Section 33-2-2407 - Transparency report to the commissioner(1) By July 1 each year for the immediately preceding calendar year, each pharmacy benefit manager doing business in this state shall report to the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner the following information regarding prescription drug benefits provided to enrollees of each health carrier and plan sponsor and injured workers of workers' compensation insurance carriers in the state with which the pharmacy benefit manager has contracted during the previous calendar year: (a) the aggregate prescription drug spending for all of the pharmacy benefit manager's health carrier, plan sponsor, and workers' compensation insurance carrier clients in this state;(b) the aggregate prescription drug spending as described in subsection (1)(a) net of all rebates and other fees and payments, direct or indirect, from all sources;(c) the aggregate dollar amount of all rebates that the pharmacy benefit manager received from all manufacturers for all health carrier, plan sponsor, and workers' compensation insurance carrier clients in this state;(d) the aggregate dollar amount of all fees from all sources, direct or indirect, that the pharmacy benefit manager received for all of the pharmacy benefit manager's health carrier, plan sponsor, and workers' compensation insurance carrier clients in this state and the reason for the fees;(e) the aggregate dollar amount of all retained rebates and fees, as listed in subsection (1)(d), that the pharmacy benefit manager received from all sources, direct or indirect, that were not passed through to health carrier, plan sponsor, and workers' compensation insurance carrier clients in this state;(f) the aggregate retained rebate and fees percentage;(g) the highest, lowest, and mean aggregate retained rebate and fees percentage for all of the pharmacy benefit manager's health carrier, plan sponsor, and workers' compensation insurance carrier clients in this state;(h) deidentified claims-level information in electronic format that allows the commissioner to sort and analyze the following information for each claim: (i) the drug and quantity for each prescription;(ii) whether the claim required prior authorization;(iii) patient cost-sharing paid on each prescription;(iv) the amount paid to the pharmacy for each prescription, net of the aggregate amount of fees or other assessments imposed on the pharmacy by the pharmacy benefit manager, including point-of-sale and retroactive charges;(v) any spread between the net amount paid to the pharmacy as calculated in subsection (1)(h)(iv) and the amount charged to the health carrier, plan sponsor, or workers' compensation insurance carrier client;(vi) the pharmacy used for each prescription;(vii) whether the pharmacy is or is not: (A) under common control or ownership with the pharmacy benefit manager;(B) a preferred pharmacy under the health benefit plan; or(C) a mail-order pharmacy; and(viii) whether enrollees or injured workers are required by the health benefit plan or workers' compensation insurance carrier to use the pharmacy; and(i) the aggregate amount of rebates passed on by the pharmacy benefit manager to the enrollees of each health carrier and plan sponsor client in this state at the point of sale that reduced the enrollee's applicable deductible, copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing amount.(2) For the purposes of this section, the aggregate retained rebate and fee percentage must be calculated for each health carrier, plan sponsor, and workers' compensation insurance carrier for rebates and fees received in the previous calendar year by dividing the sum total dollar amount of rebates and fees from all manufacturers for all utilization of enrollees of a health carrier or plan sponsor and injured workers of a workers' compensation insurance carrier that was not passed through to the health carrier, plan sponsor, or workers' compensation insurance carrier by the sum total dollar amount of all rebates and fees received from all sources, direct or indirect, for all enrollees of a health carrier or plan sponsor and injured workers of a workers' compensation insurance carrier.(3) The commissioner may request more detailed information from a pharmacy benefit manager for any aggregate data reported under this section, including information to verify a pharmacy benefit manager's reported amounts of rebates and fees and their allocation to a health carrier, plan sponsor, or workers' compensation insurance carrier.(4) On the request of a pharmacy benefit manager, the commissioner may exempt from disclosure any part of the pharmacy benefit manager's submission that the commissioner determines to contain trade secrets as defined in 30-14-402.(5)(a) Information provided pursuant to subsections (1)(h)(iii) through (1)(h)(v) is considered a response to an examination under Title 33, chapter 1, part 4, and is subject to the confidentiality provisions of 33-1-409. Any data, documents, materials, or other information provided pursuant to those subsections is not subject to subpoena or discovery and is not admissible in evidence in any private civil action.(b) The commissioner may use the data, documents, materials, or other information in the furtherance of a regulatory or legal action brought as part of the commissioner's official duties.(6)(a) By December 31 of each year, the commissioner shall publish on the commissioner's website an aggregated rebate and fee transparency report based on the information submitted by each pharmacy benefit manager.(b) The report may not contain information considered under this section to be confidential or a trade secret.(c) The report must be published in a manner that does not disclose: (i) the identity of a specific health carrier, plan sponsor, or workers' compensation insurance carrier;(ii) the prices charged for a specific prescription drug or class of drugs; or(iii) the amount of any rebates provided for a specific prescription drug or class of drugs.(7) The commissioner may request the information required under this section at any time if the commissioner believes the information is reasonably necessary to ensure compliance with this part.Added by Laws 2021, Ch. 501,Sec. 7, eff. 1/1/2022.