Oregon Statutes 743B.601 – Synchronization of prescription drug refills
(1) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 743B.601
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) ‘Health plan’ means:
(A) A ‘health benefit plan’ as defined in ORS § 743B.005; and
(B) A self-insured health plan offered by the Oregon Health and Science University.
(b) ‘Synchronization policy’ means a procedure for aligning the refill dates of a patient’s prescription drugs so that drugs that are refilled at the same frequency may be refilled concurrently.
(2) A health plan that includes prescription drug coverage shall implement a synchronization policy for the dispensing of prescription drugs to the plan’s enrollees.
(3) A health plan shall reimburse the cost of prescription drugs dispensed in accordance with the plan’s synchronization policy.
(4) If a drug is dispensed in less than a 30-day supply for the purpose of synchronizing a patient’s prescription drug refills, a health plan shall:
(a) Prorate the copayment; or
(b) Adjust the copayment using a method approved by the Department of Consumer and Business Services.
(5) A health plan shall fully reimburse the dispensing fee for partially filled or refilled prescription drugs.
(6) This section does not apply to prescription drugs that:
(a) Are in unit-of-use packaging for which synchronization is not possible;
(b) Are controlled substances; or
(c) Have been identified by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration as having a high risk of diversion.
(7) The coverage required by this section may be limited by formulary restrictions applied to a prescription drug by a health plan.
(8)(a) This section does not apply to a prepaid group practice health plan with at least 200,000 enrollees in this state.
(b) As used in this subsection, ‘prepaid group practice health plan’ means a health care service contractor that provides physician services to its enrollees through an integrated health care delivery system using, primarily, a single group of physicians contracted on a prepaid, capitated basis. [2014 c.25 § 2; 2015 c.800 § 1; 2017 c.309 § 6]
743B.601 was added to and made a part of the Insurance Code by legislative action but was not added to ORS Chapter 743B or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.