D.__A pharmacy benefits manager shall provide to a covered entity all financial and utilization information requested by the covered entity relating to the provision of benefits to covered individuals through that covered entity and all financial and utilization information relating to services to that covered entity.__A pharmacy benefits manager providing information under this paragraph may designate that material as confidential. Information designated as confidential by a pharmacy benefits manager and provided to a covered entity under this paragraph may not be disclosed to any person without the consent of the pharmacy benefits manager, except that disclosure may be made in a court filing under the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act or when authorized by that Act or ordered by a court of this State for good cause shown.

E.__With regard to the dispensation of a substitute prescription drug for a prescribed drug to a covered individual the following provisions apply.

(1)__The pharmacy benefits manager may substitute a lower-priced generic drug for a higher-priced prescribed drug.

(2)__The pharmacy benefits manager may not substitute a higher-priced generic drug for a lower-priced prescribed drug.

(3)__The pharmacy benefits manager shall consult with the prescribing health professional or that person's authorized representative and shall:

(a) Disclose the costs of both drugs to the covered individual and the covered entity and any benefit or payment directly or indirectly accruing to the pharmacy benefits manager as a result of the substitution; and

(b) Obtain the approval of the prescribing health professional or that person's authorized representative for the substitution.

(4)__The pharmacy benefits manager shall transfer in full to the covered entity or covered individuals any benefit or payment received in any form by the pharmacy