Coverage for prescription eye drops — Refills

Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-7-2326, under Mandated Insurer or Plan Coverage.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-7-2326

(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:(A) The original date the prescription was dispensed to the insured; or(B) The date the most recent refill was dispensed to the insured;(2) The renewal is requested by the insured for a sixty-day supply of the drug at least forty-five (45) days from:(A) The original date the prescription was dispensed to the insured; or(B) The date the most recent refill was dispensed to the insured; or(3) The renewal is requested by the insured for a ninety-day supply of the drug at least sixty-eight (68) days from:(A) The original date the prescription was dispensed to the insured; or(B) The date the most recent refill was dispensed to the insured.

(1) The renewal is requested by the insured for a thirty-day supply of the drug at least twenty-three (23) days from:(A) The original date the prescription was dispensed to the insured; or(B) The date the most recent refill was dispensed to the insured;

(A) The original date the prescription was dispensed to the insured; or

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

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

(A) The original date the prescription was dispensed to the insured; or

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

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

(A) The original date the prescription was dispensed to the insured; or

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