General Assembly Raised Bill No. 879
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2546
*02546_______INS*
Referred to Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
Introduced by:
(INS)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 879
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 2546
*02546_______INS*
Referred to Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
Introduced by:
(INS)
AN ACT CONCERNING PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 38a-492m of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2012):
Each individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in this state [on or after January 1, 2010,] that provides coverage for prescription eye drops, shall not deny coverage for: [a]
(1) A renewal of prescription eye drops when [(1)] (A) the renewal is requested by the insured less than thirty days from the later of [(A)] (i) the date the original prescription was distributed to the insured, or [(B)] (ii) the date the last renewal of such prescription was distributed to the insured, and [(2)] (B) the prescribing physician indicates on the original prescription that additional quantities are needed and the renewal requested by the insured does not exceed the number of additional quantities needed; and
(2) One additional bottle of prescription eye drops when (A) such bottle is requested by the insured or the prescribing physician at the time the original prescription is filled, and (B) the prescribing physician indicates on the original prescription that such additional bottle is needed by the insured for use in a day care center or school. Such additional bottle shall be limited to one every three months.
Sec. 2. Section 38a-518l of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2012):
Each group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in this state [on or after January 1, 2010,] that provides coverage for prescription eye drops, shall not deny coverage for: [a]
(1) A renewal of prescription eye drops when [(1)] (A) the renewal is requested by the insured less than thirty days from the later of [(A)] (i) the date the original prescription was distributed to the insured, or [(B)] (ii) the date the last renewal of such prescription was distributed to the insured, and [(2)] (B) the prescribing physician indicates on the original prescription that additional quantities are needed and the renewal requested by the insured does not exceed the number of additional quantities needed; and
(2) One additional bottle of prescription eye drops when (A) such bottle is requested by the insured or the prescribing physician at the time the original prescription is filled, and (B) the prescribing physician indicates on the original prescription that such additional bottle is needed by the insured for use in a day care center or school. Such additional bottle shall be limited to one every three months.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 January 1, 2012 38a-492m
Sec. 2 January 1, 2012 38a-518l
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
January 1, 2012
38a-492m
Sec. 2
January 1, 2012
38a-518l
Statement of Purpose:
To require insurance coverage for an additional bottle of prescription eye drops for use by the insured in a day care center or school.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]