Nothing in §§ 58-17H-53 to 55-17H-56 shall be construed to prevent: (1) A health carrier, health benefit plan, or utilization review organization from requiring a covered person to try a prescription drug with the same generic name and demonstrated bioavailability or biological product that is an interchangeable biological product pursuant to §§ 36-11-46.1 and 36-11-46.9 before providing coverage for the equivalent branded prescription drug; (2) A health care professional from prescribing a prescription drug that is determined to be medically appropriate.
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