors 14-17 years of age are required to post the Florida Child Labor Law Poster that includes changes to employment restrictions for minors.  

For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.