Sec. 38a-479aaa. Pharmacy benefits managers. Definitions.
Sec. 38a-479aaa. Pharmacy benefits managers. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 38a-479bbb to 38a-479hhh, inclusive:
(1) "Commissioner" means the Insurance Commissioner;
(2) "Department" means the Insurance Department;
(3) "Drug" means drug, as defined in section 21a-92;
(4) "Person" means person, as defined in section 38a-1;
(5) "Pharmacist services" includes (A) drug therapy and other patient care services
provided by a licensed pharmacist intended to achieve outcomes related to the cure
or prevention of a disease, elimination or reduction of a patient's symptoms, and (B)
education or intervention by a licensed pharmacist intended to arrest or slow a disease
process;
(6) "Pharmacist" means an individual licensed to practice pharmacy under section
20-590, 20-591, 20-592 or 20-593, and who is thereby recognized as a health care provider by the state of Connecticut;
(7) "Pharmacy" means a place of business where drugs may be sold at retail and
for which a pharmacy license has been issued to an applicant pursuant to section 20-594; and
(8) "Pharmacy benefits manager" or "manager" means any person that administers
the prescription drug, prescription device, pharmacist services or prescription drug and
device and pharmacist services portion of a health benefit plan on behalf of plan sponsors
such as self-insured employers, insurance companies, labor unions and health care
centers.
(P.A. 07-200, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 07-200 effective January 1, 2008.