(a) A pharmacy benefits manager shall provide a reasonably adequate and accessible pharmacy benefits manager network for the provision of prescription drugs, which provides for convenient patient access to pharmacies within a reasonable distance from a patient’s residence.
(b) A pharmacy benefits manager may not deny a pharmacy the opportunity to participate in a pharmacy benefits manager network at preferred participation status if the pharmacy is willing to accept the terms and conditions that the pharmacy benefits manager has established for other pharmacies as a condition of preferred network participation status.
(c) A mail-order pharmacy may not be included in the calculations for determining pharmacy benefits manager network adequacy under this section.