Michigan Code § 550.831

Contractual Restrictions and Limitations With Pharmacists or Pharmacies; Disclosure of Costs; Payment at Point of Sale.
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Sec. 21.
(1) A contract between a pharmacy benefit manager and a pharmacist or a pharmacy that provides drug coverage for health plans must not prohibit or restrict a pharmacy or pharmacist from, or penalize a pharmacy or pharmacist for, disclosing to a covered person or enrollee health care information that the pharmacy or pharmacist considers appropriate regarding any of the following:
(a) The nature of the treatment or the risks or the alternatives to the treatment.
(b) The availability of alternate therapies, consultations, or tests.
(2) A pharmacy benefit manager shall not prohibit a pharmacy or pharmacist from discussing information regarding the total cost for pharmacist services for a drug or from selling a more affordable alternative to the covered person or enrollee if a more affordable alternative is available.
(3) A carrier, health plan, or pharmacy benefit manager shall not require a covered person or enrollee to make a payment for a prescription drug at the point of sale in an amount greater than the lesser of the following:
(a) The applicable copayment, coinsurance, and deductible.
(b) The final reimbursement amount to the network pharmacy.
History: 2022, Act 11, Eff. Jan. 1, 2024

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