1. A health carrier shall not:
- (a) Discriminate against a covered entity, a contract pharmacy or a 340B drug in the amount of reimbursement for any item or service or the procedures for obtaining such reimbursement;
- (b) Assess any fee, chargeback, clawback or adjustment against a covered entity or contract pharmacy on the basis that the covered entity or contract pharmacy dispenses a 340B drug or otherwise limit the ability of a covered entity or contract pharmacy to receive the full benefit of purchasing the 340B drug at or below the ceiling price, as calculated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 256b(a)(1);
- (c) Exclude a covered entity or contract pharmacy from any network because the covered entity or contract pharmacy dispenses a 340B drug;
- (d) Restrict the ability of a person to receive a 340B drug, including, without limitation, by imposing a copayment, coinsurance, deductible or other cost-sharing obligation on the drug that is different from a similar drug on the basis that the drug is a 340B drug;
- (e) Restrict the methods by which a covered entity or contract pharmacy may dispense or deliver a 340B drug or the entity through which a covered entity may dispense or deliver such a drug in a manner that does not apply to drugs that are not 340B drugs; or
- (f) Prohibit a covered entity or contract pharmacy from purchasing a 340B drug or interfere with the ability of a covered entity or contract pharmacy to purchase a 340B drug.
2. This section does not prohibit the Nevada Health Authority, the Medicaid Division of the Nevada Health Authority or a Medicaid managed care organization from taking such actions as are necessary to:
- (a) Prevent duplicate discounts or rebates where prohibited by 42 U.S.C. § 256b(a)(5)(A); or
- (b) Ensure the financial stability of the Medicaid program, including, without limitation, by including or enforcing provisions in any relevant contract.
3. As used in this section:
- (a) “340B drug” means a prescription drug that is purchased by a covered entity under the 340B Program.
- (b) “340B Program” means the drug pricing program established by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 340B of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. § 256b, as amended.
- (c) “Contract pharmacy” means a pharmacy that enters into a contract with a covered entity to dispense 340B drugs and provide related pharmacy services to the patients of the covered entity.
- (d) “Covered entity” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 256b(a)(4).
- (e) “Medicaid managed care organization” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 1396b(m).
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2265; A 2025, 3764)