MO SB622

Health carriers offering health benefit plans in Missouri must provide coverage for early refills of prescription eye drops if authorized by the prescribing health care provider, effective January 1, 2013.

Early eye drop refills must be allowed prior to the last day of the prescribed dosage period without regard to coverage restrictions on early refill renewals.

Coverage for early eye drop refills cannot be subject to any greater deductible or co-payment than other similar health care services under the plan.

The requirement does not apply to supplemental insurance policies, including life care contracts, accident-only policies, specified disease policies, Medicare supplement policies, long-term care policies, or short-term major medical policies of six months or less.