PBM Reform

 

Occasionally, NCAP receives questions from members regarding North Carolina PBM-related laws. The following resource compiles existing PBM statutes, organized by categories, for which inquiries are commonly made. In addition, the resource provides a direct link to the Department of Insurance portal for filing PBM-related complaints.

 

Contents


Consumer Protections

Anti Gag Clause
§ 58-56A-3 

Pharmacy of Choice

§ 58-51-37 

§ 58-56A-15 

Access to Nonformulary and Restricted Access Prescription Drugs

§ 58‑3‑221

Anti-Steering and Incentivization

§ 58-51-37 

Pharmacist and Pharmacy Protections 

Network Adequacy and ‘Any Willing Provider’

§ 58-56A-15 


Audits, Claims, and Appeals

§ 90‑85.50 

§ 58-56A-4 

§ 58-56A-21  

§ 58-56A-5 

§ 90-85.52 

§ 90-85.51 

Pharmacy Rights to Mail/Ship Patient Meds

§ 58-56A-3 

Maximum Allowable Cost Price (MAC)

§ 58-56A-5 

340B 

§ 58-56A-50 

Natural Disaster or State of Emergency

§ 58-3.228


Access to Nonformulary and Restricted Access Prescription Drugs

§ 58‑3‑221

North Carolina Department of Insurance

Licensure of PBMs

§ 58-56A-2 


Enforcement and Civil Penalties for Violations

§ 58-56A-25 

§ 58-56A-30 


File a Complaint with the North Carolina Department of Insurance

Phone: 855-408-1212

Additional Resources

Statutory-related PBM Definitions

§ 58-56A-1