Section 176G:4BB - [See also Version 1 as added by a different 2016 act] Coverage for prescription eye drops; coverage for refills in accordance with Medicare Part D guidelinesAn individual or group health maintenance contract that provides coverage for prescription eye drops shall provide coverage for refills of prescription eye drops in accordance with the Medicare Part D guidelines on early refills of topical ophthalmic products when:
(i) the prescribing health care practitioner indicates on the original prescription that additional quantities of the prescription eye drops are needed; (ii) the refill requested by the insured does not exceed the number of additional quantities indicated on the original prescription by the prescribing health care practitioner; and (iii) the prescription eye drops prescribed by the health care practitioner are a covered benefit under the policy or contract of the insured.Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176G, § 4BB
Added by Acts 2016, c. 454,§ 6, eff. 4/13/2017.