California Governor Signs Medi-Cal Payment Legislation
Earlier this week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA)-sponsored AB 1114 (Eggman) into law. AB 1114 authorizes pharmacists to bill Medi-Cal for the service component of administering immunizations, furnishing hormonal contraceptives, naloxone, nicotine replacement therapy, and travel medicines, as well as smoking cessation counseling.
“This bill represents the next step in CPhA’s efforts to build a sustainable model for ensuring patients have access to pharmacist-delivered services,” said Jon R. Roth, CPhA CEO. “Today we celebrate this exciting victory for the pharmacy profession and look forward to the future for continued progress.”