# Iowa Code § 510B.8: Prescription drugs point of sale > Iowa · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.8 ## Section - **Citation:** Iowa Code § 510B.8 - **Heading:** Prescription drugs point of sale - **Jurisdiction:** Iowa - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 510B / Section 510B.8 ## Text (1) A covered person shall not be required to make a cost-sharing payment at the point of sale for a prescription drug in an amount that exceeds the total amount that the pharmacy at which the covered person fills the covered person’s prescription drug order is reimbursed. (2) A pharmacy benefits manager shall not prohibit a pharmacy from disclosing the availability of a lower-cost prescription drug option to a covered person, or from selling a lower-cost prescription drug option to a covered person. (3) A pharmacy benefits manager shall not impose different cost-sharing or additional fees on a covered person based on the pharmacy at which the covered person fills a prescription drug order. (4) For the purpose of reducing premiums, one hundred percent of all rebates received by a pharmacy benefits manager shall be passed through to the health carrier, or to the employee plan sponsor as permitted by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §1001, et seq. (5) A pharmacy benefits manager shall include any amount paid by a covered person, or on behalf of a covered person, when calculating the covered person’s total contribution toward the covered person’s cost-sharing. (6) Any amount paid by a covered person for a prescription drug shall be applied to any deductible imposed on the covered person by the covered person’s health benefit plan in accordance with the health benefit plan’s coverage documents. (7) If a covered person’s policy, contract, or plan providing for third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical expenses qualifies as a high-deductible health plan under section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code, and a copayment, coinsurance, or deductible paid by the covered person as a cost-sharing requirement under this chapter would result in the covered person becoming ineligible for a health savings account associated with the covered person’s high-deductible health plan, subsection 5 shall apply only after the covered person satisfies the covered person’s minimum deductible, except for items or services determined to be preventive care under section 223(c)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code. 2014 Acts, ch 1016, §2; 2022 Acts, ch 1113, §7, 16, 23; 2025 Acts, ch 151, §4, 9 ## Nearby sections - [Iowa Code § 510B.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.1.md) - [Iowa Code § 510B.2 Certification as a third-party administrator required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.2.md) - [Iowa Code § 510B.3 Enforcement — rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.3.md) - [Iowa Code § 510B.4 Standards of conduct good faith conflict of interest.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.4.md) - [Iowa Code § 510B.4A Retaliation prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.4A.md) - [Iowa Code § 510B.4B Prohibited conduct pharmacy rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.4B.md) - [Iowa Code § 510B.5 Contacting covered persons requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.5.md) - [Iowa Code § 510B.6 Substitute prescription drugs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.6.md) - [Iowa Code § 510B.7 Pharmacy fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.7.md) - [Iowa Code § 510B.8 Prescription drugs point of sale.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.8.md) - [Iowa Code § 510B.8A Maximum allowable cost lists.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.8A.md) - [Iowa Code § 510B.8B Pharmacy benefits managers reimbursements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.8B.md) - [Iowa Code § 510B.8C Clean claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.8C.md) - [Iowa Code § 510B.8D Pharmacy benefits manager contracts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.8D.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C510B_S510B.8. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.