Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 540.0277. Pharmacy Benefit Plan: Pharmacy Benefit Providers

(1) the organization and pharmacy benefit manager are prohibited from allowing exclusive contracts with a specialty pharmacy owned wholly or partly by the pharmacy benefit manager responsible for administering the pharmacy benefit program; and

(2) the organization and pharmacy benefit manager must adopt policies and procedures for reclassifying prescription drugs from retail to specialty drugs that:

(1) may not prevent a pharmacy or pharmacist from participating as a provider if the pharmacy or pharmacist agrees to comply with the financial terms, as well as other reasonable administrative and professional terms, of the contract;

(2) may include mail-order pharmacies in the organization's networks, but may not require enrolled recipients to use those pharmacies; and

(3) may not charge an enrolled recipient who opts to use a mail-order pharmacy a fee, including a postage or handling fee. (Gov. Code, Secs. 533.005(a)(23)(G), (H), (I).)