South Carolina § 38-71-2310 - Definitions.
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§ 38-71-2310. Definitions.
As used in this article:
(1) "Pharmacist" has the same meaning as provided in Section 40-43-30.
(2) "Pharmacy" has the same meaning as provided in Section 40-43-30.
(3) "Pharmacy services" has the same meaning as provided in Section 38-71-2200(8).
(4) "Pharmacy benefits manager" or "PBM" has the same meaning as provided in Section 38-71-2200(10).
(5) "Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization" (PSAO) means an entity that has contracted with pharmacy clients in the State to conduct business on their behalf with third-party payers or pharmacy benefits managers. PSAOs provide administrative services to pharmacies and negotiate and enter into contracts with third-party payers or pharmacy benefits managers on behalf of pharmacies.
(6) "PSAO-pharmacy contract" means a contractual agreement between a PSAO and a pharmacy by which a PSAO agrees to negotiate with third-party payers or pharmacy benefits managers on behalf of a pharmacy.
HISTORY: 2023 Act No. 30 (S.520), SECTION 3, eff January 1, 2024.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, incorrect references to subsections in Section 40-43-30 were removed.
Editor's Note
2023 Act No. 30, SECTION 7, provides as follows:
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect January 1, 2024, but the recurring examinations by the Department of Insurance provided for in Sections 38-71-2250(B)(1) and 38-71-2340(B)(1) must not begin before January 1, 2025."
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