The Board of Pharmacy posted the minutes from its June 4 meeting.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

The Board of Pharmacy posted the agenda for its September 24 meeting. 

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

The Board of Pharmacy published the draft minutes from its June 4 meeting.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

The Idaho Retailers Association is gathering information for a new initiative that could benefit pharmacies and patients. The Idaho Medical Association is working with the American Medical Association on an awareness initiative regarding a Medicaid covered benefit: Self-Measured Blood Pressure for adults, including blood pressure cuffs from the validated device list. 

Their goal is to provide Idaho physicians with a list of pharmacies that are verified to carry the validated cuffs (assuming not all pharmacies carry them). Additional educational information about the campaign will be forthcoming, but the first step is to make sure everywhere in Idaho has a pharmacy nearby that can provide the device.  

Please answer the following three questions at your earliest convenience and email your responses to pameaton@idahoretailers.org.  

1. Does your pharmacy carry blood pressure cuffs (for adults) from the validated device list (VDL):Devices | Validate BP

2. Are you aware that this is aMedicaid coveredbenefit? 

3. Will your pharmacy accept a paper prescription brought in by hand by the patient for the purpose of obtaining a validated blood pressure cuff?

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

The Board of Pharmacy posted information related to prescriptive authority for chiropractors holding a clinical nutrition certificate. 

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

On May 8, the Board of Pharmacy posted a notice of an upcoming Board member vacancy for one pharmacist member. Board members are appointed by the Governor for a five-year term and meet each quarter in-person at the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses’ headquarters to conduct Board business.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

The Board of Pharmacy posted minutes from its March 19 meeting.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

 According to the Rural Health Transformation Team within the Department of Health and Welfare, funding opportunities will be released in summer 2026 following the state’s Procurement laws and policies. For more information, please visit the Department of Administration State Division of Purchasing webpage.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

On December 30, 2025, the state was awarded $185,974,368 in annual grants to be distributed over five years to implement the plan outlined in its grant application, which focuses on five initiatives: “improve rural access to care through technology; ensure accessible quality care through innovative models; sustain rural workforce with training, recruitment, and retention; implement population-specific, evidence-based projects to make rural America healthy again; and invest in rural health infrastructure and partnerships.” The state will use the funds to provide subgrants to support the goals and projects outlined in its application. For more information about the state’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) application, visit the Department of Health and Welfare’s RHTP website.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.