District of Columbia · Through 2026-10-22 (D.C. Law 26-190)

D.C. Code § 47-2885.17b: Discount drug card program.

(a)
The Mayor shall establish a drug discount card program ("ArrayRx DC") by entering into, on behalf of the District of Columbia, a cooperative purchasing agreement with a prescription drug discount program, which may include a multi-state non-profit prescription drug purchasing consortium, for the purpose of lowering prescription drug costs for District residents.

(b)
The Department of Health shall implement the ArrayRx DC program to give all District residents, including those without insurance, access to the lower-cost prescription drugs at critical access pharmacies.

(c)
(1)
The Mayor may designate a licensed pharmacy as a critical access pharmacy for the purpose of negotiating a higher reimbursement rate with the pharmacy benefit manager as a condition of participation in Array Rx DC; provided, that the pharmacy is:
(A)
Not owned by a person who owns more than 3 pharmacies physically located in the District, unless the pharmacy is owned and operated by a Federally Qualified Health Center or the District government;
(B)
Physically located within a geographic area of the District that has limited or insufficient community access to pharmacy services; and
(C)
Open to the public and dispenses drugs to consumers on its premises.
(2)
Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Mayor may waive one or more of the enumerated criteria and designate a pharmacy as a critical access pharmacy after weighing factors related to pharmacy access in the relevant geographic area.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 47. Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]
Chapter 28. General License Law.
Subchapter IV. Other Licenses.
Part C. Pharmacy.

(a)

The Mayor shall establish a drug discount card program ("ArrayRx DC") by entering into, on behalf of the District of Columbia, a cooperative purchasing agreement with a prescription drug discount program, which may include a multi-state non-profit prescription drug purchasing consortium, for the purpose of lowering prescription drug costs for District residents.

(b)

The Department of Health shall implement the ArrayRx DC program to give all District residents, including those without insurance, access to the lower-cost prescription drugs at critical access pharmacies.

(c)

(1)

The Mayor may designate a licensed pharmacy as a critical access pharmacy for the purpose of negotiating a higher reimbursement rate with the pharmacy benefit manager as a condition of participation in Array Rx DC; provided, that the pharmacy is:

(A)

Not owned by a person who owns more than 3 pharmacies physically located in the District, unless the pharmacy is owned and operated by a Federally Qualified Health Center or the District government;

(B)

Physically located within a geographic area of the District that has limited or insufficient community access to pharmacy services; and

(C)

Open to the public and dispenses drugs to consumers on its premises.

(2)

Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Mayor may waive one or more of the enumerated criteria and designate a pharmacy as a critical access pharmacy after weighing factors related to pharmacy access in the relevant geographic area.

Collected 2026-10-26T05:48:18Z. Source file · JSON

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