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TSSP ANNUAL MEETING • February 25, 2012 Doubletree Hotel Downtown, Nashville, TN
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TPA MIDYEAR MEETING • February 27-28, 2012 Doubletree Hotel Downtown, Nashville, TN

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Most of the following articles are on Members-Only pages and require a TPA user name and password.  TPA members can access the following articles and more on our FRAUD/ABUSE, TENNCARE, COVER TENNESSEE, MEDICARE, LEGISLATIVE NEWS, and IMMUNIZATION and OTHER PHARMACY NEWS & TOPICS pages.

2.2.12 Pfizer Recalls Oral Contraceptives ►TPA username and password required
1.20.12 TPA Resident Greatly Needs Your Help ►TPA username and password required
1.10.12 Pharmacist Alert: Recall
1.10.12 TPA Applauds Report Findings
1.5.12 TennCare - Recent Coding Issues Identified ►TPA username and password required
1.5.12 URGENT: Pharmacist Action Requested
12.22.11 FINAL REMINDER: Enroll in NPLEx by Jan. 1, 2012
12.22.11 Surescripts to Discontinue Fax-Conversion Services and More ►TPA username and password required
12.16.11 Update on TennCare Influenza Immunizations ►TPA username and password required
12.16.11 Important Reminder: Board of Pharmacy Technician Requirement ►TPA username and password required
12.15.11 TennCare PDL Changes Effective January 1, 2012 ►TPA username and password required
12.5.11 TennCare: Change to NCPDP D.0 Claim Standard ►TPA username and password required
11.23.11 Forged Scripts in Chattanooga Area ►TPA username and password required
11.23.11 URGENT: Pharmacies Not Yet Enrolled in NPLEx System
11.21.11 Dr. Ferrell Haile's Senate Campaign
11.18.11 Pharmacist Ferrell Haile Seeks Senate Seat
11.17.11 TennCare PDL Changes Effective December 1, 2011 ►TPA username and password required
11.3.11 FDA Calls on 17-P ►TPA username and password required
10.28.11 TennCare Resolves "Brand as Generic" Pricing Error  ►TPA username and password required
10.28.11 Action Needed: Activation of Pharmacies in NPLEx System
10.26.11 ASHP Foundation- Research Grants for New Investigators ►TPA username and password required
10.25.11 ASHP Foundation Offers PPMI Demonstration Grants Program ►TPA username and password required
10.25.11 FDA on Use of Jet Injectors with Influenza Vaccines ►TPA username and password required
10.20.11 ASHP Call for Appointments to Councils, Commissions, Advisory Groups, Committees (June 2012-May 2013)
10.19.11 e-Prescribing Grant Money - Time is Running Out! ►TPA username and password required
10.8.11

On October 8, 2011, Nashville's newspaper The Tennessean published an article educating the public about the vital roles of independent community pharmacies in health care today.  The article “Community pharmacies fill growing need,” co-authored by Baeteena Black, D.Ph., Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) Executive Director, and B. Douglas Hoey, R.Ph., MBA, National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Executive Vice President and CEO, can be read online.  
10.7.11 CDER Drug Shortage Workshop - Slide Presentations ►TPA username and password required
10.6.11 Update- Implementation of NPLEx Database in Tennessee  ►TPA username and password required
10.6.11 TennCare $4 Generic Program ►TPA username and password required
9.29.11 e-Prescribing: 1) Grant Money 2) Survey 3) Reporting ►TPA username and password required
9.28.11 IACP: Live Pharmacy Law for Compounders in Nashville, Oct. 12
9.26.11 Dr. Marie Chisholm-Burns Named UT Pharmacy Dean
9.26.11 Oral Contraceptives Recalled
9.16.11 BCBST Reimburses for Vaccine Administration
9.16.11 OSHA Live Webinars Scheduled
