KP-0103

Summary

Article 21.52B, Texas Insurance Code ("Any Willing Pharmacy " statute), a court addressing the issue today would likely conclude that, is saved from preemption under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), pursuant to the test set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court in Kentucky Ass'n Of Health Plans, Inc. v. Miller.|Texas Pharmacy Ass'n v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America, the current Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in, holding that article 21.52B, Texas Insurance Code ("Any Willing Pharmacy" statute) is preempted under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), still stands.|Article 21.52B, Texas Insurance Code ("Any Willing Pharmacy" statute), until a court affirmatively concludes that, is saved from preemption, we cannot conclude as a matter of law that the statute is enforceable