{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-550.831","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.831","heading":"Contractual restrictions and limitations with pharmacists or pharmacies; disclosure of costs; payment at point of sale.","body":"Sec. 21.\n\n(1) A contract between a pharmacy benefit manager and a pharmacist or a pharmacy that provides drug coverage for health plans must not prohibit or restrict a pharmacy or pharmacist from, or penalize a pharmacy or pharmacist for, disclosing to a covered person or enrollee health care information that the pharmacy or pharmacist considers appropriate regarding any of the following:\n\n(a) The nature of the treatment or the risks or the alternatives to the treatment.\n\n(b) The availability of alternate therapies, consultations, or tests.\n\n(2) A pharmacy benefit manager shall not prohibit a pharmacy or pharmacist from discussing information regarding the total cost for pharmacist services for a drug or from selling a more affordable alternative to the covered person or enrollee if a more affordable alternative is available.\n\n(3) A carrier, health plan, or pharmacy benefit manager shall not require a covered person or enrollee to make a payment for a prescription drug at the point of sale in an amount greater than the lesser of the following:\n\n(a) The applicable copayment, coinsurance, and deductible.\n\n(b) The final reimbursement amount to the network pharmacy.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 550","Act Act-11-of-2022"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-550-831","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"260d50a782ac9896af9d643bc3765cbe8325d62130a5fd6e5ce3dbf8406c42c2","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-550.829","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-550.833"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}