North Carolina § 58-56A-3 - Consumer protections.

§ 58-56A-3. Consumer protections.

A pharmacy or pharmacist shall have the right to provide an insured information regarding the amount of the insured's cost share for a prescription drug. Neither a pharmacy nor a pharmacist shall be penalized by a pharmacy benefits manager for discussing any information described in this section or for selling a lower-priced drug to the insured if one is available. A pharmacy benefits manager shall not, through contract, prohibit a pharmacy from offering and providing direct and limited delivery services to an insured as an ancillary service of the pharmacy, as delineated in the contract between the pharmacy benefits manager and the pharmacy. A pharmacy benefits manager shall not charge, or attempt to collect from, an insured a co-payment that exceeds the total submitted charges by the network pharmacy. Any contract for the provision of a network to deliver health care services between a pharmacy benefits manager and insurer shall be made available for review by the Department. The Department shall report to the Attorney General any violations of this section or G.S. 58-56A-4 in accordance with G.S. 58-2-40(5). History (2017-116, s. 2.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2017-116, s. 3, provides: "The Commissioner of Insurance may adopt rules to implement this act." Session Laws 2017-116, s. 4, provides: "This act becomes effective October 1, 2017, and applies to all contracts entered into, renewed, or amended on or after that date."