Each group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of § 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in this state that provides coverage for prescription eye drops, shall not deny coverage for a renewal of prescription eye drops when (1) the renewal is requested by the insured less than thirty days from the later of (A) the date the original prescription was distributed to the insured, or (B) the date the last renewal of such prescription was distributed to the insured, and (2) the prescribing physician, prescribing advanced practice registered nurse or prescribing optometrist 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.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-518l

  • Insurance: means any agreement to pay a sum of money, provide services or any other thing of value on the happening of a particular event or contingency or to provide indemnity for loss in respect to a specified subject by specified perils in return for a consideration. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
  • Insured: means a person to whom or for whose benefit an insurer makes a promise in an insurance policy. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
  • Policy: means any document, including attached endorsements and riders, purporting to be an enforceable contract, which memorializes in writing some or all of the terms of an insurance contract. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
  • State: means any state, district, or territory of the United States. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
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