{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-21.42.425","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 21.42.425","heading":"Coverage for prescription topical eye medication.","body":"(a) A health care insurer that offers, issues for delivery, delivers, or renews a health care insurance plan in the group or individual market in the state that provides coverage for prescription topical eye medication shall allow the early refill of a prescription for a topical eye medication to treat a chronic condition before the last day of the prescribed dosage period, without regard to a coverage restriction.\n(b) A covered person may request an early refill under this section\n(1) not earlier than 23 days after a prescription for a 30-day supply is dispensed;\n(2) not earlier than 45 days after a prescription for a 60-day supply is dispensed;\n(3) not earlier than 68 days after a prescription for a 90-day supply is dispensed;\n(4) if the prescriber has indicated the number of refills needed; and\n(5) if the prescription topical eye medication being refilled is covered under the covered person's policy.\n(c) A covered person may receive an early refill under this section not more than once during the approved dosage period.\n(d) A covered person may only receive an early refill under this section if the refill does not exceed the number of refills prescribed.","path":["Title 21. Insurance.","Chapter 42. The Insurance Contract.","Article 2. Specific Coverage Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#21.42.425","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:40Z","sha256":"df5f2072a9c4b57733ec13970afa4303e19f3a80cfaed81746d5176e2c2b248a","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-21.42.422","next":"us-ak/as-21.42.430"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}