{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-08.80.297","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 08.80.297","heading":"Prescription prices available to consumer.","body":"(a) A pharmacist or person acting at the direction of a pharmacist shall disclose the price of filling any prescription when requested by the consumer.\n(b) No contract or agreement may prohibit a pharmacy, pharmacist, or pharmacy benefits manager from informing a patient of a less costly alternative for a prescription drug or medical device or supply, which may include the amount the patient would pay without the use of a health care plan.\n(c) A pharmacist or person acting at the direction of a pharmacist shall notify the patient if a known less costly alternative for a prescription drug or medical device or supply is available, which may include the amount the patient would pay without the use of a health care plan.\n(d) In this section,\n(1) “health care plan” means a policy, contract, benefit, or agreement that provides, delivers, arranges for, pays for, or reimburses any of the costs of health care services under\n(A) a health care insurance plan as defined under AS 21.54.500;\n(B) a governmental or employee welfare benefit plan under 29 U.S.C. 1001 — 1191 (Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974);\n(C) a plan offered under AS 39.30.090 or 39.30.091;\n(D) a federal governmental plan as defined under AS 21.54.500;\n(E) the Medicaid or Medicare program; or\n(F) a self-insured employer benefit plan;\n(2) “pharmacy benefits manager” has the meaning given in AS 21.27.975.","path":["Title 8. Business and Professions.","Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies.","Article 3. Duties of Licensed Pharmacists."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#08.80.297","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:30Z","sha256":"3e55c535283cb085609cd365d913deb42dfb6e82971f40c04c6c9e79d77af97a","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-08.80.295","next":"us-ak/as-08.80.300"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}