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MS HB1292
Bill
Status
2/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Carolyn Crawford
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AI Summary
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Division of Medicaid shall apply for a federal waiver to allow coverage for an additional pair of eyeglasses within a five-year period for beneficiaries age 21 and older whose refraction has changed within that period.
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Additional eyeglasses coverage requires determination by a physician skilled in diseases of the eye or an optometrist that a new pair is medically needed to correct the refraction change.
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Division shall implement the additional eyeglasses coverage upon approval of the necessary federal waiver.
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Current law allows one pair of eyeglasses every five years for all Medicaid beneficiaries; this bill adds a second pair option for adults with documented refraction changes.
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Effective date is July 1, 2025.
Legislative Description
Medicaid; division shall seek waiver to allow coverage for additional eyeglasses within 5-year period for adults whose refraction has changed.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/4/2025