Minnesota § 62W.075 THERAPEUTIC ALTERNATIVE PRESCRIPTION DRUG

Minnesota Statutes

§ 62W.075 — THERAPEUTIC ALTERNATIVE PRESCRIPTION DRUG

Minnesota § 62W.075

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Ch. 62WMINNESOTA PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER

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Bluebook

Minn. Stat. § 62W.075 (2026).

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A pharmacy benefit manager or health carrier must not require, or demonstrate a preference for, a pharmacy to dispense a therapeutically equivalent or therapeutically alternative drug that costs the enrollee more out-of-pocket than the prescribed drug, unless the substitution is made for medical reasons that benefit the patient. Before a substitution is made under this section, the pharmacy must obtain approval from the prescribing practitioner and must inform the enrollee of the reason for the substitution.

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A pharmacy benefit manager or health carrier must not require, or demonstrate a preference for, a pharmacy to dispense a therapeutically equivalent or therapeutically alternative drug that costs the enrollee more out-of-pocket than the prescribed drug, unless the substitution is made for medical reasons that benefit the patient. Before a substitution is made under this section, the pharmacy must obtain approval from the prescribing practitioner and must inform the enrollee of the reason for the substitution.