Pharmacy Refund

Legend drugs are drugs or gases required by federal law to be sold or dispensed in a container labeled with one of the following statements:

• "Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription"
• "Rx only"

Legend drugs or gases must be classified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a drug and not a device.

Nutritional products, blood, and blood components are not considered legend drugs. However, blood derivatives derived from blood, plasma, or serum through a chemical manufacturing process are considered legend drugs.

You must file your MinnesotaCare Pharmacy Refund Return electronically using our e-Services system.

Minnesota Pharmacy Refund Returns are due annually on March 15 for drugs delivered or shipped outside of Minnesota during the previous calendar year.

Refund claims will not be allowed if they are filed more than one year after the original due date of the return.

The refund rate is 2% for 2019, and 1.8% for 2020 and forward.

2020 Pharmacy Refund Instructions

Prior year Pharmacy Refund Instructions 

On your annual return, report the total amount you paid during the year for legend drugs that you purchased from wholesale drug distributors subject to the MinnesotaCare Wholesale Drug Distributor Tax.

Do not report amounts paid for:

• Drugs or devices that are not legend drugs
• Legend drug purchases on which you paid Legend Drug Use Tax

Of your legend drug purchases, report the total amount you paid for legend drugs that you later delivered or shipped outside of Minnesota.

Of your legend drug purchases delivered or shipped outside of Minnesota, report the amount you paid for legend drugs that were returned to you.