Rhode Island General Laws Title 42. State Affairs and Government § 42-66.2.1-4.1 § 42-66.2.1-4.1. Discount agreements

(a) The contractor shall be authorized to negotiate and enter into agreements with manufacturers and pharmacies to provide discounts on prescription drugs.  In general, the contractor shall seek discounts from pharmacies and manufacturers that are comparable to those available under health plans that provide pharmacy benefits to employees of state and local government entities.

(b) The department of human services and the office of healthy aging, in consultation with the contractor, shall establish maximum prices to be charged an enrollee, and the contractor shall establish and publicize special value prices where it has established a significant discount on a generic drug or where a drug's manufacturer has agreed to subsidize discounts by making quarterly rebate payments.  The contractor shall establish any arrangements for compensating pharmacies where the prices payable by enrollees have been reduced using manufacturer rebates, and for collecting administrative fees paid by enrollees to pharmacies.  The contractor shall establish arrangements for facilitating application by Best Rx enrollees to patient assistance programs offered by participating manufacturers.

(c) Pharmacy dispensing fees shall be uniformly established in advance at an amount that shall not exceed two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per prescription, and shall be paid directly to the pharmacy by the program beneficiaries.