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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1385.0028

Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Known as the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act

The act spans §§ 1340–1399 (617 sections).

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 605, Sec. 10

(a) A contract issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, between a nonaffiliated pharmacy and a pharmacy benefit manager shall not prohibit the pharmacy from offering either of the following as an ancillary service of the pharmacy:

(1) The delivery of a prescription drug by mail or common carrier to a patient or personal representative on request of the patient or personal representative if the request is made before the drug is delivered.

(2) The delivery of a prescription to a patient or personal representative by an employee or contractor of the pharmacy.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in a contract described in subdivision (a), the pharmacy shall not charge a pharmacy benefit manager for the delivery service described in subdivision (a). This section does not prohibit the use of remote pharmacies, secure locker systems, or other types of pickup stations if those services are otherwise permitted by law.

(c) Contracts entered into pursuant to this section shall be open for inspection by the department.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.