9.16.11 CMS Required Revalidation of Medicare Provider Enrollment ►TPA username and password required
9.15.11 Requirements for Scripts from Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants ►TPA username and password required
9.13.11 Shelby County Mail-Order Mandate Thwarted ►TPA username and password required
9.9.11 NPCA Working with TPA on Issues  ►TPA username and password required
9.9.11 ASHP Conference: Sept. 19 is Last Day for Early Bird Rate
9.6.11 TennCare PDL Changes Effective October 1, 2011 ►TPA username and password required
9.6.11 Will Bunch Appointed to Board of Pharmacy
8.30.11 Mandatory Changes in CPE Reporting: On-line ID Now Required ►TPA username and password required
8.29.11 ASHP Section Election Results
8.26.11 TennCare: COB and "41 Reject Messages" ►TPA username and password required
8.26.11 ASHP Election Results
8.18.11 Fraudulent Scripts in Memphis Area & Surrounding States ►TPA username and password required
8.10.11 Questionable Scripts in Middle Tennessee►TPA username and password required
8.9.11 Tennessee Dept. of Revenue Sales Tax Audits►TPA username and password required
8.3.11 Research Grants Available from the ASHP Foundation
7.29.11 TennCare $4 Generic List is Now Online ►TPA username and password required
7.29.11 TennCare Update: Implementation of $4 Generic List ►TPA username and password required
7.27.11 TennCare: Implementation of $4 Generic List ►TPA username and password required
6.27.11 RECALL: Endocet Bottles Containing Different Strengths
6.27.11 TennCare Corrects 7/1/11 PDL Change ►TPA username and password required
6.24.11 UPDATE:  TennCare Conference Call re Third Party Liability for Claims ►TPA username and password required
6.21.11 TennCare Conference Call re Third Party Liability for Pharmacy Claims ►TPA username and password required
6.17.11 TennCare Implements Third Party Liability for Pharmacy Claims ►TPA username and password required
6.8.11 Pharmacists Immunizers in Tennessee: TPA/TPREF Needs Your Help to Promote Pharmacists as Immunizers
6.7.11 TennCare PDL Changes Effective 7/1/11►TPA username and password required
6.3.11 Deadline Extended: Register by JUNE 8 for Immunization Training
5.24.11 Register by May 27 for June 18 Immunization Training
5.23.11 Pharmacy Achieves Major Victories on Key Issues in 2011 Legislative Session: TennCare Budget & PBM Audit Issues Addressed, Board of Pharmacy Extended ►TPA username and password required
5.17.11 Professional Privilege Tax is Due June 1 ►TPA username and password required
5.10.11 Forged Scripts in West Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
5.5.11 Fraudulent Pads in Southaven, MS ►TPA username and password required
5.3.11 FDA: One Lot of Coumadin Recalled ►TPA username and password required
5.3.11 TPA Convention: Special Hotel Rate Ends in 3 Weeks
4.29.11 Alabama Medicaid: Out-of-State Provider Enrollment to Help Storm Victims ►TPA username and password required
4.12.11 5-ARI Recalled Due to Possible Mislabeling ►TPA username and password required
4.7.11 State Advises Public Not to Take Potassium Iodide ►TPA username and password required
4.6.11 CMS Issues Final 2012 Policies for Medicare Drug and Health Plans ►TPA username and password required
3.30.11 Scheduling of Tramadol and Carisoprodol - Effective 4/7/2011 ►TPA username and password required
3.21.11 Important Communication from BCBST ►TPA username and password required
3.11.11 Action Needed: Support Medicare Part D MTM Legislation ►TPA username and password required
3.4.11 TennCare PDL Changes Effective 4/1/11 ►TPA username and password required
2.24.11 Fraud Alert for Pharmacies in West Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
