1. All contracts executed, amended, adjusted, or renewed on or after July 1, 2025, that apply to prescription drug benefits on or after January 1, 2026, between a pharmacy benefits manager and a third-party payor, or between a person and a third-party payor, shall include all of the following requirements:
- a. The pharmacy benefits manager shall use pass-through pricing.
- b. Payments received by a pharmacy benefits manager for services provided by the pharmacy benefits manager to a third-party payor or to a pharmacy shall be used or distributed pursuant to the pharmacy benefits manager’s contract with the third-party payor or with the pharmacy, or as otherwise required by law.
- 2. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, subsection 1 shall supersede any contractual terms to the contrary in any contract executed, amended, adjusted, or renewed on or after July 1, 2025, that applies to prescription drug benefits on or after January 1, 2026, between a pharmacy benefits manager and a third-party payor, or between a person and a third-party payor.
Section applies to pharmacy benefits managers, health carriers, third-party payors, and health benefit plans that manage a prescription drug benefit in the state on or after July 1, 2025; 2025 Acts, ch 151, §9 NEW section
2025 Acts, ch 151, §6, 9