South Dakota § 58-29E-8.1 Provision of information to a patient.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 58-29E-8.1 — Provision of information to a patient.

South Dakota § 58-29E-8.1

Title 58INSURANCE

Ch. 58-29APHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

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S.D. Codified Laws § 58-29E-8.1 (2026).

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A pharmacy benefit manager may neither prohibit a pharmacist or pharmacy from, nor penalize a pharmacist or pharmacy for, informing a covered individual about:

(1)The cost of a prescription drug;

(2)The amount of reimbursement that the pharmacy will receive for dispensing the prescription drug;

(3)The cost and clinical efficacy of a more affordable alternative prescription drug, if one is available; and (4) Any differential between the amount a covered individual would pay under the covered individual’s prescription drug benefit and a lower price the covered individual would pay for the prescription drug, if the covered individual obtained the prescription drug without making a claim for benefits on the covered individual’s prescription drug benefit.

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A pharmacy benefit manager may neither prohibit a pharmacist or pharmacy from, nor penalize a pharmacist or pharmacy for, informing a covered individual about: (1) The cost of a prescription drug; (2) The amount of reimbursement that the pharmacy will receive for dispensing the prescription drug; (3) The cost and clinical efficacy of a more affordable alternative prescription drug, if one is available; and (4) Any differential between the amount a covered individual would pay under the covered individual’s prescription drug benefit and a lower price the covered individual would pay for the prescription drug, if the covered individual obtained the prescription drug without making a claim for benefits on the covered individual’s prescription drug benefit.