A pharmacy, pharmacist, physician, employee, or entity that owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under ownership or control with an insurance company, health clinic, hospital, rural health center, federally qualified health center, pharmacy benefits manager, pharmaceutical manufacturer, pharmaceutical wholesaler, or pharmacy benefits manager that provides a pharmacy benefits plan or program, including prescription drug coverage, or contracts with a third party for prescription drug services under a health benefit plan shall:(1) Disclose to the consumer any ownership interest or possible conflicts of interest with a pharmacy benefits manager, healthcare insurer, or healthcare payor; and(2) Not access and utilize patient information, including either medical information in patient charts or billing claims information, to market or contact patients in order to solicit the transfer of the patient to a particular pharmacy.Added by Act 2021, No. 1053,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Legal Code