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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain |
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price information for a drug or biological product. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 562.003, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 562.003. DISCLOSURE OF PRICE; PATIENT'S OPTION. (a) A |
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pharmacy shall disclose to each patient the lowest cost option at |
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that pharmacy for the drug or biological product prescribed to the |
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patient, including any available discount prescription drug |
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programs that result in a lower cost to the patient than the amount |
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of the patient's copayment under the patient's prescription drug |
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insurance plan. |
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(b) If the price of a drug or biological product to a patient |
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is lower than the amount of the patient's copayment under the |
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patient's prescription drug insurance plan, the pharmacist shall |
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offer the patient the option of paying for the drug or biological |
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product at the lower price instead of paying the amount of the |
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copayment. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |