{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-58-56a-50","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-56A-50","heading":"Contracts with 340B covered entities.","body":"(a)\tA contract entered into between a pharmacy benefits manager and a 340B covered entity's pharmacy or between a pharmacy benefits manager and a 340B contract pharmacy shall not do any of the following:\n(1)\tRestrict access to a pharmacy network or adjust 340B drug reimbursement rates based on whether a pharmacy dispenses drugs under the 340B drug discount program.\n(2)\tAssess any additional, or vary the amount of any, fees, chargebacks, or other adjustments on the basis of a drug being dispensed under the 340B drug discount program or a pharmacy's status as a 340B covered entity or a 340B contract pharmacy. This section does not prevent adjustments to correct errors or overpayments resulting from an adjudicated claim.\n(b)\tNo pharmacy benefits manager making payments pursuant to a health benefit plan shall discriminate against a 340B covered entity or a 340B contract pharmacy in a manner that prevents or interferes with an enrollee's choice to receive a prescription drug from an in-network 340B covered entity or an in-network 340B contract pharmacy.\n(c)\tThe provisions of G.S. 58-51-37 shall apply to pharmacy benefits managers with respect to 340B covered entities and 340B contract pharmacies.\n(d)\tAny provision of a contract entered into between a pharmacy benefits manager and a 340B covered entity or 340B contract pharmacy that is contrary to this section is unenforceable. (2021-161, s. 1(b).)","path":["Chapter 58. Insurance.","Article 56A. Pharmacy Benefits Management."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_58/GS_58-56A-50.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:06:53Z","sha256":"d14a908a0210f01f43cfaa27bf47423ce969ef7bd05370f3b5d0e42cee11683d","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-58-56a-45","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-58-56a-55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}