70.973             Insurance Companies, Pharmacies and Pharmaceutical Benefits Management Companies (PBMs) Should Not Require a Diagnosis in Order for the Patients Prescription to be Filled

70.973             Insurance Companies, Pharmacies and Pharmaceutical Benefits Management Companies (PBMs) Should Not Require a Diagnosis in Order for the Patients Prescription to be Filled:

MSSNY will advocate for legislative/regulatory relief, requiring pharmacies, any health plan and pharmaceutical benefits managers to fill prescriptions even if their patient’s diagnosis is not divulged to them.  (HOD 2000-83; Reaffirmed HOD 2014; Reaffirmed HOD 2024)