Outside Section 72

MassHealth CarePlus Vision Coverage

SECTION 72.   Notwithstanding any general or specific law to the contrary for fiscal year 2018, the executive office of health and human services may determine, subject to all required federal approvals, the extent to which to include within its covered services for CarePlus members, eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other visual aids that were included in its state plan or demonstration program in effect on January 1, 2002.



Summary:
This section authorizes the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to determine the level of covered vision benefits in the MassHealth program for CarePlus members.