OK pharmacy benefits manager bonds.
$1,500 flat. Soft pull.

Oklahoma requires a pharmacy benefits manager to file a surety bond with the Insurance Department before it is licensed. The penal sum scales with your Oklahoma covered lives; this page is the $50,000 tier$1,500 flat at 3% — with one soft credit pull that never affects your score.

Required under 36 O.S. §6963 before the Insurance Department issues a PBM license
Penal sum scales with your Oklahoma covered lives — $50,000 at the smaller-PBM tier, up to $1,000,000 above 100,000 lives
Soft credit pull only — never affects your score, and the rate stays 3% either way
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How it works

Three steps to licensed.

Your PBM license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process:

TODAY · 5 MINUTES

Apply once, online

Company details, ownership information, effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. That is the application.

WITHIN 48 HOURS

Reviewed & approved

Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.

1–2 BUSINESS DAYS

E-sign & file with the Insurance Department

Pay online and receive the executed $50,000 bond, ready to file with your PBM license application. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.

The whole pricing page.

$50,000 bond × 3% = $1,500, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it. Higher covered-lives tiers are still a flat 3%.

1-year term
$1,500
2-year term
$3,000
3-year term
$4,500
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the PBM bond guarantees

A pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) administers prescription-drug benefits for health plans — building formularies, processing claims, and paying pharmacies. Oklahoma licenses PBMs through the Insurance Department and requires a surety bond as a condition of that license.

Under 36 O.S. §6963, before a PBM license issues the applicant must file — and keep in effect — a surety bond in an amount the Commissioner determines is sufficient. The penal sum scales with the PBM's Oklahoma covered lives: smaller PBMs file in the $50,000 range, while a PBM above 100,000 covered lives must carry a minimum $1,000,000 bond.

The bond protects pharmacies, plan sponsors, and the state against a PBM's failure to meet its statutory obligations. This page issues the $50,000 tier at a flat 3% — $1,500. If your covered lives put you higher, send us the figure and we'll issue that amount, still at 3% with one soft credit pull.

36 O.S. §6963 (PBM licensure — surety bond)Under 36 O.S. §6963, before issuance of a pharmacy benefits manager license the applicant must file with the Insurance Commissioner, and keep in effect, a surety bond in an amount the Commissioner determines is sufficient. The penal sum scales with Oklahoma covered lives — smaller PBMs in the $50,000 range, and a minimum $1,000,000 bond for a PBM with more than 100,000 annual Oklahoma covered lives. PBM licensure sits within the broader framework at 36 O.S. §§6958–6968 and 59 O.S. §358. This page issues the $50,000 tier.

You need this bond if you're

Applying for an OK pharmacy benefits manager license through the Insurance Department
A smaller PBM in the $50,000 covered-lives tier
Renewing a PBM license and your current bond is expiring or non-renewing
Entering the Oklahoma market and getting your PBM license here

Five minutes. The whole thing.

These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

Do I pay the $50,000? +
No. You pay $1,500 — the flat 3% of the bond amount. The $50,000 is the surety's maximum liability to pharmacies, plan sponsors, and the state; it is not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
Why is the amount $50,000? +
Under 36 O.S. §6963 the PBM bond scales with your Oklahoma covered lives. $50,000 is the smaller-PBM tier; a PBM with more than 100,000 covered lives must carry a minimum $1,000,000 bond. Send us your covered-lives figure if you are unsure which tier applies.
What if I am in a higher tier? +
We issue any tier at the same flat 3%. A $1,000,000 bond is $30,000 at 3%, for example. Send us your required penal sum and we will quote it — the rate does not change with the amount.
Is there a credit check? +
Yes — one soft credit pull, which never affects your score. It is the only extra step beyond the application, and it informs approval, not price. The rate is a flat 3% either way.
When does it renew? +
Terms run 1, 2, or 3 years — your choice at purchase. You'll get renewal notices 60 and 30 days before expiration, with autopay available. The bond must stay in effect for as long as the license remains in effect.
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