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Compliance Updates: September 2024
Overlook:
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- NABP
- Board Updates
- Licensure Compacts
- Other Legislation
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP):
The NABP’s 2024 annual update of the Model State Pharmacy Act and Model Rules document is now available for download on the NABP website. The Model State Pharmacy Act and Model Rules of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (Model Act) provides the boards of pharmacy with model language that may be used when developing state laws or board rules.
NABP State Pharmacy Act and Model Rules
Alabama:
The Alabama Board of Pharmacy approved a policy statement on pharmacist licensure via reciprocity. It is the Board’s position that a pharmacist applicant is eligible to reciprocate to Alabama if they meet the reciprocity criteria. It is the Board’s position that once a pharmacist has obtained licensure in Alabama via reciprocity, maintaining licensure in any other state is not required.
Alaska:
Legislation has been enacted that allows a physician licensed in another state or an out-of-state member of a physician’s multidisciplinary care team to provide health care services through telehealth to a patient located in Alaska, if the services are not “reasonably available” in the state.
California:
Beginning August 1, 2024, all California dispensers of controlled substances will be required to report dispensations to the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) using the American Society of Automation in Pharmacy (ASAP) version 4.2B format. Licensees who dispense controlled substances should contact their data submission software provider to confirm they are prepared for this version update. Please visit the Office of the Attorney General’s CURES Website to access the Data Submission guide for Dispensers and for additional updates and informational bulletins.
CA CURES website
District of Columbia:
Effective July 26, 2024, regulatory authority transfers for the practices of acupuncture and naturopathic medicine from the Board of Medicine (BOM) to the Board of Integrative Healthcare (BIH), and also lays out the structure and function of the BIH. The bill also allows the BOM to grant a license to practice medical radiation technology to qualifying professionals that meet certain requirements, including passing a national certification examination.
DC B25-0545
Kentucky:
The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure has issued a reminder that the board is now an active member of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC). Additional information about joining the IMLC can be located on the IMLC website.
KY BOM Summer 2024 Newsletter (page 3)
Louisiana:
The “Welcome Home Act” has been passed and is effective August 1, 2024. This legislation requires occupational licensing boards to issue licenses to applicants who hold current and valid licenses or certifications from another state if the applicants meet other specified conditions, as an additional pathway to licensure. This allows boards to issue a conditional license pending normal licensure.
LSBME July 2024 Newsletter (page 3)
Effective August 1, 2024, the LSBME has been authorized to grant a license to an international medical graduate under certain conditions and in accordance with rules to be promulgated by the LSBME.
The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (LSBME) has issued a reminder that physicians who are licensed in others states (but not in Louisiana) must have a telemedicine permit to treat Louisiana patients,with the exception of physician who are performing a consultation under a physician licensed in Louisiana who is responsible for the patient.
LSBME July Newsletter (page 6)
Maine:
Maine has joined the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact. As of August 9, 2024, the compact will be active and implementation will begin by the Board. Implementation is estimated to take 24 months to complete.
ME LD2043
ME BOLIM Summer 2024 Newsletter
New Hampshire:
Legislation has been enacted which eliminates the collaboration agreement requirement for PAs and suspends state licensure laws, rules, and regulations for PAs licensed in at least one jurisdiction that are employed by the VA and working at the Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), provided that they are acting within the scope of their employment.
Legislation has been enacted which allows physicians or APRNs licensed in neighboring states — Maine, Massachusetts, or Vermont — that possess an active DEA registration to certify patients in New Hampshire’s medical marijuana program. The bill also allows state-licensed PAs and “any [other] healthcare provider” with active DEA registrations, and the consent of supervising physicians, to do the same.
The Veteran Licensing Acceleration Program (VLAP) has been enacted to expedite the licensure and certification process for veterans in regulated professions overseen by the umbrella Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC). Under VLAP, eligible veterans with military specialty experience equivalent to the state’s licensure requirements can apply for accelerated licensing and aims to provide applicants with comprehensive support, including resources and employment assistance. Completed applications must make licensing decisions within 10 days and insurance carriers are required to allow VLAP applicants to obtain necessary occupational insurance.
NH HB1385
North Dakota:
The North Dakota Board of Medicine has issued a new administrative rule, effective April 1, 2024 concerning a licensee’s practice name. A licensee must practice under the legal name, unless otherwise authorized by the Board. A licensee may practice under their maiden name or other court appointed name if the licensee provides verification of the practitioner’s legal name and maiden/court appointed name, along with a statement as to why they wish to practice under a different name other than their legal name, any past and future intended use of the name, and verification of names (marriage certificate, marriage dissolution documents, driver’s license, court records, etc. that would establish the name change). This will be documented in the practitioner’s resources in the database in order to verify any names or aliases for licensure verification and discipline. The use of a name other than the practitioner’s legal name with the above information will be reviewed and approved by the Board.
ND BOM Updated Rules
Oregon:
Oregon has become the First State to Adopt Mental Health Attestation for licensing and credentialing applications. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) joined the Oregon Medical Board in removing invasive or stigmatizing language regarding mental health and adopted an attestation model for credentialing applications. Oregon is the first state in the U.S. to remove these questions from both licensing and credentialing applications.The approved recommendations were subsequently approved by OHA’s Director and was posted online on June 11, 2024.
OMB Summer 2024 Report (page 4)
The OMB has issued the following rule update:
847-050-0021, 847-070-0022, 847-080-0017: Updating documents submitted for PA, DPM, and Acupuncture licensure. The rule amendments align recent updates to the MD/ DO rule regarding employment verifications submitted for licensure in OAR 847-020-0160. For PA, acupuncture, and podiatric physician applicants, the rule amendments clarify an evaluation of overall performance for an employer verification must include a statement of good standing or a statement regarding eligibility for rehire.
OMB Summer 2024 Report (page 13)
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