(a) This section applies only to a pharmacy benefits manager that provides pharmacy benefits management services on behalf of a carrier.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a pharmacy benefits manager may not require that a beneficiary use a specific pharmacy or entity to fill a prescription if:
(1) the pharmacy benefits manager or a corporate affiliate of the pharmacy benefits manager has an ownership interest in the pharmacy or entity; or
(2) the pharmacy or entity has an ownership interest in the pharmacy benefits manager or a corporate affiliate of the pharmacy benefits manager.
(c) A pharmacy benefits manager may require a beneficiary to use a specific pharmacy or entity for a specialty drug as defined in § 15–847 of this title.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 16 - Pharmacy Benefits Managers
Part II - Registration and Regulation of Pharmacy Benefits Managers
Section 15-1604 - Registration
Section 15-1605 - Expiration; Renewal
Section 15-1606 - Agreements With Unregistered Pharmacy Benefits Managers Prohibited
Section 15-1607 - Denials, Suspensions, Revocations, and Refusals to Renew
Section 15-1608 - Books and Records
Section 15-1609 - Examinations
Section 15-1610 - Delivery Through Nonresident Pharmacies
Section 15-1611 - Information on and Sales of Prescription Drugs
Section 15-1611.1 - Choice of Pharmacy by Beneficiary to Fill Prescription
Section 15-1612 - Reimbursement for Pharmaceutical Product or Pharmacist Service