Generally revise laws relating to pharmacies

This bill requires Montana Medicaid and private health insurance plans to treat nonopioid pain medications equally with opioid medications, preventing insurers from placing nonopioid drugs on less favorable coverage tiers or subjecting them to stricter approval requirements. It directly affects Medicaid beneficiaries, commercial insurance policyholders, and healthcare providers by mandating that nonopioid drugs approved for pain management receive the same formulary placement and utilization management standards as opioid drugs. The legislation also allows prescribing doctors to request exceptions if they determine a nonopioid drug is medically appropriate for a patient, even if the insurance plan has restrictions.