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K.S.A. 40-3829

Pharmacy benefits managers; maximum allowable cost pricing; definitions

L. 2016, ch. 13, § 1; L. 2022, ch. 44, § 9; July 1.

As used in K.S.A. 40-3829 and 40-3830 , and amendments thereto:

(a) "List" means the list of drugs for which maximum allowable costs have been established;

(b) "maximum allowable cost" or "MAC" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 40-3822 , and amendments thereto;

(c) "network pharmacy" means a pharmacy that contracts with a pharmacy benefits manager;

(d) "pharmacy benefits manager" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 40-3822 , and amendments thereto;

(e) "pharmacy benefits plan or pharmacy benefits program" means a plan or program that pays for, reimburses, covers the cost of or otherwise provides for pharmacist services to individuals who reside in or are employed in this state; and

(f) "wholesaler" means a person or entity that sells and distributes prescription pharmaceutical products, including, but not limited to, a full line of brand name, generic and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals and that offers regular and private delivery to a pharmacy.

Official source: Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Kansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.