Dear Pharmacy,

These claims will now process without any authorization needed. Please be aware that Specialty and Controlled medications will still require authorization. In addition, safety and DUR edits , such as quantity limits and diagnosis requirements will still remain in effect. If you have any issues, please contact us at 1-800-684-5502 for assistance. We will let you know when these edits will be put back into place. Thank you for your continued service to ACLA members.

Notice to Pharmacies: Mosquito Repellent Benefit Texas now covers mosquito repellents for the prevention of Zika virus. The following notice describes claims processing, eligibility, and benefit information specific to the mosquito repellent benefit for the below programs. The last page of this document contains a prescription template for claims processing. Covered programs:  Medicaid (Managed Care, MCO; and fee-for-service, FFS)  Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and CHIP-Perinate  Healthy Texas Women

CorVel Corp
As previously communicated on July 18, 2016, effective August 28, 2016, CorVel Tennessee claimants will receive new pharmacy benefit insurance cards to comply with the state adoption of the ODG Formulary. All processing information is identical, except for the new Rx Group number of RX2853. If your claimant does not present their new pharmacy card, please use Rx Group number RX2853 when processing. For all questions, please contact CorVel at 1-800-563-8438.

Merck is now offering the Merck Vaccine Customer Center, with dedicated account representatives to help support your pharmacy's vaccination efforts.