Md. Code Ann., Ins. § 15-1611.1
Required use of a specific pharmacy or entity
Effective Jan 1, 2026Added by Acts 2019, c. 550, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 358, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022; Acts 2025, c. 728, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026; Acts 2025, c. 729, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.State of Maryland
- (a) This section applies only to a pharmacy benefits manager that provides pharmacy benefits management services on behalf of a carrier.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a pharmacy benefits manager may not require that a beneficiary use a specific pharmacy or entity to fill a prescription if:
- (1) the pharmacy benefits manager or a corporate affiliate of the pharmacy benefits manager has an ownership interest in the pharmacy or entity; or
- (2) the pharmacy or entity has an ownership interest in the pharmacy benefits manager or a corporate affiliate of the pharmacy benefits manager.
- (c) Except as provided in § 15-847.2 of this title, a pharmacy benefits manager may require a beneficiary to use a specific pharmacy or entity for a specialty drug as defined in § 15-847 of this title.
Added by Acts 2019, c. 550, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 358, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022; Acts 2025, c. 728, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026; Acts 2025, c. 729, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.