AN ACT
ENTITLED, An Act to establish certain provisions regarding pharmacy benefits management.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That chapter 58-29E be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That chapter 58-29E be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
A pharmacy benefits manager may neither prohibit nor penalize a pharmacist or pharmacy for
providing cost-sharing information on the amount a covered individual may pay for a particular
prescription drug.
Section 2. That chapter 58-33 be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
Section 2. That chapter 58-33 be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
The following acts or practices by a pharmacy benefits manager are declared to be false,
misleading, deceptive, or unfair:
(1) Prohibiting a pharmacist or pharmacy for providing cost-sharing information on the
amount that a covered individual may pay for a particular prescription drug by a
pharmacist or pharmacy; or
(2) Penalizing a pharmacist or pharmacy for providing cost-sharing information on the
amount that a covered individual may pay for a particular prescription drug by a
pharmacist or pharmacy.
An Act to establish certain provisions regarding pharmacy benefits management.
An Act to establish certain provisions regarding pharmacy benefits management.
I certify that the attached Act originated in the
SENATE as Bill No. 141
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Secretary of the Senate ____________________________
President of the Senate
Attest:
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Secretary of the Senate
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Attest:
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Chief Clerk
Senate Bill No. 141 File No. ____ Chapter No. ______ |
Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ ,
20____ at ____________ M.
By _________________________
for the Governor
The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________ , A.D., 20___
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Governor STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss.
Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________ , 20___
____________________________ Secretary of State
By _________________________ |