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| 1 | 1 | By: Blanco S.B. No. 2212 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain | |
| 7 | 7 | price information for a drug or biological product. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 562.003, Occupations Code, is amended to | |
| 10 | 10 | read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 562.003. DISCLOSURE OF PRICE; PATIENT'S OPTION. (a) A | |
| 12 | 12 | pharmacy shall disclose the lowest cost cash price at that pharmacy | |
| 13 | 13 | for the drug or biological product prescribed to the patient. | |
| 14 | 14 | (b) If the price of a drug or biological product to a patient | |
| 15 | 15 | is lower than the amount of the patient's copayment under the | |
| 16 | 16 | patient's prescription drug insurance plan, the pharmacist shall | |
| 17 | 17 | offer the patient the option of paying for the drug or biological | |
| 18 | 18 | product at the lower price instead of paying the amount of the | |
| 19 | 19 | copayment. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |