This bulletin is an update to the list of vaccines covered in the 2015/2016 Argus Health Systems Vaccine Network.

Effective January 1, 2016, the existing requirement under the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulation §423.120(c)(5)(iii)(B)(2) which states that Part D Benefit Sponsors must pay a claim even when the pharmacy does not correct the National Provider Identifier (NPI) or confirm that it is active and valid will no longer be applicable.

PQS Pharmacy Quality Solutions Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 3: Insights to Improved Quality

We would like to remind you that New York state Controlled Substance Act limits telephone and faxed prescriptions of Schedule II, III, and V controlled substances, as well as benzodiazepines, to a five-day supply for members who have Medicaid Managed Care coverage.

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