On Wednesday, December 15th ,Governor McKee held a news conference to announce that he will be instituting several COVID mitigation measures, one being a modified mask mandate, in Rhode Island. If the space can hold 250 or more, masks will be required, under 250, masks or proof of vaccine will be required. See the official Executive Order. These temporary measures will take effect on Monday, December 20, 2021.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.
The Department of Health has extended (60 days) the Emergency Regulation requiring immunization against COVID-19 for all workers in licensed health care facilities and other practicing health care providers.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.
The Rhode Island Department of Health has issued a new regulation which requires that all employees, interns and volunteers in RIDOH licensed healthcare facilities and all RIDOH licenses healthcare providers must receive their final dose of COVID19 vaccines by October 1, 2021. The regulation applies to all individuals who in RIDOH licensed Health care facilities AND all licensed healthcare providers, whether they work in a licensed facility or not. The Department of Health has developed an FAQ which will be updated as needed.
For more information, please contact NACDS’ Ben Pearlman at 617-515-2603.
This week NACDS reached out to the Medicaid Director to urge that Rhode Island consider adjusting its COVID vaccination administration fee to cover pharmacy costs, using the Medicare rate as a reference. The Director stated that he would support such an adjustment. It is now in the internal review process.
For more information, please contact NACDS’ Ben Pearlman at 617-515-2603.
This week, Rhode Island joined Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in a regional pact to coordinate the regional reopening of the economy as the COVID-19 pandemic reaches its apex in the region. The Pact shall include state officials, economic experts and public health officials. No timeline or details are available, but the vision is a gradual return to work in the region.
For more information, please contact NACDS’ Ben Pearlman at 617-515-2603.
This week NACDS submitted a memo in support of HB 7073 which allows pharmacists to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptive patches and self-administered oral hormonal contraceptives.
For more information, please contact NACDS’ Ben Pearlman at 617-515-2603.