(1) Notwithstanding any provisions of a health benefit plan as defined in ORS 743B.005, whenever the plan provides for payment or reimbursement for a service that is within the lawful scope of practice of a pharmacist, the insurer

(a) May provide payment or reimbursement for the service when the service is provided by a pharmacist; and

(b) Shall provide, in the same manner as would be provided for any other health care provider, payment or reimbursement for:

(A)(i) The prescription of emergency refills of insulin and associated insulin-related devices and supplies as described in ORS 689.696; and

(ii) The service provided by the pharmacist;

(B)(i) The prescription, dispensation and administration of preexposure and post-exposure prophylactic antiretroviral therapies pursuant to ORS 689.704 and any rules adopted by the State Board of Pharmacy under ORS 689.645 and 689.704; and

(ii) The service provided by the pharmacist;

(C)(i) The testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the prescribing, dispensing and administering of treatment for SARS-CoV-2 pursuant to ORS 689.662; and

(ii) The service provided by the pharmacist; and

(D)(i) The prescription and dispensation of other prescription drugs by a licensed pharmacist if the State Board of Pharmacy or any state law authorizes the drug to be prescribed and dispensed by pharmacists licensed under ORS chapter 689; and

(ii) The service provided by the pharmacist.

(2) This section is exempt from ORS 743A.001.

Note: 743A.051 was added to and made a part of the Insurance Code by legislative action but was not added to ORS chapter 743A or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.