Medicaid; division shall seek waiver to allow coverage for additional eyeglasses within 5-year period for adults whose refraction has changed.

HB 1185 would require Mississippi's Medicaid program to seek a federal waiver to cover an additional pair of eyeglasses within a five-year period for adults aged 21 or older whose vision has worsened (as certified by a doctor or optometrist). Currently, Medicaid typically covers only one pair of glasses per period, so this change would expand coverage for qualifying vision changes. The bill specifies that coverage would apply only when a medical professional determines new glasses are needed due to a documented change in vision, not for routine replacements. This policy change would directly affect Medicaid beneficiaries with progressive vision needs who currently lack coverage for additional glasses.