Disclosure of prescription drug costs

Act 67 of 2020, § 3, under CONSUMER PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICING AND FREEDOM DISCLOSURE ACT- ENACTMENT.

Act 67 of 2020, § 3

Section 3. Disclosure of prescription drug costs.

(a) Information to covered individual.--A pharmacy or pharmacist shall have the right to provide a covered individual with information concerning the cost of a prescription drug, including the individual's cost share.

(b) No prohibition or penalization.--A pharmacy, pharmacist or contracting agent of a pharmacy or pharmacist may not be prohibited from or penalized by a pharmacy benefit manager or pharmacy services administration organization for discussing the information under subsection (a), disclosing the availability of therapeutically equivalent alternative medications or selling to the covered individual a more affordable alternative if an affordable alternative is available.