§ 3634.4. Prescription drug or device coverage--Uniform prescription drug information on card o...
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 36. Insurance
36 Okl.St.Ann. § 3634.4
§ 3634.4. Prescription drug or device coverage--Uniform prescription drug information on card or technology
by minimizing confusion, eliminating unnecessary paperwork and streamlining dispensing of prescription products paid for by third-party payors.
B. 1. Each health benefit plan that provides coverage for prescription drugs or devices, or administers such a plan including, but not limited to, third-party administrators for self-insured plans, to the extent permitted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA),1 and state-administered plans, or the plan's agents or contractors that issue a card or other technology for prescription claims submission and adjudication, shall issue to its insureds covered by such plan a card or other technology containing uniform prescription drug information. Nothing in this section shall require any health benefit plan, or the plan's agents or contractors to issue a separate card of other technology for prescription coverage, provided that the card issued can accommodate the information required by this section.
C. 1. The new uniform prescription drug information contained on the insured's card or other technology, as required by subsection B of this section, shall be issued by a health benefit plan or the plan's administrators, agents or contractors upon enrollment, and reissued within a reasonable time upon any change in the coverage of the insured person that impacts data contained on the card.
D. As used in this section, “health benefit plan” means an accident and health insurance policy or certificate, a nonprofit hospital or medical service corporation contract, a health maintenance organization subscriber contract, a plan provided by a multiple employer welfare arrangement, or a plan provided by another benefit arrangement, to the extent permitted by ERISA of 1974, as amended, or by any waiver of or other exception to that act provided under federal law or regulation. The term “health benefit plan” shall not include the following types of insurance:
Credits
Laws 2002, c. 409, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
Footnotes
29 U.S.C.A. § 1001 et seq.
36 Okl. St. Ann. § 3634.4, OK ST T. 36 § 3634.4
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 125 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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