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1    AN ACT concerning eye care coverage.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Topical Eye Medication Prescription Act.
 
6    Section 5. Coverage. Every insurer that amends, delivers,
7issues, or renews an individual or group policy of accident and
8health insurance in this State that provides coverage for
9prescription topical eye medication shall not deny coverage for
10the refilling of a prescription for topical eye medication
11when:
12        (1) the medication is to treat a chronic condition of
13    the eye;
14        (2) the refill is requested by the insured prior to the
15    last day of the prescribed dosage period and after at least
16    75% of the predicted days of use; and
17        (3) the prescribing physician licensed to practice
18    medicine in all its branches or optometrist indicates on
19    the original prescription that refills are permitted and
20    that the early refills requested by the insured do not
21    exceed the total number of refills prescribed.