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HB0183 • 2015

Insurance coverage-early refills of prescription eye drops.

AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring coverage of early refills of prescription eye drops under health insurance policies as specified; providing for applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Petroff
Last action
2015-03-12
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2015

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Amendments

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HB0183HS001

Standing Committee • House Labor

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by House Labor

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HB0183SS001

Standing Committee • SLabor

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SLabor

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Bill History

  1. 2015-03-12 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2015-03-12 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0103

  3. 2015-03-05 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0103

  4. 2015-03-05 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0103

  5. 2015-03-04 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0103

  6. 2015-03-04 House

    H Concur:Passed 59-0-1-0-0

  7. 2015-03-04 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2015-03-04 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-5-2-0-0

  9. 2015-03-03 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  10. 2015-03-02 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  11. 2015-03-02 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  12. 2015-02-25 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  13. 2015-02-25 Senate

    Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  14. 2015-02-23 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor

  15. 2015-02-09 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  16. 2015-02-06 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-1-1-0-0

  17. 2015-02-05 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  18. 2015-02-04 House

    H COW:Passed

  19. 2015-02-04 House

    Amendment Adopted

  20. 2015-02-03 House

    H Placed on General File

  21. 2015-02-03 House

    Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  22. 2015-01-28 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor

  23. 2015-01-26 House

    H Received for Introduction

  24. 2015-01-23 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
HB0183
Effective
:
7/1/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0498

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA 103

Chapter No.:
161

Prime Sponsor:
Petroff

Catch Title:
Insurance coverage-early refills of prescription eye drops.

Subject:
Requires health insurance coverage for early refills of prescription eye drops.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill requires all public and private, individual and group health insurance policies issued after July 1, 2015, to provide coverage for:

A renewal of prescription eye drops if the renewal is requested by the insured within a specified time
and the original prescription states additional quantities are needed
; or

One additional bottle of prescription eye drops if the bottle is requested by the insured or practitioner at the time the original prescription is filled and the original prescription states the additional bottle is needed for use in a day care center or school.

This bill provides the required coverage is subject to the same deductibles and co
-
pays as other covered benefits.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0183

ENROLLED ACT NO. 103,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring coverage of early refills of prescription eye drops under health insurance policies as specified; providing for applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 26
‑
20
‑
5
01 is created to read:

ARTICLE
5
prescription eye drop refill
coverage

26
‑
20
‑
5
01
.

P
rescription eye drop
refill
coverage required.

(
a)

All individual and group health insurance policies providing coverage on an expense incurred basis, individual and group service or indemnity type contracts issued by any insurer including any nonprofit corporation and individual and group service contracts or certificates issued by a health maintenance organization which provide coverage for prescription eye drops shall
provide coverage for
the following
:

(i)

A
renewal of prescription eye drops
if
:

(
A
)

T
he renewal is requested by the insured at least twenty
‑
three

(2
3
) days for a thirty (30)
day supply of eye drops, forty
‑
five

(4
5
)
days for a sixty
(60)
day supply of eye drops or sixty
‑
eight

(6
8
) days for a ninety (90)
day supply of eye drops from the later of the date that the original prescription was distributed to the insured or the date that the last renewal of the prescription was distributed to the insured; and

(
B
)

T
he original prescription
states
that additional quantities are needed and that the renewal requested by the insured does not exceed the number of additional quantities needed.

(ii)

One (1) additional bottle of prescription eye drops if:

(A)

A bottle is requested by the insured or the
practitioner
at the time the original prescription is filled; and

(B)

The original prescription states that one (1) additional bottle is needed by the insured for use in a day care center or school. The additional bottle shall be limited to one (1) every three (3) months.

(b)

The benefits provided under this section shall be subject to the same annual deductibles
, copayments
or coinsurance established for all other covered benefits within
a given policy. Private third
party payors may not reduce or eliminate coverage due to the
requirements of this section.

(c)

This section shall apply to both p
rivate
and
public
health benef
it plans, as defined in W.S. 26
‑
1
‑
102(a)(xxxiii) and (xxxiv), delivered or issued on or after July 1, 201
5
.

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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