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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-7-3111

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Maximum allowable cost: means the maximum amount that a pharmacy benefits manager or covered entity will reimburse a pharmacy for the cost of a drug or a medical product or device. See Tennessee Code 56-7-3102
  • Pharmacy benefits manager: includes , but is not limited to, a health insurance issuer, managed health insurance issuer as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 56-7-3102
  • Pharmacy services administrative organization: means an entity that provides contracting and other administrative services to pharmacies to assist them in their interaction with third-party payers, pharmacy benefits managers, drug wholesalers, and other entities. See Tennessee Code 56-7-3102

A pharmacy shall not disclose to any third party the maximum allowable cost lists and any related information it receives from a pharmacy benefits manager or covered entity; provided, however, a pharmacy may share such lists and related information with a pharmacy services administrative organization or similar entity with which the pharmacy has a contract to provide administrative services for that pharmacy. If a pharmacy shares this information with a pharmacy services administrative organization or similar entity, that organization or entity shall not disclose the information to any third party.