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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Prohibit Insurance Carriers from Charging Enrollees for Prescription Drugs in Amounts That Exceed the Drugs' Costs’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  24-A MRSA §4317, sub-§13  is enacted to read:
 
13.  Prohibition on excessive copayments or charges; disclosure not penalized.    A carrier or pharmacy benefits manager may not impose on an enrollee a copayment or other charge that exceeds the claim cost of a prescription drug. If information related to the cost or clinical efficacy of a prescription drug or alternative medication is available to a pharmacy provider, a carrier or pharmacy benefits manager may not penalize a pharmacy provider for providing that information to an enrollee.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill and changes the title. The amendment prohibits a carrier or pharmacy benefits manager from imposing on an enrollee in a health plan a copayment or other charge that exceeds the cost of the medication. The amendment also prohibits a carrier or pharmacy benefits manager from penalizing a pharmacy provider for disclosing relevant information about the cost or clinical efficacy of a medication to an enrollee.