HB1292: Medicaid; division shall seek waiver to allow coverage for additional eyeglasses within 5-year period for adults whose refraction has changed.
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An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Division Of Medicaid To Apply For A Federal Waiver To Allow Coverage For An Additional Pair Of Eyeglasses Within A Five-year Period For Beneficiaries Who Are Twenty-one Years Of Age Or Older Whose Refraction Has Changed Within The Five-year Period And A Physician Skilled In Diseases Of The Eye Or An Optometrist Has Determined That A New Pair Of Eyeglasses Is Needed To Correct The Change In Refraction; And For Related Purposes.
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