Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 735 § 735.537 — Reports to department regarding payments received from manufacturers and
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 735 ·
Oregon Code § 735.537·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Reports to department regarding payments received from manufacturers and
disposition of payments from manufacturers.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) Administrative
fee means the administrative and service fees charged by pharmacy benefit
managers to manufacturers and carriers that are typically a percentage of the
list price of a prescription drug.
(b) Carrier has
the meaning given that term in ORS 743B.005.
(c) Manufacturer
has the meaning given that term in ORS 646A.689.
(d) Prescription
drug has the meaning given that term in ORS 646A.689.
(e) Spread
pricing means the difference between the amount an insurer pays a pharmacy
benefit manager and the amount that the pharmacy benefit manager reimburses a
pharmacy for a beneficiarys prescription.
(2) Not later
than June 1 of each calendar year, a pharmacy benefit manager licensed under
ORS 735.532 shall file a report with the Department of Consumer and Business
Services. The report must contain, for the immediately preceding calendar year:
(a) The
aggregated dollar amount of rebates, fees, price protection payments and any
other payments the pharmacy benefit manager received from manufacturers:
(A) Related to
managing the pharmacy benefits for carriers issuing health benefit plans in
this state; and
(B) That were:
(i) Passed on to
carriers issuing health benefit plans in this state or enrollees at the point
of sale of a prescription drug in this state; or
(ii) Retained as
revenue by the pharmacy benefit manager.
(b) The total
dispensing fees paid to the pharmacy benefit manager and to pharmacies.
(c) The total
administrative fees obtained and retained from manufacturers and carriers.
(d) Moneys
obtained through spread pricing, pay-for-performance or similar means.
(3) The report
described in subsection (2) of this section may not disclose:
(a) The identity
of a carrier or an enrollee;
(b) The price
charged for a specific prescription drug or class of drugs; or
(c) The amount of
any rebate or fee provided for a specific prescription drug or class of
prescription drugs.
(4) Information
submitted to the department under this section is confidential and not subject
to disclosure except as provided in subsection (5) of this section and ORS
705.137.
(5) Not later
than October 1 of each calendar year, the department shall publish on the
departments website the aggregated data from all reports filed by pharmacy
benefit managers under this section for the preceding calendar year. The
department shall publish the data in a manner that does not disclose
confidential information of pharmacy benefit managers. [2023 c.466 §2; 2024
c.87 §8]
Note:
See note under 735.530.
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 735.537
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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