Bill Summary for H 684 (2023-2024)

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Apr 26 2023

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
House Bill 684 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 18, 2023
AN ACT TO REQUIRE HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS THAT PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS TO ALSO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR EARLY REFILLS.
Intro. by K. Baker, Reeder, Crawford, White.

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House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following change.

Amends proposed GS 58-3-295 by amending the second condition that must be met before a health benefit insurance plan that provides coverage for prescription eye drops cannot deny coverage for a refill of an eye drop prescription to require that the refill requested by the insured would not exceed the limit, if any, on the number of refills for that prescription that the prescribing health care provider indicated on the original prescription (was, the prescribing health care provider indicates on the original prescription that the patient needs additional quantities of eye drops, and the insured patient’s request for a refill of eye drops does not exceed the number of additional quantities needed).