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    (a)    (1)    A pharmacy and therapeutics committee shall:

            (i)    include clinical specialists that represent the needs of a purchaser’s beneficiaries; and

            (ii)    include at least one practicing pharmacist and one practicing physician who are independent of any developer or manufacturer of prescription drugs.

        (2)    A majority of the members of a pharmacy and therapeutics committee shall be practicing physicians or practicing pharmacists.

    (b)    Each member of a pharmacy and therapeutics committee shall sign a conflict of interest statement updated at least annually disclosing any economic interest or relationship that could influence the pharmacy and therapeutics committee’s decisions.