Patient freedom of choice

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-92-414 — under Pharmacists and Pharmacies.

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-92-414

A nonprofit, tax exempt, or governmentally funded hospital that holds a retail pharmacy permit and participates in the 340B Drug Pricing Program shall ensure that a patient who is eligible under the 340B Drug Pricing Program who is seeking to obtain pharmaceutical supplies and services upon discharge from a hospital emergency department, inpatient hospital, or hospital outpatient clinic is informed that the patient has the freedom of choice to obtain pharmaceutical supplies and services from the pharmacy of his or her choice.