Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 1238

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Title

Description: Medicaid; certain persons living at home and having high drug expenses eligible for.

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

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
2 01/23 (H) DR - TSDP: PH To AP
3 01/24 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To PH
4 01/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
5 01/31 (H) Passed
6 02/02 (H) Transmitted To Senate
7 02/07 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
8 02/21 (S) DR - TSDP: PH To AP
9 02/27 (S) DR - TSDPAA: AP To PH
10 02/27 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
11 03/01 (S) Amended
12 03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
13 03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
14 03/13 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
15 03/20 (H) Conferees Named Moody,Grist,Holland
16 03/23 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Gordon,Mettetal
17 03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
18 03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
19 03/27 (H) Conference Report Adopted
20 03/28 (S) Conference Report Adopted
21 03/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
22 03/30 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
23 04/12 Approved by Governor

Amendments/Conference Report:

Adopted [S] Amendment No 1
Adopted [S] Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1

Conference Report

Background Information:

Effective dateJune 30, 2001
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority
Chapter number593

House Committees:

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Grist

Additional Author: Scott (80th)

Code Section: A 043-0013-0115

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS WHO LIVE IN A NONINSTITUTIONAL SETTING 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; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


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

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