{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1369.6027","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.6027","heading":"PHARMACY BENEFIT NETWORK PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS PROHIBITED.","body":"A health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager may not:\n(1) require a pharmacist or pharmacy to participate in a pharmacy benefit network;\n(2) condition a pharmacist's or pharmacy's participation in a pharmacy benefit network on participation in any other pharmacy benefit network; or\n(3) penalize a pharmacist or pharmacy for refusing to participate in a pharmacy benefit network.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 183 (S.B. 1236), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE E. BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER HEALTH COVERAGES","CHAPTER 1369. BENEFITS RELATED TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND DEVICES AND RELATED SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER M. CONTRACTS WITH PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1369.htm#1369.6027","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"5b9e6becda6aec7f1e4942e2021dd92eda15c9117079d0a209c8ef418dde0ccc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1369.6026","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1369.603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}