BILL NUMBER:  AB 1831
  VETOED	DATE: 09/28/2016




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 1831 without my signature.

This bill requires health plans and insurance policies to pay for
early refills of medicated eye drops.

Applying eye drops is sometimes difficult and imprecise. However, in
most instances of spillage or loss, health plans or pharmacists
provide an early refill to those who need it.  Moreover, new
mandates, even small ones, add to the high cost of health care.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.