U.S. Senators Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Sam Brownback (R-KS) have written the Obama administration asking for exemptions from both rules. Similarly, Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) wrote CMS seeking a six-month delay in the accreditation requirement.

In the House, Small Business Committee Chair Nadia Velazquez (D-NY) and ranking member Sam Graves (R-MO) have sent a letter to CMS asking for pharmacies to be exempted from accreditation, while House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee ranking member Rep. Wally Herger (R-CA) has asked for an exemption from both rules


Groups' letters to Congress:

NFIB letter can be viewed here:

http://www.ncpanet.org/pdf/leg/nfibletter.pdf


NRHA letters can be viewed here:

http://www.ncpanet.org/pdf/leg/nrhaletter.pdf

http://www.ncpanet.org/pdf/leg/nrhaletterec.pdf

http://www.ncpanet.org/pdf/leg/nrhaletterwm.pdf


AADE letters can be viewed here:

http://www.ncpanet.org/pdf/leg/aadedmeletter.pdf


DACC letters can be viewed here:

http://www.ncpanet.org/pdf/leg/daccletter.pdf

http://www.ncpanet.org/pdf/leg/daccletterwm.pdf


Congressional letters to CMS & HHS Secretary Sebelius:

Roberts and Brownback letter can be viewed here:

http://www.ncpanet.org/pdf/leg/robertsbrownbackletter.pdf


Stabenow and Lincoln letter can be viewed here:

http://www.ncpanet.org/pdf/leg/stabenowlincolnletter.pdf


Velazquez and Graves letter can be viewed here

http://www.ncpanet.org/pdf/leg/velazquezgravesletter.pdf

Herger letter can be viewed here:

http://www.ncpanet.org/pdf/leg/hergerletter.pdf

The National Community Pharmacists Association, founded in 1898, represents the nation's community pharmacists, including the owners of more than 23,000 pharmacies. The nation's independent pharmacies, independent pharmacy franchises, and independent chains dispense nearly half of the nation's retail prescription medicines. To learn more go to

www.ncpanet.org.

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