40 Pa. Stat. § 991.2703

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92

Section 991.2703 - Vision care provider and vision care supplier selection.

A health insurance policy shall allow an insured who receives vision care from an in-network vision care provider to select an out-of-network vision care supplier for related vision care on the recommendation or referral of the in-network vision care provider, provided that the in-network vision care provider gives to the insured, prior to recommending, referring, prescribing or ordering any vision care from the out-of-network vision care supplier, written notice that:

(1) The out-of-network vision care supplier is not an in-network vision care supplier.

(2) The insured has the option of selecting an in-network vision care supplier.

(3) The insured may have different financial obligations depending on whether the vision care supplier is in-network or out-of-network.

40 P.S. § 991.2703

Added by P.L. TBD 2018 No. 103, § 2, eff. 12/24/2018.