§ 59-358 — Pharmacy benefits management licensure – Procedures –

Oklahoma § 59-358

• Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
• Title 59: Professions And Occupations

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Penalties for noncompliance. A. In order to provide pharmacy benefits management or any of the services included under the definition of pharmacy benefits management in this state, a pharmacy benefits manager or any entity acting as one in a contractual or employment relationship for a covered entity shall first obtain a license from the Insurance Department, and the Department may charge a fee for such licensure. B. The Department shall establish, by regulation, licensure procedures, required disclosures for pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) and other rules as may be necessary for carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this title. The licensure procedures shall, at a minimum, include the completion of an application form that shall include the name and address of an agent for service of process, the payment of a requisite fee, and evidence of the procurement of a surety bond. C. The Department or the Office of the Attorney General may subpoena witnesses and information. Its compliance officers may take and copy records for investigative use and prosecutions. Nothing in this subsection shall limit the Office of the Attorney General from using its investigative demand authority to investigate and prosecute violations of the law. D. The Department may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew a license for noncompliance with any of the provisions hereby established or with the rules promulgated by the Department; for conduct likely to mislead, deceive or defraud the public or the Department; for unfair or deceptive business practices or for nonpayment of an application or renewal fee or fine. The Department may also levy administrative fines for each count of which a PBM has been convicted in a Department hearing. E. 1. The Office of the Attorney General, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may instruct the Insurance Commissioner that the PBM’s license be censured, suspended, or revoked for conduct likely to mislead, deceive, or defraud the public or the State of Oklahoma; or for unfair or deceptive business practices, or for any violation of the Patient’s Right to Pharmacy Choice Act, the Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act, Sections 357 through 360 of this title, or Section 9 of this act. The Office of the Attorney General may also levy administrative fines for each count of which a PBM has been convicted following a hearing before the Attorney General. If the Attorney General makes such instruction, the Commissioner shall enforce the instructed action within thirty (30) calendar days. 2. In addition to or in lieu of any censure, suspension, or revocation of a license by the Commissioner, the Attorney General may levy a civil or administrative fine not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not greater than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for each violation of this subsection and/or assess any other penalty or remedy authorized by this section. For purposes of this section, each day a PBM fails to comply with an investigation or inquiry may be considered a separate violation. F. The Attorney General may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of Sections 357 through 360 of this title and Section 9 of this act.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 2014, c. 263, § 2, eff. July 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 409, § 3, emerg. eff. May 4, 2021; Laws 2024, c. 332, § 5, emerg. eff. May 22, 2024; Laws 2025, c. 300, § 7, emerg. eff. May 22, 2025.