A pharmacy benefit manager has a fiduciary duty to its payer client that includes a duty to be fair and truthful toward the payer, to act in the payer’s best interests, to avoid conflicts of interest, and to perform its duties with care, skill, prudence, and diligence. This section does not limit a payer’s obligations under applicable law with respect to the administration of health care coverage for plan participants.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1385.0022
Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Known as the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act
The act spans §§ 1340–1399 (617 sections).
Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 605, Sec. 6
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.