Health & Saf. Code, § 1385.0017 · Article 6.1. Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Health & Saf. Code, § 1385.0017
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) To support the department in the administration of this article and the effective regulation of pharmacy benefit managers under this chapter, and to support the Department of Health Care Access and Information as it pertains to data regarding pharmacy benefit managers and the cost of drugs in this state, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fund, administered by the Department of Managed Health Care, is hereby established in the State Treasury.
(b) All revenues of the department received pursuant to this article, including fees, fines, penalties, and reimbursements, except those collected pursuant to Section 1385.0018, shall be deposited in the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fund and subject to an appropriation by the Legislature.
(c) The department may transfer any revenues deposited into the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fund to the Health Care Payments Data Fund, established pursuant to Section 127674, for use by the Department of Health Care Access and Information, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the administration of the Health Care Payments Data System.
(d) In any fiscal year, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fund shall maintain not more than a prudent 5-percent reserve unless otherwise determined by the Department of Finance.
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History
Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 21, Sec. 25. (AB 116) Effective June 30, 2025.
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