2.22.11 Bogus Prescriptions in West Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
2.15.11 Alert:  Legislation Impacting Tenn. Pharmacists to Be Considered Soon ►TPA username and password required
2.11.11 TennCare: Prescriber NPI Required on Claim Submissions as of 3/15/11 ►TPA username and password required
2.2.11 Apply Now for Executive Residency in Association Management/Health Policy ►TPA username and password required
2.2.11 TennCare PA Criteria for Tamiflu & Relenza Temporarily Removed ►TPA username and password required
2.1.11 Tamiflu Oral Suspension - Important Information ►TPA username and password required
1.18.11 Kids' Pics Needed by Jan. 24 for Poison Prevention Poster! ►TPA username and password required
1.14.11 TennCare Pharmacy Contracting Update ►TPA username and password required
1.6.11 Immunization News for January 2011 ►TPA username and password required
1.5.11 Fraudulent Scripts in Middle Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
1.3.11 New Law Effective 1/1/11: Separate Order for Schedule II ►TPA username and password required
1.3.11 BCBST Changes for 2011 ►TPA username and password required
12.23.10 Important New Information re Tenncare Pharmacy Agreements for 2011►TPA username and password required
12.23.10 8/25/10 CoverRx Vaccination Program Alert ►TPA username and password required
12.17.10 26 Lots of Rolaids Recalled ►TPA username and password required
12.17.10 Update MedicareRx - Upgrades to the CMS TrOOP Facilitator ►TPA username and password required
12.17.10 Reminder- TennCare Agreement Docs Due Jan. 1 ►TPA username and password required
12.6.10 Fraudulent Scripts in Northern Mississippi ►TPA username and password required
12.3.10 TennCare PDL Changes Effective Jan. 1, 2011 ►TPA username and password required
12.2.10 Lost DEA Card in Middle Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
11.23.10 Ferrell Haile to Serve as Interim State Senator ►TPA username and password required
11.22.10 FDA- Propoxyphene Withdrawn from U.S. Market ►TPA username and password required
11.19.10 Update Medicare Rx - CMS Letters to LIS Beneficiaries Describe Part D Plan Changes►TPA username and password required
11.16.10 Update MedicareRx - Information Pharmacists Can Use on Closing the Coverage Gap ►TPA username and password required
10.25.10 CMS Posts Initial 2011 Non-Matched NDC List►TPA username and password required
10.22.10 APMS Introduces Resource for Reporting e-Prescribing Errors and Problems ►TPA username and password required
10.20.10 TPA Celebrates American Pharmacists Month with Billboards Across Tennessee
10.6.10 Special Alert - DEA to Recognize LTC Nurse as Agent ►TPA username and password required
10.6.10 Blanks Stolen in Middle Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
10.6.10 Fraudulent Scripts in Middle Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
10.5.10 Update MedicareRx - Coverage Gap Discount Program Begins 1/1/11 ►TPA username and password required
9.28.10 Medicare Information for Pharmacists ►TPA username and password required
9.28.10 NCPA Annual Southern Sunrise Breakfast
9.28.10 OSHA Update - Webinar and Live Training
9.16.10 September 25 is First Nationwide Drug Takeback Day
9.13.10 Jackson Cardiologist's License Suspended ►TPA username and password required
9.8.10 TPA Partners with APhA on CE Programming in Memphis
9.8.10 Changes in TennCare PDL Effective 10/1/10 ►TPA username and password required
9.2.10 Possible Theft of Blanks in West Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
8.26.10 Pharmacy Program for State Employees Covered Under Tenn. CVS/Caremark Contract ►TPA username and password required
