History of Actions | Amendments | Background | Title |
Description: Medicaid; certain persons living at home and having high drug expenses eligible for.
| 1 | 01/15/99 | (H) | Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 01/28/99 | (H) | DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP | |
| 3 | 02/02/99 | (H) | DR - TSDPAA: AP To PH | |
| 4 | 02/02/99 | (H) | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended | |
| 5 | 02/09/99 | (H) | Amended | |
| 6 | 02/09/99 | (H) | Passed As Amended | |
| 7 | 02/15/99 | (H) | Transmitted To Senate | |
| 8 | 02/18/99 | (S) | Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations | |
| 9 | 03/02/99 | (S) | Died In Committee |
| Adopted | [H] | Amendment No 1 |
| Effective date | July 1, 1999 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committees:
Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Grist
Additional Author: Scott (80th)
Code Sections: A 043-0013-0115, A 043-0013-0117
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS WHO LIVE AT HOME BUT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICES IN A NURSING HOME, WHO REGULARLY SPEND MORE THAN 50% OF THEIR MONTHLY INCOME ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE PERSONS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE ONLY FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS COVERED UNDER MEDICAID; TO DIRECT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO APPLY FOR A FEDERAL WAIVER TO ALLOW FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MEDICAID PRESCRIPTIONS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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