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Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3406w: Temporary emergency and early refills for prescription drugs; inapplicable after March 31, 2021.

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  1. MI Code
  2. Chapter 500
  3. Act Act-218-of-1956

Sec. 3406w.

(1) Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, an insurer that delivers, issues for delivery, or renews in this state a health insurance policy that provides coverage for prescription drugs shall do both of the following:

(a) Provide coverage for an emergency refill of up to a 60-day supply of any covered maintenance prescription drug.

(b) Provide coverage for an early refill of any 30-day or 60-day covered maintenance prescription drug to allow for up to a 90-day supply, without regard to whether the pharmacy is mail order or in person.

(2) This section does not apply after March 31, 2021.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) "Emergency refill" means a refill where, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, failure to refill the prescription may interrupt the patient's ongoing care and have a significant adverse effect on the patient's well-being as provided in section 17713 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17713.

(b) "Maintenance prescription drug" means a prescription drug that meets the requirements under section 3406t(1)(b)( i ) to ( iii ).

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