8.6.10 Vaccine Info for 2010-11 Influenza Season ►TPA username and password required
7.29.10 Blanks Posibly Stolen in East Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
7.26.10 Middle Tennessee Pediatrician's License Suspended ►TPA username and password required
7.20.10 FDA: Stolen Advair Diskus Inhalers Found in Pharmacies ►TPA username and password required
7.20.10 Fraudulent Prescriptions in West Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
7.16.10 Bogus Scripts by Phone in Middle Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
7.14.10 RECALL- Coumadin 1 mg Tablet Blister Packs ►TPA username and password required
7.8.10 CMS Releases New Fact Sheet on DMEPOS Accreditation for Pharmacies ►TPA username and password required
7.1.10 Mirixa- CCRx MTM Cases Must Be Completed by July 25 ►TPA username and password required
7.1.10 Fraudulent Scripts in Middle Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
7.1.10 Fraudulent Scripts in Chattanooga Area ►TPA username and password required
6.28.10 State's Response to Inquiries about Caremark's Pharmacy Network ►TPA username and password required
6.18.10 Walgreens, CVS Caremark Reach Accord on Drug Plans ►TPA username and password required
6.17.10 CMS PERM Audit Scheduled for Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
6.9.10 Fraudulent Scripts in West Tennessee►TPA username and password required
6.7.10 Walgreens Drops Out of CVS Caremark Plans►TPA username and password required
6.3.10 Nurse's License Suspended ►TPA username and password required
5.28.10 DEA e-Prescriptions for Controlled Substances Interim Final Rule ►TPA username and password required
5.28.10 Another Stay on Enforcement of Red Flag Rule ►TPA username and password required
5.28.10 USP: CBS Warns of Contaminants in Dietary Supplements ►TPA username and password required
5.14.10 Professional Privilege Tax Payment Due June 1, 2010 ►TPA username and password required
5.10.10 Contact US Legislators Now to Protect Independent Pharmacy ►TPA username and password required
5.6.10 Legislative Alert - URGENT Call to Action- Interchange of Prescription Drugs ►TPA username and password required
5.6.10 Emergency Dispensing of Medications
4.28.10 TennCare Revises Policy re Seeking Payment from Enrollees ►TPA username and password required
4.14.10 Phase-out of Asthma & COPD Inhalers with Ozone-depleting CFCs ►TPA username and password required
4.13.10 Blanks Stolen in Savannah, Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
4.1.10 Zegerid-OTC 20 mg Coming to Market in Early April ►TPA username and password required
3.31.10 Update MedicareRx- What to Do if You Are Not Accredited & "Stepped Down" ►TPA username and password required
3.30.10 Diabetic Supply Formularies for Tennessee-Sponsored Programs ►TPA username and password required
3.29.10 Tennessee Approves New Childhood Immunization Requirements ►TPA username and password required
3.29.10 TennCare: Pharmacy Reimbursement for H1N1 Ends 4/1/10 ►TPA username and password required
3.24.10 View Today's Hearing- Nursing Home Residents, "War on Pain vs. War on Drugs" ►TPA username and password required
3.23.10 CDC Alert- Suspend Usage of GlaxoSmithKline Rotarix (Rotavirus) Vaccine ►TPA username and password required
3.22.10 NCPA Summarizes Effects of Soon-to-Be Bill on Pharmacy ►TPA username and password required
3.17.10 Apply Now for Executive Residency in Association Management/Health Policy
3.17.10 Residency Applicants:  Didn't March?  Don't Worry!
3.16.10 Johnson City Nurses' Licenses Suspended ►TPA username and password required
3.10.10 CMS Ends PDP Contract with Fox Insurance of New York►TPA username and password required
3.9.10 Forged Scripts in East Tennessee►TPA username and password required
3.9.10 Stolen ClindaReach® Pledgets►TPA username and password required
3.9.10 Stolen Pads in Southeastern Missouri►TPA username and password required
3.5.10 Fraudulent Prescriptions Called in in Middle Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
3.2.10 DME Accreditation Exemption/Jobs Bill Part II►TPA username and password required
2.12.10 Tips for Abbreviated BCBST Application for Vaccination Reimbursement►TPA username and password required
2.11.10 Important Update- Unaccredited DMEPOS Suppliers ►TPA username and password required
2.5.10 Feb. 10- New Consumer Safety Laws Affect Pharmacists ►TPA username and password required
2.3.10 IMPORTANT- News for Nonaccredited DME Pharmacies ►TPA username and password required
1.28.10 CoverRx Coverage Change ►TPA username and password required
1.26.10 Pads Stolen from 2 Middle Tennessee Providers' Offices ►TPA username and password required
1.15.10 TennCare PDL Change:  Quantity Limits on Blood Glucose Strips ►TPA username and password required
12.29.09 Update: CMS Pharmacy DME Accreditation ►TPA username and password required
12.29.09 Cover Rx Changing Preferred Diabetic Supplies ►TPA username and password required
