South Dakota Statutes
§ 58-29E-8 — Substitute drug--Dispensation.
A pharmacy benefit manager may request that a lower - priced generic and therapeutically equivalent prescription drug be dispensed to a covered individual, as a substitute for a higher - priced prescription drug. If the substitute prescription drug's net cost is higher for the covered individual or the third-party payor than the originally prescribed drug, the substitution may be made only for medical reasons that benefit the covered individual. If a substitution is being requested pursuant to this section, the pharmacy benefit manager must obtain the approval of the prescribing health professional. Nothing in this section permits the substitution of an equivalent drug product contrary to § 36-11-46.2 .
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Legislative History
SL 2004, ch 311, § 8; SL 2023, ch 166, § 9.
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§ 58-1-1
Citation of title.§ 58-1-11
General saving clause.§ 58-1-13
Severability of provisions.§ 58-1-14
Notice of nonrenewal of policy must be mailed sixty days prior to renewal date--Exceptions.§ 58-1-14.1
Notice of refusal to renew--Thirty§ 58-1-16.1
Applicability of §§ 58-1-18
Repealed by SL 2012, ch 252, § 30.§ 58-1-2
Definition of terms.