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Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-7-2326

Coverage for prescription eye drops — Refills

Known as the Tennessee Insurance Law

The act spans §§ 56-10-101 to 56-8-206 (1,220 sections).

Acts 2017, ch. 232, § 1.

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: The original date the prescription was dispensed to the insured; or

(2) The date the most recent refill was dispensed to the insured;

(3) The renewal is requested by the insured for a sixty-day supply of the drug at least forty-five (45) days from: The original date the prescription was dispensed to the insured; or

(4) The date the most recent refill was dispensed to the insured; or

(5) The renewal is requested by the insured for a ninety-day supply of the drug at least sixty-eight (68) days from: The original date the prescription was dispensed to the insured; or

(6) The date the most recent refill was dispensed to the insured.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.