UNE’s Kenneth McCall elected as chair of the MaineCare DUR Committee

Kenneth McCall

Kenneth McCall, BSPharm, Pharm.D., CGP, associate professor for the Department of Pharmacy Practice, has been elected to serve as chair of the MaineCare Drug Utilization Review (DUR) Committee.

Composed of physicians and pharmacists, the DUR Committee serves in an advisory role to the Office of MaineCare Services. As committee chair, McCall will preside over meetings, work to comprehensively review each new FDA approved drug and perform ongoing safety evaluations of drugs.

In compliance with federal and state requirements, the DUR Committee determines policy, procedures and standards for the implementation of Maine DUR efforts. The committee primarily focuses on the utilization of drugs as well as the education of providers and recipients to maximize the quality of care provided. The DUR Committee also reviews drug utilization reports and is authorized to review all data, including net drug costs, that are necessary to monitor and maintain the Department of Health and Human Services’s Preferred Drug List for the state Medicaid program. 

 

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About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.