House committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes. 
Amends GS 58-56A-1 changing the term special pharmacy accreditation, to special pharmacy, now defined as a pharmacy accredited as a specialty pharmacy by a nationally recognized, independent accrediting organization that evaluates a pharmacy's compliance with quality, safety, and service standards for handling, dispensing, and managing specialty drugs (was, a certification granted by an independent, nationally recognized accrediting organization that evaluates a pharmacy's compliance with quality, safety, and service standards for handling, dispensing, and managing specialty medications). Makes conforming changes by referring to accreditation as a special pharmacy throughout. 
Amends GS 58-56A-15 prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager from requiring multiple specialty pharmacy accreditations as a prerequisite for participation in a retail pharmacy network that dispenses specialty drugs or from excluding a specialty pharmacy from the right to participate in the network (was, prohibited from requiring require multiple specialty pharmacy accreditations as a prerequisite for participation in a retail pharmacy network that dispenses specialty drugs and prohibited from denying the right of any properly licensed pharmacist or pharmacy that has a specialty drug accreditation to participate in a retail pharmacy network that includes network participants that dispense specialty drugs on the same terms and conditions of other similarly situated participants in the network).
Clarifies that it is the Commissioner of Insurance who may adopt temporary rules to implement the act.

Statutes affected:
Filed: 90-85.50, 90-85.52, 90-85.53
Edition 1: 90-85.50, 90-85.52, 90-85.53
Edition 2: 90-85.50, 90-85.52, 90-85.53
Edition 3: 90-85.50, 90-85.52, 90-85.53