Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 1173

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Title

Description: Prescription drugs; person eligible for Medicare with certain income shall receive under Medicaid.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2001
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Principal Author: Rushing

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 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICARE AND WHOSE INCOME DOES NOT EXCEED 250% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE PERSONS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE ONLY FOR PRESCRIPTION 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 PROVIDE THAT THERE WILL BE NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF PRESCRIPTIONS PER MONTH FOR MEDICAID RECIPIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE UNDER THE PRECEDING PROVISION; TO PROVIDE THAT PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THOSE MEDICAID RECIPIENTS SHALL BE FUNDED FROM STATE FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID FROM THE HEALTH CARE EXPENDABLE FUND AND MATCHING FEDERAL FUNDS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/01 at 18:19.

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