Bill Summary for S 855 (2025-2026)

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Apr 28 2026

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View NCGA Bill Details2025-2026 Session
Senate Bill 855 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 28, 2026
AN ACT TO INCLUDE ALL COMMUNITY-BASED PHARMACIES OPERATING UNDER INDEPENDENT OWNERSHIP IN THE DEFINITION OF INDEPENDENT PHARMACY.
Intro. by Hise, Galey, Burgin.

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Amends GS 58-51-37(6) defining independent pharmacy as a pharmacy with a limited market of 10 or fewer states and that is either not publicly traded or has a pharmacy-focused core business objective (was, a pharmacy that is part of a group of 10 or fewer pharmacies under common ownership, including a pharmacy that is part of a group of one).

Appropriates $100,000 in nonrecurring funds for 2026-27 from the General Fund to the Department of Insurance, to support the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of SL 2025-69 (The SCRIPT Act), effective July 1, 2026.