Minn. Stat. § 62W.075
Therapeutic Alternative Prescription Drug
Minnesota · Minnesota Statutes Chapter 62W — Minnesota Pharmacy Benefit Manager · Status: effective
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- Minn. Stat. § 62W.075, Therapeutic Alternative Prescription Drug, Minnesota, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1697944
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A pharmacy benefit manager or health carrier must not require, or demonstrate a preference for, a pharmacy to dispense a therapeutically equivalent or therapeutically alternative drug that costs the enrollee more out-of-pocket than the prescribed drug, unless the substitution is made for medical reasons that benefit the patient. Before a substitution is made under this section, the pharmacy must obtain approval from the prescribing practitioner and must inform the enrollee of the reason for the substitution.