12.29.09 Cariten Provides Contact Info for ProCare Payment Problems ►TPA username and password required
12.23.09 MedImmune H1N1 Nasal Spray Vaccine Recall Notification ►TPA username and password required
12.21.09 Fraudulent Scripts in East Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
12.18.09 TennCare PDL Changes- Inhalation Aerosols ►TPA username and password required
12.17.09 TPA Needs Your Help ►TPA username and password required
12.16.09 Sanofi Pasteur H1N1 Vaccine Recall Notification ►TPA username and password required
12.15.09
Update MedicareRx ►TPA username and password required
12.8.09 Germantown Physician's License Suspended ►TPA username and password required
12.7.09 Medicare- Updated Non-Matched NDC List ►TPA username and password required
12.3.09 TennCare: PDL Changes Effective January 1, 2010 ►TPA username and password required
12.3.09 Fraudulent Email Alert Regarding "State Vaccination Program" ►TPA username and password required
12.1.09 Fraudulent Scripts in East Tennessee►TPA username and password required
11.25.09 Fraudulent Scripts in Middle Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
11.24.09
Update MedicareRx ►TPA username and password required
11.20.09 Recall of Sinex VapoSpray 12-hour Decongestant Ultra Fine Mist Nasal Spray 15 ml  Lot # 9239028831►TPA username and password required
11.19.09 Tennessee Board of Pharmacy Newsletter Available
11.18.09 New Update- TennCare Pharmacy Crossover Claims ►TPA username and password required
11.13.09 Coverage of Flu Medications and Flu Vaccines by State's Group Insurance ►TPA username and password required
11.5.09 BCBST Vaccination Reimbursement Info & Contract Guide ►TPA username and password required
11.5.09 UnitedHealthcare- FAQ on H1N1 for Pharmacies ►TPA username and password required
11.4.09 Tennessee Antiviral Distribution Network ►TPA username and password required
11.3.09 FDA Guidance on Advance Compounding of Tamiflu Suspension
11.2.09 TennCare: Claim Submission Info for H1N1 Vaccine ►TPA username and password required
11.2.09 Accusure Insulin Syringes Recalled ►TPA username and password required
10.30.09 Update: BCBST Coverage of Compounded Tamiflu Suspension ►TPA username and password required
10.27.09 Forged Scripts in Middle Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
10.22.09 Athens Physician's License Suspended ►TPA username and password required
10.21.09 TennCare:  PDL Changes Effective Nov. 1 ►TPA username and password required
10.16.09 Fraudulent Script in Middle Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
10.15.09 OSHA Webinar/Live Training - New Dates Set
10.15.09 Update- TennCare Pharmacy Crossover Claims►TPA username and password required
10.14.09 UTCOP- Shelby Co. Schools Need Help to Immunize Students ►TPA username and password required
10.13.09 FDA Alert: Stolen Tylenol Products ►TPA username and password required
10.9.09 URGENT: Contact US Senators re MTM in Health Reform Plan
10.8.09 H1N1 Vaccine Orders from the State of Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
10.8.09 CIGNA Claims for State Employees' Vaccine Benefits ►TPA username and password required
10.8.09 DMEPOS Update ►TPA username and password required
10.7.09 Stolen Blanks Passed in Middle Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
10.7.09 H1N1 Webinar and Special Report Available from APhA►TPA username and password required
10.7.09 Forgery in East Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
10.6.09 Lost Pad in in Middle Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
10.6.09 Hendersonville Physician's License Suspended ►TPA username and password required
10.5.09 FDA Alert- New USP Standards for Heparin Products ►TPA username and password required
10.2.09 TennCare - Pharmacist Administration of H1N1 Influenza Vaccine ►TPA username and password required
10.2.09 DMEPOS Update ►TPA username and password required
10.1.09 OSHA Update - Webinar & Live Training Offered by TPREF►TPA username and password required
10.1.09 BCBST Pharmacy Workshops Across Tennessee►TPA username and password required
9.29.09 TennCare PDL Changes Effective Oct. 1 ►TPA username and password required
9.28.09 URGENT REMINDER- DMEPOS Accreditation Update ►TPA username and password required
9.24.09 Important Tamiflu Prescribing Information ►TPA username and password required
9.21.09 Action Needed by Pharmacies Participating in H1N1 Program ►TPA username and password required
9.18.09 FDA Alert: Stolen Albuterol and Ipratropium Inhalation Solution ►TPA username and password required
9.17.09 Free Flu Info Line Offered by Tenn. Dept. of Health: 1-877-252-3432 ►TPA username and password required
9.16.09 DEA Card Lost in Nashville Area; Number Reissued ►TPA username and password required
9.14.09 Mirixa MTM Deadlines Nearing ►TPA username and password required
9.11.09 URGENT:  DMEPOS Accreditation Update ►TPA username and password required
9.11.09 TennCare Notice:  Influenza Season ►TPA username and password required
