N.M. Stat. § 27-2-12.21
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§ 27-2-12.21. Medical assistance; pharmacy benefits; prescription synchronization
Official statutory text
A. In accordance with federal law, the secretary shall adopt and promulgate rules that allow a recipient to fill or refill a prescription for less than a thirty-day supply of a prescription drug and apply a prorated daily copayment or coinsurance, if applicable, for the fill or refill, if:
(1) the prescribing practitioner or the pharmacist determines the fill or refill to be in the best interest of the patient;
(2) the recipient requests or agrees to receive less than a thirty-day supply of the prescription drug; and
(3) the reduced fill or refill is made for the purpose of synchronizing the recipient's prescription drug fills.
B. Medical assistance coverage shall not:
(1) deny coverage for the filling of a chronic medication when the fill is made in accordance with a plan to synchronize multiple prescriptions for the recipient pursuant to Subsection A of this section established among the department or the recipient's managed care plan, the prescribing practitioner and a pharmacist. The medical assistance coverage shall allow a pharmacy to override any denial indicating that a prescription is being refilled too soon for the purposes of medication synchronization; and
(2) prorate a dispensing fee to a pharmacy that fills a prescription with less than a thirty-day supply of prescription drug pursuant to Subsection A of this section. The medical assistance coverage shall pay in full a dispensing fee for a partially filled or refilled prescription for each prescription dispensed, regardless of any prorated copayment or coinsurance that the recipient may pay for prescription synchronization services.
(1) the prescribing practitioner or the pharmacist determines the fill or refill to be in the best interest of the patient;
(2) the recipient requests or agrees to receive less than a thirty-day supply of the prescription drug; and
(3) the reduced fill or refill is made for the purpose of synchronizing the recipient's prescription drug fills.
B. Medical assistance coverage shall not:
(1) deny coverage for the filling of a chronic medication when the fill is made in accordance with a plan to synchronize multiple prescriptions for the recipient pursuant to Subsection A of this section established among the department or the recipient's managed care plan, the prescribing practitioner and a pharmacist. The medical assistance coverage shall allow a pharmacy to override any denial indicating that a prescription is being refilled too soon for the purposes of medication synchronization; and
(2) prorate a dispensing fee to a pharmacy that fills a prescription with less than a thirty-day supply of prescription drug pursuant to Subsection A of this section. The medical assistance coverage shall pay in full a dispensing fee for a partially filled or refilled prescription for each prescription dispensed, regardless of any prorated copayment or coinsurance that the recipient may pay for prescription synchronization services.
Status: in_force
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