Ala. Code § 27-45-3

Choice of Pharmaceutical Services; Right to Participate as Contracting Provider.

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 714 So. 2d 293 - Blue Cross and Blue Shield v. Nielsen (1998)

Most recently applied in 714 So. 2d 293 - Blue Cross and Blue Shield v. Nielsen (April 1998)

(Acts 1988, No. 88-379, p. 565, §3.)

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No health insurance policy or employee benefit plan which is delivered, renewed, issued for delivery, or otherwise contracted for in this state shall:

(1) Prevent any person who is a party to or beneficiary of any such health insurance policy or employee benefit plan from selecting the pharmacy or pharmacist of his choice to furnish the pharmaceutical services, including without limitation, prescription drugs, offered by said policy or plan or interfere with said selection provided the pharmacy or pharmacist is licensed to furnish such pharmaceutical services in this state; or

(2) Deny any pharmacy or pharmacist the right to participate as a contracting provider for such policy or plan provided the pharmacist is licensed to furnish pharmaceutical services, including without limitation, prescription drugs offered by said policy or plan.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.