Definitions.

Iowa Code § 510C.1, under PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER REPORTING.

Iowa Code § 510C.1

As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Administrative fees” means a fee or payment, other than a rebate, under a contract between a pharmacy benefits manager and a pharmaceutical drug manufacturer in connection with the pharmacy benefits manager’s management of a third-party payor’s prescription drug benefit, that is paid by a pharmaceutical drug manufacturer to a pharmacy benefits manager or is retained by the pharmacy benefits manager. 2. “Aggregate retained rebate percentage” means the percentage of all rebates received by a pharmacy benefits manager that is not passed on to the pharmacy benefits manager’s third-party payor clients. 3. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of insurance. 4. “Covered person” means the same as defined in section 510B.1 . 5. “Formulary” means a complete list of prescription drugs eligible for coverage under a health benefit plan. 6. “Health benefit plan” means the same as defined in section 510B.1 . 7. “Health carrier” means the same as defined in section 510B.1 . 8. “Pharmacy benefits manager” means the same as defined in section 510B.1 . 9. “Prescription drug benefit” means the same as defined in section 510B.1 . 10. “Rebate” means the same as defined in section 510B.1 . 11. “Third-party payor” means the same as defined in section 510B.1 . 12. “Third-party payor administrative service fee” means a fee or payment under a contract between a pharmacy benefits manager and a third-party payor in connection with the pharmacy benefits manager’s administration of the third-party payor’s prescription drug benefit that is paid by a third-party payor to a pharmacy benefits manager or is otherwise retained by a pharmacy benefits manager. 2019 Acts, ch 88, §1 ; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §279 – 281 ; 2022 Acts, ch 1113, §17, 23