Bill Text | History of Actions | Amendments | Background | Title |
Description: Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); reduce eligibility waiting period and conduct outreach campaign.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House] [Sent to Governor]
| 1 | 02/21/00 | (H) | Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 03/02/00 | (H) | DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP | |
| 3 | 03/07/00 | (H) | DR - TSDPCS: AP To PH | |
| 4 | 03/07/00 | (H) | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 5 | 03/13/00 | (H) | Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 6 | 03/13/00 | (H) | Passed | |
| 7 | 03/15/00 | (H) | Transmitted To Senate | |
| 8 | 03/16/00 | (S) | Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations | |
| 9 | 03/29/00 | (S) | DR - TSDP: PH To AP | |
| 10 | 04/03/00 | (S) | Title Suff Do Pass | |
| 11 | 04/12/00 | (S) | Amended | |
| 12 | 04/12/00 | (S) | Passed As Amended | |
| 13 | 04/13/00 | (S) | Returned For Concurrence | |
| 14 | 04/24/00 | (H) | Decline to Concur/Invite Conf | |
| 15 | 04/25/00 | (H) | Conferees Named Moody,Scott (80th),Holland | |
| 16 | 04/29/00 | (S) | Conferees Named Huggins,Gordon,Smith | |
| 17 | 04/30/00 | (H) | Conference Report Filed | |
| 18 | 04/30/00 | (S) | Conference Report Filed | |
| 19 | 05/01/00 | (H) | Conference Report Adopted | |
| 20 | 05/03/00 | (S) | Conference Report Adopted | |
| 21 | 05/05/00 | (H) | Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 22 | 05/05/00 | (S) | Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 23 | 05/23/00 | Approved by Governor |
| Adopted | [S] | Amendment No 1 |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Law | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No | |
| Chapter number | 625 |
House Committees:
Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Holland
Additional Authors: Espy, Flaggs
Code Sections: A 041-0086-0015, A 041-0086-0019
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-86-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA UNDER THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP) TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO IS WITHOUT INSURANCE COVERAGE AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION FOR THE PROGRAM AND WHO MEETS THE OTHER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE COVERED BENEFITS UNDER THE PROGRAM, SUBJECT TO FEDERAL APPROVAL; TO PROVIDE THAT IF FEDERAL APPROVAL IS NOT OBTAINED FOR THE PRECEDING PROVISION, THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID SHALL SEEK FEDERAL APPROVAL TO ALLOW ELIGIBILITY AFTER THE SHORTEST WAITING PERIOD OF BEING WITHOUT INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR WHICH APPROVAL CAN BE OBTAINED; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE CHIP PLAN INCLUDES ANY WAITING PERIOD OF BEING WITHOUT INSURANCE COVERAGE BEFORE ELIGIBILITY, THE STATE AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES HEALTH INSURANCE MANAGEMENT BOARD SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO THE WAITING PERIOD FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR GOOD CAUSE OR THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN; TO AMEND SECTION 41-86-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE CHIP ADVISORY BOARD TO CONDUCT A COMMUNITY-BASED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATING TO THE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN THROUGH MEDICAID AND THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM; TO AUTHORIZE THE CHIP ADVISORY BOARD TO CONTRACT WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS OR COALITIONS OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE CAMPAIGN, AND REQUIRE THIS ADVISORY BOARD TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT THE CAMPAIGN; TO PROVIDE THAT FUNDING FOR THE CAMPAIGN AND FOR ANY CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY THE CHIP ADVISORY BOARD TO IMPLEMENT THE CAMPAIGN SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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