Prohibited acts relating to 340B Program; applicability. [Effective until the effective date of the initial contract entered into between the Nevada Health Authority and the state pharmacy benefit manager pursuant to NRS 422.4053 , as amended by section 12 of chapter 390, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 2605 .]
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 683A.1785
in effect1. A pharmacy benefit manager shall not:
(a) Discriminate against a covered entity, a contract pharmacy or a 340B drug in the amount of reimbursement for any item or service or the procedures for obtaining such reimbursement;
(b) Assess any fee, chargeback, clawback or adjustment against a covered entity or contract pharmacy on the basis that the covered entity or contract pharmacy dispenses a 340B drug or otherwise limit the ability of a covered entity or contract pharmacy to receive the full benefit of purchasing the 340B drug at or below the ceiling price, as calculated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 256b(a)(1);
(c) Exclude a covered entity or contract pharmacy from any network because the covered entity or contract pharmacy dispenses a 340B drug;
(d) Restrict the ability of a person to receive a 340B drug, including, without limitation, by imposing a copayment, coinsurance, deductible or other cost-sharing obligation on the drug that is different from a similar drug on the basis that the drug is a 340B drug;
(e) Restrict the methods by which a covered entity or contract pharmacy may dispense or deliver a 340B drug or the entity through which a covered entity may dispense or deliver such a drug in a manner that does not apply to drugs that are not 340B drugs; or
(f) Prohibit a covered entity or contract pharmacy from purchasing a 340B drug or interfere with the ability of a covered entity or contract pharmacy to purchase a 340B drug.
2. This section does not:
(a) Apply to a pharmacy benefit manager that has entered into a contract with the Nevada Health Authority pursuant to NRS 422.4053 when the pharmacy benefit manager is managing prescription drug benefits under Medicaid, including, without limitation, where such benefits are delivered through a Medicaid managed care organization.
(b) Prohibit the Nevada Health Authority, the Medicaid Division of the Nevada Health Authority or a Medicaid managed care organization from taking such actions as are necessary to:
(1) Prevent duplicate discounts or rebates where prohibited by 42 U.S.C. § 256b(a)(5)(A); or
(2) Ensure the financial stability of the Medicaid program, including, without limitation, by including or enforcing provisions in any contract with a pharmacy benefit manager entered into pursuant to NRS 422.4053 .
3. As used in this section:
(a) 340B drug means a prescription drug that is purchased by a covered entity under the 340B Program.
(b) 340B Program means the drug pricing program established by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 340B of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. § 256b, as amended.
(c) Contract pharmacy means a pharmacy that enters into a contract with a covered entity to dispense 340B drugs and provide related pharmacy services to the patients of the covered entity.
(d) Covered entity has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 256b(a)(4).
(e) Medicaid managed care organization has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 1396b(m).
(f) Network means a defined set of providers of health care who are under contract with a pharmacy benefit manager or third party to provide health care services to covered persons.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-683A.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026