We spent a couple lovely days with the Western Medicaid Pharmacy Administrators Association members in Tucson, Arizona. The following is a summary of key focus areas for many of the member states...more
On Sept.12, 2023, the New York State Education Department announced its new plan to address central fill arrangements. The Department informed stakeholders who had submitted comments to its proposed central fill rule that it...more
On September 12, 2023, the Florida Board of Pharmacy published a notice of intent to adopt amendments to its rule on registered pharmacy technician-to-pharmacist ratios (64B16-27.410). The amendments would allow a supervising...more
On May 31, 2023, the Nevada Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 107, which reversed the Nevada Board of Pharmacy’s (the “Board”) interpretation that required Nevada pharmacist licensure for out-of-state pharmacists who dispense...more
While the vast majority of states require non-resident wholesale distributors and manufacturers that ship prescription drugs into their states to obtain a non-resident license, Puerto Rico had been one of the few that did not...more
Last week the Supreme Court ("the Court") released a decision holding that the Federal Controlled Substance Act (the "Act") provision that criminalizes the dispensing of a controlled substance “except as authorized” includes...more
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On June 10, 2022, the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy filed their much-anticipated proposed rule on pharmacy shared services, starting the clock on the 25-day public comment period.
The Board simultaneously filed its...more
On May 3, 2022, the Texas Board of Pharmacy reviewed proposed amendments to its Central Fill Rule, 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 291.125, and voted to send the revised language for final adoption in the next Board meeting tentatively...more
At the April 13, 2022 Georgia Board of Pharmacy meeting, the Board discussed changes to Chapter 480-36 which governs retail pharmacy remote drug order processing.
The discussion was aimed at new verbiage that would require...more
At the March 30, 2022 Kentucky Board of Pharmacy meeting, the Regulation Committee reported on its March 15 meeting where it discussed the new proposed non-resident pharmacy permit regulation. The Committee requested...more
On March 15, 2022, the Regulation Committee for the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy reviewed potential amendments and proposed regulations governing non-resident pharmacy licensure in the state. Among the proposed changes is a...more
At its August 31, 2021 meeting, the Nevada Board of Pharmacy moved to seek a formal opinion from the Nevada Attorney General Office regarding the legality of the requirement of all non-resident pharmacists who dispense or...more
If you are a Nevada licensed non-resident pharmacy, you will soon be receiving notification from the Nevada Board of Pharmacy (“Board”) stating that any pharmacist who dispenses or compounds prescriptions for a controlled...more