9.4.09 Important Update - Tamiflu Availability ►TPA username and password required
9.4.09 Billing for H1N1 Administration ►TPA username and password required
8.27.09 TennCare Processing Changes for Lamictal on Aug. 28 ►TPA username and password required
8.27.09 Stolen Levemir Insulin UPDATE ►TPA username and password required
8.27.09 Stolen Advair Diskus Inhalers ALERT ►TPA username and password required
8.27.09 Pads Possibly Stolen from Chattanooga Physicians' Offices ►TPA username and password required
8.26.09 Alleged Forged Scripts ►TPA username and password required
8.12.09 BCBST to Reimburse Pharmacies for Part B Drugs Filed On-line ►TPA username and password required
8.12.09 Stolen Cartons of Asthma Drug (Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution 0.083%) ►TPA username and password required
8.10.09 TennCare Eligibility Redetermination Process ►TPA username and password required
8.7.09 Bogus Scripts in West Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
8.7.09 TennCare Payment Delay ►TPA username and password required
8.7.09 Tennessee Performs Tax Audits of Pharmacies►TPA username and password required
8.6.09 Immunizing Pharmacists Needed for H1N1 Vaccine Program in Tennessee
7.31.09 BCBST to Reimburse Pharmacists for Vaccine & Administration via Medical Claims ►TPA username and password required
7.29.09 FTC to Delay "Red Flags" Enforcement Until November 1 ►TPA username and password required
7.29.09 Urgent--Time Sensive 7/31: CDC Message for Pharmacies Interested in H1N1 Immunization ►TPA username and password required
7.24.09 Ask Congress to Restore PGY2 Funding in Health Care Reform Bills
7.15.09 Colorectal Cancer Screening Survey for Pharmacists ►TPA username and password required
7.14.09 Bogus Scripts Called in in Middle Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
7.10.09 Pad Stolen from East Tenn. Physicians' Office ►TPA username and password required
7.9.09 Bogus Scripts Passed in West Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
7.9.09 Bogus Scripts in Middle Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
7.1.09 All Paper Scripts Must Now Be Tamper Resistant ►TPA username and password required
6.29.09 Mandatory Practitioner Profiles ►TPA username and password required
6.29.09 Stolen Astellas Prescription Drugs
6.24.09 Fraudulent Scripts in Collinwood and Surrounding Counties ►TPA username and password required
6.18.09 Minimum Wage Increases July 24; New Poster Required ►TPA username and password required
6.15.09 URGENT Public Health Alert - LEVEMIR Insulin
6.8.09 Reimbursement for BCBST BlueAdvantage Medicare Part B Drugs ►TPA username and password required
6.1.09 TennCare PDL Changes Effective July 1, 2009 ►TPA username and password required
5.28.09 Fraudulent Scripts in Southeast Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
5.18.09 Professional Privilege Tax Notices►TPA username and password required
5.6.09 Medicare Resources- 1) Mapping ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM; 2) Medicare Part B Immunization Billing ►TPA username and password required
5.1.09 Availability of Tamiflu and Relenza:  The Tennessee Department of Health has asked for the Tennessee Pharmacists Association's assistance in determining and tracking on an ongoing basis if any pharmacies in the state are having difficulty obtaining stock of Tamiflu or Relenza products.  Both the State and TPA have been informed that distribution of these products by wholesalers is currently on an allocation basis.  If your pharmacy becomes out of stock and is unable to obtain replacement inventory in a reasonable timeframe, please send details to TPA at communications@tnpharm.org.
5.1.09 UPDATE-  FTC Will Grant 3-Month Delay on "Red Flags" Rule ►TPA username and password required
5.1.09 State Health Plans - Expanded Coverage of Tobacco Quit Aids ►TPA username and password required
5.1.09 SB774 / HB1110 Shepard-  Patient's Right to Prescription Transparency Act of 2009 - SUPPORT
4.30.09 New "Red Flags" Rule to Detect Identity Theft Covers House Accounts  ►TPA username and password required
4.30.09 Reminder- CMS DMEPOS Surety Bond Requirement  ►TPA username and password required
4.30.09 Swine Flu Information for Pharmacists and Patients
4.30.09 Prescriber DEA Number Stolen ►TPA username and password required
4.30.09 Fraudulent Scripts in Middle Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
4.28.09 ALERT: Copaxone Theft ►TPA username and password required
4.22.09 TennCare Billing Issue - Inderal LA ►TPA username and password required
4.17.09 Insurance Processing Change - Helpful Information ►TPA username and password required
4.17.09 Federal Legislative Alert:  Ask U.S. Representatives to Co-Sponsor and Support H.R. 1970 - Bill Adds Pharmacies to List of Health Care Providers
Exempted from CMS’s DMEPOS Surety Bond Requirements
4.16.09 Blanks Stolen in West Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
