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:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-7-2326

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
(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.
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