Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 23 - Division of Medicaid
Part 217 - Vision Services
Chapter 1 - General
Rule 23-217-1.1 - Vision Services
Current through September 24, 2024
Vision service is an optional benefit under the state's Medicaid program and financial assistance is provided as follows:
A. Eyeglasses for all Medicaid beneficiaries who have had surgery on the eyeball or ocular muscle that results in a vision change for which eyeglasses are medically indicated within six (6) months of the surgery and is in accordance with rules established by Medicaid, or
B. One (1) pair of eyeglasses every five (5) years and in accordance with rules established by Medicaid. In either instance, the eyeglasses must be prescribed by a physician skilled in diseases of the eye or an optometrist, whichever the beneficiary selects.
C. Eye exams for all eligible beneficiaries are covered.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-121; 43-113-117(11); 42 CFR 441.30
