Pharmacy benefits management; modifying audit processes and requirements; modifying reimbursement rates. Emergency.

SB 1670 modifies Oklahoma's Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act to update how pharmacy benefits managers and other entities conduct audits of pharmacy records. The bill requires auditors to provide at least two weeks' notice before most audits and thirty days for wholesale purchase audits, while also mandating that audits be conducted fairly and without disrupting patient care. Key provisions include exempting pharmacies from financial penalties for innocent clerical errors and requiring auditors to apply identical standards to all similarly situated pharmacies. Additionally, the legislation clarifies that reimbursement recoupments cannot include dispensing fees or drug costs unless there is proof that the prescription was never dispensed or authorized.