SB73 Alabama 2019 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Pharmacy benefit managers, prohibited from restricting pharmacies and pharmacists from disclosing costs information to patients on alternative drugs or other services and costs, enforcement by Insurance Commissioner, audits further regulated including penalties and assessments against pharmacist, Sec. 34-23-184 am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, pharmacy benefit managers are neither authorized nor prohibited from preventing a pharmacy or pharmacist from disclosing information on the amount an individual would pay for a prescription drug if he or she does not have an insurance plan, benefits, discounts, or if the individual paid for the prescription without using their pharmacy benefits. This bill would prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from prohibiting pharmacies and pharmacists from providing this information</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would further provide auditing procedures for pharmacy records and would limit recoupment for certain errors by pharmacy</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from preventing pharmacies and pharmacists from disclosing information on the amount an individual would pay for a prescription drug if he or she does not have an insurance plan, benefits, discounts, or if an individual paid for a prescription without using their pharmacy benefits; to amend Sections 34-23-184 through 34-23-186, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for auditing procedures; and to limit recoupment for certain errors by a pharmacy. </p>

Subjects

Pharmacies and Pharmacists