o third-party payer, including a health care insurer as defined in section 26.1-47-01, providing pharmacy services and prescription drugs to any beneficiary may:
a. Prevent a beneficiary from selecting the pharmacy or pharmacist of the beneficiary’s choice to provide pharmaceutical goods and services, provided that pharmacist or pharmacy is licensed in this state;
b. Impose upon any beneficiary selecting a participating or contracting provider a copayment, fee, or other condition not equally imposed upon all beneficiaries in the plan selecting a participating or contracting provider; or
c. Deny any pharmacy or pharmacist the right to participate as a preferred provider under chapter 26.1-47 or as a contracting provider for any policy or plan, provided the pharmacist or pharmacy is licensed in this state, and accepts the terms of the third-party payer’s contract.