<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 58-29E-15 - Discrimination prohibited--340B entity--Exclusions.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 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content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/58-29E-15"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-29E-15" rel="noopener"><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cSENU">58-29E-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cSENU">. </span><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cCL">Discrimination prohibited--340B entity--Exclusions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cStatute"><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cDefaultParagraphFont">Neither a pharmacy benefit manager nor a pharmacy benefit manager affiliate may, directly or indirectly, discriminate against a 340B entity or a pharmacy under contract with a 340B entity, on the basis that the 340B entity or a pharmacy under contract with a 340B entity participates in the 340B drug discount program by imposing terms or conditions that differ from a similarly situated entity that does not participate in the 340B drug discount program.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cStatute"><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cDefaultParagraphFont">Discriminatory acts include:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cStatuteNumber1"><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Reimbursing a 340B entity at a rate lower than that paid for the same drug to a pharmacy that has a similar prescription volume but is not a 340B entity;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cStatuteNumber1"><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Assessing a fee or cost, imposing a charge back, or imposing any other adjustment against a 340B entity, on the ground that the 340B entity participates in the 340B drug discount program;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cStatuteNumber1"><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Restricting access by a 340B entity to a pharmacy network on the ground that the 340B entity participates in the 340B drug discount program;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cStatuteNumber1"><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cDefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Requiring that a 340B entity contract with a specific pharmacy or health coverage plan as a condition of participating in a pharmacy network;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cStatuteNumber1"><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cDefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Imposing a new restriction or an additional charge on a patient who elects to receive a prescription drug through a 340B entity;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cStatuteNumber1"><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cDefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Restricting the method by which a 340B entity may dispense or deliver 340B drugs;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cStatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cDefaultParagraphFont">(7)    Auditing a 340B entity, as provided for under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-29F-1" rel="noopener"><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cDefaultParagraphFont">58-29F-1</span></a><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cDefaultParagraphFont">, more frequently than similarly situated entities that do not participate in the 340B drug discount program;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cStatuteNumber1"><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cDefaultParagraphFont">(8)    Refusing to provide reimbursement or coverage for 340B drugs that are part of a formulary;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cStatuteNumber1"><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cDefaultParagraphFont">(9)    Basing prescription drug benefit coverage or formulary decisions on:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cStatuteNumber2"><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cDefaultParagraphFont">(a)    The 340B status of a drug, including price or availability; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cStatuteNumber2"><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cDefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Whether a dispensing pharmacy participates in 340B drug pricing;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cStatuteNumber1"><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cDefaultParagraphFont">(10)    Imposing on a 340B entity any requirement or restriction that interferes with the entity s ability to maximize the value of the discounts obtained through participation in the 340B drug discount program; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cStatuteNumber1"><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cDefaultParagraphFont">(11)    Imposing on a 340B entity any contractual terms and conditions that differ from those imposed on a similarly situated entity that is not a 340B entity.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440c000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="se640959687774a88bb2e300bb0cd440cSCL">SL 2019, ch 213, § 4; SL 2024, ch 203, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 58-29E-15 - Discrimination prohibited--340B entity--Exclusions.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 58-29E-15.1 - Discrimination prohibited--Treble damages."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 58-29E-15.1 - Discrimination prohibited--Treble damages."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/58-29E-15.1"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-29E-15.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67SENU">58-29E-15.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67SENU">. </span><span class="s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67CL">Discrimination prohibited--Treble damages.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67DefaultParagraphFont">A pharmacy benefit manager or a pharmacy benefit manager affiliate who has engaged in a discriminatory act, as prohibited in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-29E-15" rel="noopener"><span class="s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67DefaultParagraphFont">58-29E-15</span></a><span class="s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67DefaultParagraphFont">, is liable to the 340B entity for damages, including actual and consequential damages, and is liable for reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s13b4f3f464ca435d85b3601af7e88a67SCL">SL 2024, ch 203, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.</span></p></div></body></html>