History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Health care plans; providers verify patient precertification or obtain it for the patient.
| 1 | 01/18/99 | (H) | Referred To Insurance;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/02/99 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Martinson
Code Sections: A 083-0041-0409, A 025-0015-0009, A 025-0015-0255
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 81-41-409, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS IN ANY MANAGED CARE PLAN, BEFORE PROVIDING ANY PATIENT ENROLLED IN THE PLAN WITH ANY MEDICAL SERVICE THAT REQUIRES PRECERTIFICATION TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT, TO VERIFY THAT THE PATIENT HAS OBTAINED THE REQUIRED PRECERTIFICATION FOR THAT SERVICE OR, IF NOT DONE BY THE PATIENT, TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED PRECERTIFICATION FOR THE PATIENT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-15-9 AND 25-15-255, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE EMPLOYEES HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN TO REQUIRE PROVIDERS PARTICIPATING IN THE PLAN OR IN ANY NETWORK ESTABLISHED UNDER THE PLAN, BEFORE PROVIDING ANY PATIENT ENROLLED IN THE PLAN OR NETWORK WITH ANY MEDICAL SERVICE THAT REQUIRES PRECERTIFICATION TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT, TO VERIFY THAT THE PATIENT HAS OBTAINED THE REQUIRED PRECERTIFICATION FOR THAT SERVICE OR, IF NOT DONE BY THE PATIENT, TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED PRECERTIFICATION FOR THE PATIENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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