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(a) A pharmacy benefits manager or covered entity shall establish a clearly defined process through which a pharmacy may contest the listed maximum allowable cost for a particular drug or medical product or device.
(b) A pharmacy may base its appeal on one (1) or more of the following:
(1) The maximum allowable cost established for a particular drug or medical product or device is below the cost at which the drug or medical product or device is generally available for purchase by pharmacies in this state from national or regional wholesalers; or
(2) The pharmacy benefits manager or covered entity has placed a drug on the list without properly determining that the requirements of § 56-7-3106 have been met.
(c) The pharmacy must file its appeal within seven (7) business days of its submission of the initial claim for reimbursement for the drug or medical product or device. The pharmacy benefits manager or covered entity must make a final determination resolving the pharmacy's appeal within seven (7) business days of the pharmacy benefits manager or covered entity's receipt of the appeal.
(d) If the final determination is a denial of the pharmacy's appeal, the pharmacy benefits manager or covered entity must state the reason for the denial and provide the national drug code of an equivalent drug that is generally available for purchase by pharmacies in this state from national or regional wholesalers at a price which is equal to or less than the maximum allowable cost for that drug.
(e)(1) If a pharmacy's appeal is determined to be valid by the pharmacy benefits manager or covered entity, the pharmacy benefits manager or covered entity shall adjust the maximum allowable cost of the drug or medical product or device for the appealing pharmacy. The adjustment for the appealing pharmacy shall be effective from the date the pharmacy's appeal was filed, and the pharmacy benefits manager or covered entity shall provide reimbursement to the appealing pharmacy and may require the appealing pharmacy to reverse and rebill the claim in question in order to receive the corrected reimbursement.
(2) Once an appealing pharmacy's appeal is determined to be valid by the pharmacy benefits manager or covered entity, the pharmacy benefits manager or covered entity shall adjust the maximum allowable cost of the drug or medical product or device to which the maximum allowable cost applies for all similar pharmacies in the network as determined by the pharmacy benefits manager within three (3) business days for claims submitted in the next payment cycle.
(f) A pharmacy benefits manager or covered entity shall make available on its secure web site information about the appeals process, including, but not limited to, a telephone number or process that a pharmacy may use to submit maximum allowable cost appeals.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 56. Insurance § 56-7-3108 - last updated January 01, 2020 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-56-insurance/tn-code-sect-56-7-3108.html
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