Montana Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies § 33-22-177. Rights of pharmacies

(a) participating in a class-action lawsuit;

(b) disclosing to the plan sponsor or to the patient information regarding the adjudicated reimbursement paid to the pharmacy if the pharmacist or pharmacy complies with the requirements of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, 29 U.S.C. 1181 et seq.;

(c) providing relevant information to a patient about the patient's prescription drug order, including but not limited to the cost and clinical efficacy of a more affordable alternative drug if one is available;

(d) mailing or delivering a prescription drug to a patient as an ancillary service of a pharmacy if the practice is not prohibited under Title 37, chapter 7; or

(e) charging a shipping and handling fee to a patient who has asked that a prescription drug be mailed or delivered if the practice is not prohibited under Title 37, chapter 7.

(5)(a) A pharmacy benefit manager shall:

(b) An addendum or amendment to an existing contract between a pharmacy benefit manager and a pharmacy or a pharmacy services administrative organization is effective only upon signing of the addendum or amendment by both parties.