{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-79-2203","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 23-79-2203","heading":"Prescription eye drops - Early refills - Requirements","body":"A healthcare insurer that provides coverage for prescription eye drops under a health benefit plan shall provide coverage for early refills of prescription eye drops to a covered person on and after January 1, 2022, if: (1) For a thirty-day supply: (A) The amount of time has passed after which a covered person should have used seventy percent (70%) of the dosage of the prescription eye drops according to a healthcare professional's instructions on the prescription; or (B) Twenty-two (22) days have passed from: (i) The original date the prescription eye drops were distributed to a covered person; or (ii) The date the most recent refill of the prescription eye drops was distributed to a covered person; (2) The healthcare professional indicates on the original prescription that additional quantities of the prescription eye drops are needed; (3) A refill request of a covered person for prescription eye drops does not exceed the number of additional quantities needed as described in subdivision (2) of this section; and (4) The prescription eye drops prescribed by a healthcare professional are a covered benefit under the health benefit plan of the covered person. Added by Act 2021, No. 357,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.\n\nA healthcare insurer that provides coverage for prescription eye drops under a health benefit plan shall provide coverage for early refills of prescription eye drops to a covered person on and after January 1, 2022, if:\n\n(1) For a thirty-day supply: (A) The amount of time has passed after which a covered person should have used seventy percent (70%) of the dosage of the prescription eye drops according to a healthcare professional's instructions on the prescription; or (B) Twenty-two (22) days have passed from: (i) The original date the prescription eye drops were distributed to a covered person; or (ii) The date the most recent refill of the prescription eye drops was distributed to a covered person;\n\n(A) The amount of time has passed after which a covered person should have used seventy percent (70%) of the dosage of the prescription eye drops according to a healthcare professional's instructions on the prescription; or\n\n(B) Twenty-two (22) days have passed from: (i) The original date the prescription eye drops were distributed to a covered person; or (ii) The date the most recent refill of the prescription eye drops was distributed to a covered person;\n\n(i) The original date the prescription eye drops were distributed to a covered person; or\n\n(ii) The date the most recent refill of the prescription eye drops was distributed to a covered person;\n\n(2) The healthcare professional indicates on the original prescription that additional quantities of the prescription eye drops are needed;\n\n(3) A refill request of a covered person for prescription eye drops does not exceed the number of additional quantities needed as described in subdivision (2) of this section; and\n\n(4) The prescription eye drops prescribed by a healthcare professional are a covered benefit under the health benefit plan of the covered person.","path":["AR Code","Title 23","Chapter 79","Subchapter 22"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"0e688b806c5124fef0958ee31ada8976e49b9549fe5a64464da6d175c86c584d","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-79-2202","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-79-2301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}