Pharmacists May Vaccinate Children Under Revised NJ Law

New Jersey governor Chris Christie recently signed into law changes to existing legislation that would allow qualified pharmacists to administer influenza vaccines to children seven years of age or older.

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NY Pharmacy Denied Medicaid Enrollment and Investigated

In August, the New York State Inspector General (OMIG) denied enrollment to a pharmacy after an on-site inspection revealed several deficiencies. An apparent egregious case of non-compliance serves as a vivid reminder of why providers must comply with their professional requirements as well as why they must observe NYS Medicaid rules and regulations at all times.

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NY Medicaid: OPRA Provider Requirements and Impact on Pharmacies

The NYS Medicaid recently informed referring and servicing providers that, effective for services provided on and after October 1, 2013, claims will be denied if they include the NPI of non-enrolled ordering, prescribing, referring or attending provider (OPRA). Below we discuss some of the changes.

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NJ Pharmacy Denied Medicaid Enrollment for Unintentional Omission

Providers beware – even an unintentional omission on a New Jersey Medicaid enrollment application can lead to denial of enrollment. Such was the holding of a recent New Jersey Court of Appeals decision.

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I-STOP Registry Login Problems

Many of our clients have been unable to contact representatives of the Health Commerce System (HCS) to establish or resolve problems with their Prescription Monitoring Program Registry (Registry) log-in for compliance with the new I-STOP law. Recently, the Department of Health (DOH) commented on the delay.

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I-STOP for Pharmacists

New York’s Internet System for Tracking Over Prescribing (I-STOP) legislation that, among other things, mandates prescribing practitioners to consult with the prescription monitoring registry prior to prescribing a controlled substance, will go into effect on August 27, 2013. Below we discuss some of the I-STOP implications for pharmacists.

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Reporting Requirements For Pharmacist Immunizers

Certified pharmacists are required to comply with specific reporting requirements. In our third and last article of this series, we discuss some of those requirements below.

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Standards and Procedures for Pharmacist Administered Vaccines

Pharmacists certified to administer vaccines must comply with specific standards and procedures issued by the Department of Health. In part two of our series analyzing the requirements imposed on pharmacists for vaccine administration, we discuss some of those standards and procedures.

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Pharmacists’ Certification Requirements For Immunization

Since 2008 certified pharmacists in New York have been authorized to administer vaccines. Today we begin a three part series of articles that examines pharmacists certification requirements for immunization administration, the standards and procedures required for such administration, as well as the State reporting requirements.

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New York’s New I-STOP Prescription Law

Provider Alert: New York has a series of drug prescription laws that impact medical and pharmaceutical providers. We highlight those provisions below in chronological order.

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10 Important Pharmacy Reporting Requirements

Pharmacies registered with the New York Education Department Office of the State Board of Pharmacy (Board) have a duty to report certain changes in their business operations. We briefly discuss these requirements below.

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