Kansas Statutes 65-16,122. Same; definitions
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-16,122
- Board: means the state board of pharmacy. See Kansas Statutes 65-1682
- PBM: means a person, business or other entity that performs pharmacy benefits management. See Kansas Statutes 65-16,122
- Pharmacy: means a premises, laboratory, area or other place currently registered with the board where scheduled substances or drugs of concern are offered for sale or dispensed in this state. See Kansas Statutes 65-1682
- Program: means the prescription monitoring program. See Kansas Statutes 65-1682
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) As used in this act, “pharmacy benefits manager” or “PBM” means a person, business or other entity that performs pharmacy benefits management. The term includes a person or entity acting for a PBM in contractual or employment relationship in the performance of pharmacy benefits management for a managed care company, not-for-profit hospital or medical service organization, insurance company, third-party payor or health program administered by the state board of pharmacy.
(b) This section shall take effect on and after July 1, 2011.