4.15.09 Insurance Processing Change ►TPA username and password required
4.13.09 U.S. House Designates "Protect Your Pharmacy Week"►TPA username and password required
4.9.09 FDA Reverses Decision On Morphine 20mg/ml Manufacture►TPA username and password required
4.8.09 Forgeries in East Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
4.3.09 Forgeries in West Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
3.27.09 Forgery in East Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
3.25.09 Pads Stolen in East Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
3.24.09 Update MedicareRx:  Important Reminders ►TPA username and password required
 Includes the following links and topics:
 CMS Will Discontinue the Original E1 on April 1, 2009
"NOTE:  ...some vendors may not be ready for the April 1 change"
--RelayHealth website
--Enhanced E1 Tip Sheet
 Urge U.S. Representatives and Senators to Sign on to and Sponsor DMEPOS Bills
--Find Your Legislators
--More information about H.R. 616
--More information about S.511
DMEPOS Suppliers: Don’t Delay — Get Accredited Now
 --Information about DMEPOS Accreditation and instructions for making enrollment changes
--Contact for Questions
3.18.09 Stolen Blanks Presented in East Tennessee►TPA username and password required
3.17.09 TennCare PDL Changes Effective Apr. 15, 2009 ►TPA username and password required
3.17.09 Fraudulent Phone Scripts in Middle Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
3.16.09 Stolen Blanks Presented in East Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
3.10.09 Urge U.S. Reps to Co-Sponsor H.R. 616, and Thank Those Who Have
3.10.09 CMS: MPDPF Inquiry Mailbox Is No Longer in Use ►TPA username and password required
3.10.09 BCBST/CVS: 2009 PDL; Audit Tips ►TPA username and password required
3.5.09 AccessTN Pharmacy Benefits Change April 1, 2009 ►TPA username and password required
3.5.09 Update MedicareRx: REMINDER:  CMS Will Discontinue the Original E1 on April 1, 2009►TPA username and password required
Includes the following links and topics:
--Additional information on the Enhanced E1
 Medicare Clarifies ‘Negotiated Prices’ Under Part D
--New Rule
3.4.09 Urge U.S. Senators to Co-Sponsor S. 511
2.27.09 Tennessee Prescription Safety Program ►TPA username and password required
2.27.09 Fraudulent Scripts in West Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
2.27.09 Fraudulent Computer-Generated Scripts in East Tennessee ►TPA username and password required
2.17.09 TennCare MAC Price Increases ►TPA username and password required
1.30.09 New TennCare MAC Prices More in Line with Marketplace ►TPA username and password required
1.28.09 Ask your U.S. Representative to Co-Sponsor and Support H.R. 616
1.27.09 Medicare Surety Bonds for DMEPOS Suppliers►TPA username and password required
1.26.09 Adderall and Vyvanse Pricing Errors Possible►TPA username and password required
1.23.09 Forged Scripts in Memphis Area►TPA username and password required
1.21.09 State Legislators Recess - Make Contact Soon
1.21.09 Pad Stolen in Upper East Tennessee►TPA username and password required
1.19.09 Important Update on DMEPOS►TPA username and password required
1.15.09 CoverRx Autoenrollment Issues ►TPA username and password required
1.14.09 TennCare PDL Changes Effective Feb. 9, 2009 ►TPA username and password required
1.12.09 ePrescribing Grant Dollars Available to Independent Pharmacies
1.12.09 Tennessee Mail-Order Pharmacy Laws - Additional Information►TPA username and password required
1.12.09 Stolen Prescription Pads and DEA Numbers►TPA username and password required
1.9.09 Important Pharmacy Audit Information►TPA username and password required
1.9.09 City of Memphis- Health Plan Enrollees Must Use Mail-Order Pharmacy►TPA username and password required
1.9.09 New ASCP Audioconference on Chronic Constipation
1.8.09 Retired DEA Number Used in Memphis Area►TPA username and password required
1.8.09 CoverRx Clarification- Quantity Limits for Behaviorial Health Meds►TPA username and password required
1.5.09 Certification Renewal for Sale of Pseudoephedrine - Is It Time?►TPA username and password required
12.31.08 DEA Number Stolen from Chattanooga Physician►TPA username and password required
12.31.08 CMS to Enforce Fraud, Waste & Abuse Training by Part D Insurers►TPA username and password required
12.31.08 Clarification of Year-End Deadlines►TPA username and password required
12.31.08 Year-End Deadlines and Effective Dates►TPA username and password required
12.30.08 Changes to Medicare Part B Payment for Oxygen►TPA username and password required
12.29.08 RECALL - Hydromorphone HCl 2 mg Tablets►TPA username and password required
12.29.08 CE Program - "Non-FDA Approved Drugs- Often Prescribed Medications Without the Seal of Approval"
12.29.08 TennCare to Disenroll Certain State Assistance Patients►TPA username and password required
