Common use of Pharmacy Directors Meeting Clause in Contracts

Pharmacy Directors Meeting. Pursuant to Section 9.3 Monthly meetings, Contractor’s Pharmacy Director shall meet monthly with the Department and other Contractors like personnel to discuss issues for the efficient and economical delivery of quality pharmacy services to members. This collaborative meeting of pharmacy directors shall be referred to as the Kentucky Medicaid Pharmacy Director Workgroup. Meetings of this workgroup may be held separately or in combination with the medical director’s or uniform pharmacy policy workgroup meetings in order to satisfy the monthly requirement. All Department and Contractor Pharmacy Directors shall be committed to developing, contributing and fully supporting or enhancing collaborative projects or initiatives of the Department, such as, but not limited to, a Contractor process and quality review dashboard, a total (FFS and Contractor combined) pharmacy dashboard, universal criteria for specific drug products or classes, universal PA forms and other Department efforts. Any and all approved universal criteria, PA forms, or other materials produced by the Pharmacy Director Workgroup shall be utilized and accepted by all Contractors and the Department. Nothing herein shall be construed to give any approved universal PA form exclusivity, or otherwise negate applicable specialty or similar PA forms that may also be utilized by a Contractor. Contractor shall permit a provider to submit an appropriate Kentucky Medicaid universal PA form or the applicable Contractor form to initiate a drug product PA consideration.

Pharmacy Directors Meeting. Pursuant to Section 9.3 Monthly meetings, Contractor’s Pharmacy Director shall meet monthly with the Department and other Contractors like personnel to discuss issues for the efficient and economical delivery of quality pharmacy services to members. This collaborative meeting of pharmacy directors shall be referred to as the Kentucky Medicaid Pharmacy Director Workgroup. Meetings of this workgroup may be held separately or in combination with the medical director’s or uniform pharmacy policy workgroup meetings meeting in order to satisfy the monthly requirement. All Department and Contractor Pharmacy Directors shall be committed to developing, contributing and fully supporting or enhancing collaborative projects or initiatives of the Department, such as, but not limited to, a Contractor process and quality review dashboard, a total (FFS and Contractor combined) pharmacy dashboard, universal criteria for specific drug products or classes, universal PA forms and other Department efforts. Any and all approved universal criteria, PA forms, or other materials produced by the Pharmacy Director Workgroup shall be utilized and accepted by all Contractors and the DepartmentDepartment for all providers and/or members for applicable drug product. Nothing herein shall be construed to give any approved universal PA form exclusivity, or otherwise negate applicable specialty or similar PA forms that may also be utilized by a Contractor. Contractor shall permit a provider to submit an appropriate Kentucky Medicaid universal PA form or the applicable Contractor form to initiate a drug product PA consideration.