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AL HB367
Bill
Status
4/20/2023
Primary Sponsor
Phillip Rigsby
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AI Summary
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Authorizes pharmacists to decline dispensing a drug when reimbursement from a pharmacy benefits manager is below the pharmacy's acquisition cost, allowing patients to seek the drug elsewhere.
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Permits pharmacists to discuss alternative treatments with covered individuals when declining to dispense a drug due to inadequate reimbursement.
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Prohibits restrictions on pharmacists from discussing prescription details with patients regardless of payment type, including cash, insurance, third-party, charity, or workers' compensation claims.
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Allows pharmacists to disclose relevant information to patients including cost, reimbursement amounts, alternative therapies, and other information based on professional judgment or to complete business transactions.
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Takes effect on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Relating to pharmacists; to amend Section 27-45A-7, Code of Alabama 1975; to authorize a pharmacist to decline to fill a prescription if the pharmacist will be reimbursed for the drug in an amount that is less than the pharmacist's acquisition cost; and to prohibit a pharmacist from being restricted from discussing matters relating to a pharmacy claim with a patient.
Last Action
Introduced and Referred to House Insurance
4/20/2023