12.16.08 Comprehensive Guide to Tennessee Pharmacy Law and More
12.11.08 Resolving Issues with Insurance Companies►TPA username and password required
12.11.08 TennCare PDL Reminder - Change to Diabetic Testing Strips & Meters►TPA username and password required
12.11.08 Final Phase-out of CFC-Propelled Inhalers►TPA username and password required
12.11.08 Immunization Webinar Series Launched►TPA username and password required
12.11.08 Health Debit Card Deadline Changed to June 30, 2009►TPA username and password required
12.4.08 TennCare PDL Reminder - Change to Proton Pump Inhibitors►TPA username and password required
12.2.08 TennCare Notice - PDL Changes Effective January 1, 2009 ►TPA username and password required
12.2.08 Pads Stolen in Northeast Tennessee►TPA username and password required
12.1.08 Dec. 8-14 is National Influenza Vaccination Week►TPA username and password required
11.26.08 Update MedicareRx: CMS Issues a Reminder to Plans on Long-Term Care Pharmacy Contracting►TPA username and password required
 Includes the following topics:
 CMS Issues a Reminder to Plans on Long-Term Care Pharmacy Contracting
 Changes in Medicare Payment for Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment
11.26.08 Fraudulent Prescriptions in East Tennessee►TPA username and password required
11.26.08 Fraudulent Activity in Memphis Area►TPA username and password required
11.25.08 Jan. 1, 2009:  New Rules for FRA/FSA Debit Cards►TPA username and password required
11.25.08 Final Rule on Toll-Free Number on Medication Labeling►TPA username and password required
11.24.08 Apply for Elected Position in APhA by Dec. 3►TPA username and password required
11.24.08 ASHP Foundation Research Grant Programs Accepting Applications►TPA username and password required
11.24.08 TennCare SXC MAC Prices ►TPA username and password required
11.14.08 CMS Open Door Forum on e-Prescribing - Nov. 19►TPA username and password required
11.14.08 CMS Extends e-Prescribing Exemption for Computer Generated Faxes►TPA username and password required
11.11.08 1) TennCare Retroactive Billing 2) SXC MAC Pricing►TPA username and password required
10.24.08 REMINDER - State Pharmacy Associations CE Survey Ends Oct. 31►TPA username and password required
10.22.08 Deadline for Community CCRx MTM Cases►TPA username and password required
10.21.08 TennCare Problem Revisited - Reimbursement for Certain Generics►TPA username and password required
10.17.08 Update  MedicareRx:  Online Tools Help Beneficiaries with Drug and Health Plan Choices for 2009 ►TPA username and password required
Includes the following links and topics:
--www.medicare.gov
--Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder
--Limited Income Subsidy (LIS) Outreach Toolkit
--Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability
CMS Provides Guidance on DMEPOS Accreditation for Pharmacy Suppliers
--Information about DMEPOS Accreditation
Medicare Hosts National Conference to Promote Electronic Prescribing
--www.hhs.gov/valuedriven
--www.cms.hhs.gov/pqri
--National E-prescribing Conference presentations
--CMS press release issued 10/7/08
CMS Enhances Program Integrity Efforts to Fight Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Medicare
--Fact sheet
--CMS RAC Website
10.17.08 TennCare Problem - Reimbursement for Certain Generics ►TPA username and password required
10.13.08 TennCare Claims Resubmissions ►TPA username and password required
10.2.08 TennCare - Send Problems to TPA Today [Oct. 2] ASAP: 
Throughout today, October 2, 2008, SXC is working onsite with TennCare to resolve problems.  If pharmacies have a specific problem that the Tennessee Pharmacists Association can relay to them for you, please e-mail denise@tnpharm.org or fax 615-255-3528 by 3 p.m. CST today.  The following information will be required:   1) Pharmacy NCPDP#   2) Rx #  3) Brief description of problem.  
10.1.08 TennCare Transition - 1) Progress; 2) ID Cards; 3) Phone Numbers & Claims Info ►TPA username and password required
10.1.08 TennCare Working on SXC Transition Problems ►TPA username and password required
10.1.08 TennCare PBM Notice - DUR/PPS Conflict Codes ►TPA username and password required
9.29.08 Update MedicareRx:  "CMS Announces the 2009 Part D Plan Options" ►TPA username and password required
 Includes the following links and topics:
--www.medicare.gov      
--List of 2009 plan options - all states
--List of 2009 plan options - Tennessee only
--List of prescription drug plan sponsors
--State-by-state fact sheets
--Tennessee fact sheet
 Important Dates
9.29.08 Fraudulent Prescriptions in Middle Tennessee and Beyond ►TPA username and password required
9.24.08 Correction - Accreditation Deadline for Hospice Suppliers ►TPA username and password required
9.24.08 TennCare PBM Transition Notice ►TPA username and password required
9.19.08 TennCare Checks Delayed ►TPA username and password required
9.18.08 Hurricane Gustav Evacuees Prescription Reimbursement