Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 37 - INSURANCE Part
Part XIII - Regulations
Chapter 179 - Regulation 118-Requirements in the Event of a Declared Emergency
Section XIII-17945 - Prescription Drug Coverage

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XIII-17945

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Health insurance issuers shall allow insured individuals to obtain refills of their prescriptions even if the prescription was recently filled, consistent with approval from patients' health care providers and/or pharmacists. This provision does not apply to prescription drugs with a high likelihood of abuse, such as opioids that are restricted to 7-day prescriptions.

B. The commissioner hereby suspends any provisions in the Louisiana Insurance Code which place restrictions on replacement prescriptions pertaining to mail order prescriptions. Mail order prescriptions shall be mailed to an alternate address if requested by the insured.

C. All health insurance issuers shall waive any and all restrictions relative to out-of-network access to pharmacy services or prescriptions.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 22:11.

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