Health and Safety Code section 1385.0021

(a)

The director shall withhold from public inspection, pursuant to the applicable state or federal law, information received in connection with an application, including applications for interpretive opinions, submissions, or reports filed by a pharmacy benefit manager, if, in the opinion of the director, the public inspection of the information is not necessary for the purposes of the law under which the information was filed, and the information is reasonably shown to meet either of the following:

(1)

The information is proprietary or of a confidential business nature, including trade secrets, the information has been confidentially maintained by the business entity, and the release of the information would be damaging or prejudicial to the business concern.

(2)

The information is such that the private or public interest is served by withholding the information.

(b)

Requests for confidentiality of information shall be submitted to and processed by the department consistent with regulations adopted and amended pursuant to this chapter relating to the request for confidentiality of information.

Source: Section 1385.0021, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=1385.­0021.­ (updated Jun. 30, 2025; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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