§33-51-14. Pharmacy dispensing fee study.

The Office of the Insurance Commissioner shall conduct a study of the cost to dispense outpatient prescription drugs in West Virginia by soliciting data and relevant information from licensed pharmacies and analyzing similar studies conducted in surrounding states within the previous two years.

The study shall be completed and submitted to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability and the Joint Standing Committee on Insurance and PEIA by December 1, 2026, and biennially thereafter. The study and a final report shall be presented by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability and the Joint Standing Committee on Insurance and PEIA on or before January 15, 2027, and biennially thereafter.