A policy or contract for a health benefit plan, as defined in § 56-7-2203, that is issued, renewed, or entered into on or after January 1, 2018, and provides coverage for prescription eye drops shall not deny coverage for a refill of a prescription that is a covered benefit under the policy or contract of the insured and is otherwise eligible for a refill if:
(1) The renewal is requested by the insured for a thirty-day supply of the drug at least twenty-three (23) days from: (A) The original date the prescription was dispensed to the insured; or(B) The date the most recent refill was dispensed to the insured;(2) The renewal is requested by the insured for a sixty-day supply of the drug at least forty-five (45) days from: (A) The original date the prescription was dispensed to the insured; or(B) The date the most recent refill was dispensed to the insured; or(3) The renewal is requested by the insured for a ninety-day supply of the drug at least sixty-eight (68) days from: (A) The original date the prescription was dispensed to the insured; or(B) The date the most recent refill was dispensed to the insured.Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 232,s 1, eff. 4/28/2017.