Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 667

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Title

Description: Health insurance policies; require to provide certain benefits for treatment of mental illness.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/08 (H) Referred To Insurance
2 01/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 01/31 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 01/31 (H) Passed
5 02/02 (H) Transmitted To Senate
6 02/14 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
7 02/27 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
8 03/01 (S) Amended
9 03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
10 03/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
11 03/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
12 03/07 (S) Returned For Concurrence
13 03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
14 03/20 (H) Conferees Named Stevens,Montgomery (74th),Watson
15 03/23 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Thames,Lee
16 03/25 (H) Conference Report Filed
17 03/25 (S) Conference Report Filed
18 03/27 (H) Conference Report Adopted
19 03/28 (S) Conference Report Adopted
20 03/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
21 03/30 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
22 04/07 Approved by Governor

Amendments/Conference Report:

Adopted [S] Amendment No 1

Conference Report

Background Information:

Effective dateJanuary 1, 2002
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority
Chapter number533

House Committee:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Stevens

Additional Author: Moody

Code Sections: A 083-0009-0039, A 083-0009-0041

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES PROVIDE COVERED BENEFITS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS; TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM OUTPATIENT VISITS ALLOWED EACH YEAR FOR TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND TO REMOVE THE LIFETIME LIMITS; TO CREATE NEW CODE SECTION 83-9-40, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 04/16/01 at 00:01.

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