West Virginia § 33-54-5 - 33-54-5. Auditor’s searchable pharmaceutical transparency website created.
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§ 33-54-5. 33-54-5. Auditor’s searchable pharmaceutical transparency website created.
(a) By July 1, 2021, the Auditor shall create a searchable pharmaceutical price transparency website, containing the information specified in §33-54-3 and §33-54-4 of this code, available to the public at no cost, and presented in a consumer-friendly, searchable format.
(b) Effective July 1, 2021, the Auditor shall update the information displayed on the searchable pharmaceutical price transparency website within 30 days of receiving updated or revised information from a drug manufacturer or health benefit plan issuer.
(c) Each drug manufacturer or health benefit plan issuer shall submit to the Auditor in writing contact information for those entities or individuals employed by the health benefit plan issuer or drug manufacturer responsible for complying with reporting requirements specified in §33-54-3 of this code, and shall notify the Auditor within 30 days of any changes to this information.
(d) The Auditor shall publish the identity of any drug manufacturer or health benefit plan issuer who fails to comply with the requirements of this article or who submits false or inaccurate information to the Auditor.
(e) The Auditor shall compile a report regarding information submitted pursuant to the provisions of §33-54-4 of this code and submit this analysis to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability created pursuant to §16-29E-1 et seq. of this code beginning on December 30, 2022, and annually thereafter.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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