Sec. 4. A health plan shall accept and respond to a request for prior authorization delivered to the health plan by a covered individual's:
(1) prescribing health care provider; or
(2) dispensing pharmacist;
through an electronic transmission that complies with the technical standards developed by the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs for electronic prior authorization transactions (NCPDP SCRIPT).
As added by P.L.45-2017, SEC.1.