Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1710: pharmacy benefits; patient steering; prohibition
Status: In committee, June 12, 2026
SB1710 - pharmacy benefits; patient steering; prohibition
What the bill says
An act amending title 20, chapter 25, article 2, arizona revised statutes, by adding sections 20-3337, 20-3338 and 20-3339; relating to pharmacy benefit managers.
From the introduced text, February 2, 2026:
AN ACT amending title 20, chapter 25, article 2, arizona revised statutes, by adding sections 20-3337, 20-3338 and 20-3339; relating to pharmacy benefit managers. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Title 20, chapter 25, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding sections 20-3337, 20-3338 and 20-3339, to affiliated providers; prohibition against steering; definition A. A pharmacy benefit manager may not transfer to or receive from its affiliated provider a record that contains patient or prescriber identifiable prescription information for a commercial purpose. For the purposes of this subsection, commercial purpose does not include pharmacy reimbursement, formulary compliance, pharmaceutical care, utilization review by a health care provider or a public health activity authorized by law. B. A pharmacy benefit manager may not directly or indirectly steer a patient to use the pharmacy benefit manager's affiliated provider by doing any of the following: 1. Communicating through data mining or other similar processes of patient information that are generated from or obtained through the prescription filling process at a pharmacy, including: (a) Contacting the patient verbally or in writing to influence the patient directly or indirectly. (b) Providing a patient with the option to use an alternative pharmacy that is a pharmacy benefit manager's affiliated provider. 2. Attempting to influence a patient to use an affiliated provider. 3. …
Sponsors
- Janae Shamp (R, SD-029) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Introduced and first read
Common questions
- What is SB1710?
- SB1710 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): pharmacy benefits; patient steering; prohibition.
- What does SB1710 do?
- In its own words: An act amending title 20, chapter 25, article 2, arizona revised statutes, by adding sections 20-3337, 20-3338 and 20-3339; relating to pharmacy benefit managers.
- What is the status of SB1710?
- In committee as of June 12, 2026. Latest action: Assigned to Rules (June 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1710?
- Janae Shamp (R, SD-029).
- Where is the official record for SB1710?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85370/?SessionId=130
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