California § 1385.0026 - A pharmacy benefit manager shall not impose any requirements, conditions, or excl
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§ 1385.0026. A pharmacy benefit manager shall not impose any requirements, conditions, or excl
(a) A pharmacy benefit manager shall not impose any requirements, conditions, or exclusions that discriminate against a nonaffiliated pharmacy in connection with dispensing drugs. (b) Discrimination prohibited pursuant to subdivision (a) includes all of the following: (1) Terms or conditions applied to nonaffiliated pharmacies based on their status as a nonaffiliated pharmacy. (2) Refusing to contract with or terminating a contract with a nonaffiliated pharmacy on the basis that the pharmacy is a nonaffiliated pharmacy or for reasons other than those that apply equally to affiliated pharmacies. (3) Retaliation against a nonaffiliated pharmacy based on its exercise of any right or remedy under this article. (4) Engaging in an unlawful action against a covered entity, including a violation of Section 127471. (5) Reimbursing a nonaffiliated pharmacy less for a pharmacist service than the pharmacy benefit manager would reimburse an affiliated pharmacy for the same pharmacist service. (c) This article does not preclude a pharmacy benefit manager or a purchaser of pharmacy benefit manager services from establishing a network of contracting pharmacies.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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