Administrative Rules of the State of Montana

(1) Eyeglasses are paid by the department through a single volume purchase contract.

(2) Reimbursement for contact lenses or dispensing fees is as follows:

(a) The department pays the lower of the following:

(i) the provider's usual and customary charge for the service; or

(ii) the amount specified for the particular service or item in the department's Eyeglasses Fee Schedule.

(3) The department adopts and incorporates by reference the department's Eyeglasses Fee Schedule effective July 2006 which sets forth the reimbursement rates for eyeglasses, dispensing services and other related supplies for optometric services. A copy of the department's fee schedule may be obtained from the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Health Resources Division, 1400 Broadway, P.O. Box 202951, Helena, MT 59620-2951.

History: 53-6-113, MCA; IMP, 53-6-101, 53-6-113, 53-6-141, MCA; NEW, 1980 MAR p. 1611, Eff. 6/13/80; AMD, 1981 MAR p. 559, Eff. 6/12/81; AMD, 1981 MAR p. 1975, Eff. 1/1/82; AMD, 1982 MAR p. 1289, Eff. 7/1/82; AMD, 1989 MAR p. 272, Eff. 3/1/89; AMD, 1989 MAR p. 859, Eff. 6/30/89; AMD, 1990 MAR p. 1479, Eff. 7/27/90; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 1269, Eff. 7/22/97; AMD, 1998 MAR p. 676, Eff. 3/13/98; AMD, 1999 MAR p. 1379, Eff. 7/1/99; TRANS, from SRS, 2000 MAR p. 481; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 1664, Eff. 6/30/00; AMD, 2001 MAR p. 1117, Eff. 6/22/01; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 1779, Eff. 6/28/02; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 3329, Eff. 11/28/02; AMD, 2005 MAR p. 265, Eff. 2/11/05; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 1894, Eff. 7/28/06.