A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require pharmacists or anyone dispensing or selling prescription drugs to inform the patient if the cost of the prescription drug is less than the cost of the insurance co-pay under the pharmacy practice act.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 4A of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes is amended by adding the following new section to read:
"§ 90‑85.32A.  Notify patient; cost of drug less than insurance co-pay.
A pharmacist or anyone authorized to dispense or sell prescription drugs to a patient under this Article shall inform the patient filling or refilling a prescription drug order whether the cost of the prescription drug is less than the cost of the patient's co-payment under his or her insurance plan."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.