88R14435 JTZ-D
By: Blanco S.B. No. 2212
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain
price information for a drug or biological product.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 562.003, Occupations Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 562.003. DISCLOSURE OF PRICE; PATIENT'S OPTION. (a) A
pharmacy shall disclose to each patient the lowest cost option at
that pharmacy for the drug or biological product prescribed to the
patient, including any available discount prescription drug
programs that result in a lower cost to the patient than the amount
of the patient's copayment under the patient's prescription drug
insurance plan.
(b) If the price of a drug or biological product to a patient
is lower than the amount of the patient's copayment under the
patient's prescription drug insurance plan, the pharmacist shall
offer the patient the option of paying for the drug or biological
product at the lower price instead of paying the amount of the
copayment.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.