An insurer offering a health benefit plan, as defined in ORS 743B.005, that provides coverage of prescription eye drops shall provide coverage for one early refill of a prescription for eye drops to treat glaucoma if all of the following criteria are met:

1. (1) The refill is requested by an insured less than 30 days after the later of:

   1. (a) The date the original prescription was dispensed to the insured; or
   2. (b) The date that the last refill of the prescription was dispensed to the insured.
2. (2) The prescriber indicates on the original prescription that a specific number of refills will be needed.
3. (3) The refill does not exceed the number of refills that the prescriber indicated under subsection (2) of this section.
4. (4) The prescription has not been refilled more than once during the 30-day period prior to the request for an early refill.

Note: See 743A.001.

Note: 743A.065 was added to and made a part of the Insurance Code by legislative action but was not added to ORS chapter 743A or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

[2011 c.660 §25]