Alaska Statutes.
Title 8. Business and Professions
Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Section 297. Prescription Prices Available to Consumer.
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AS 08.80.297. Prescription Prices Available to Consumer.

(a) A pharmacist or person acting at the direction of a pharmacist shall disclose the price of filling any prescription when requested by the consumer.

(b) No contract or agreement may prohibit a pharmacy, pharmacist, or pharmacy benefits manager from informing a patient of a less costly alternative for a prescription drug or medical device or supply, which may include the amount the patient would pay without the use of a health care plan.

(c) A pharmacist or person acting at the direction of a pharmacist shall notify the patient if a known less costly alternative for a prescription drug or medical device or supply is available, which may include the amount the patient would pay without the use of a health care plan.

(d) In this section,

(1) “health care plan” means a policy, contract, benefit, or agreement that provides, delivers, arranges for, pays for, or reimburses any of the costs of health care services under

(A) a health care insurance plan as defined under AS 21.54.500;

(B) a governmental or employee welfare benefit plan under 29 U.S.C. 1001 — 1191 (Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974);

(C) a plan offered under AS 39.30.090 or 39.30.091;

(D) a federal governmental plan as defined under AS 21.54.500;

(E) the Medicaid or Medicare program; or

(F) a self-insured employer benefit plan;

(2) “pharmacy benefits manager” has the meaning given in AS 21.27.955.

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