The state’s Human Services Department issued “Letter of Direction #80—Repeal & Replace“, explaining the Medicaid managed care organization’s (MCO’s) new reimbursement policies.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.

In advance of the April 19 Board of Pharmacy meeting, NACDS provided comments on proposed rules pointing out the inconsistencies on partial fill versus federal partial fill laws and rules and on proposed rules updating the timeframe for submitting corrections to dispensing information previously provided to the prescription monitoring program.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.

The Legislature convened its 30-day fiscal only legislative session on January 16. For the first time in years, the state has a budget surplus.