Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

House Bill 720

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Title

Description: Medicaid; require all licensed health care providers to be Medicaid providers as condition of licensure.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/14 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
2 02/04 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2003
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Principal Author: Holland

Code Sections: A 073-0006-0019, A 073-0009-0061, A 073-0015-0029, A 073-0019-0023, A 073-0021-0097, A 073-0023-0059, A 073-0024-0024, A 073-0025-0029, A 073-0026-0005, A 073-0027-0013, A 073-0031-0021, A 073-0038-0027, A 073-0057-0031

Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AS A CONDITION OF RECEIPT OF THEIR LICENSES, TO BE MEDICAID PROVIDERS AND PROVIDE THE SAME HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO MEDICAID RECIPIENTS THAT THEY CUSTOMARILY PROVIDE TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT MEDICAID RECIPIENTS; TO DIRECT THE LICENSING AGENCIES FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO DO NOT COMPLY WITH THIS ACT TO SUSPEND OR REVOKE THE LICENSES OF THOSE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS UNTIL THEY AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ACT; TO DIRECT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO ADOPT REGULATIONS TO ENSURE THAT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ACTUALLY PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO MEDICAID RECIPIENTS TO THE SAME EXTENT AS THEY PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT MEDICAID RECIPIENTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-6-19, 73-9-61, 73-15-29, 73-19-23, 73-21-97, 73-23-59, 73-24-24, 73-25-29, 73-26-5, 73-27-13, 73-31-21, 73-38-27 AND 73-57-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/04/03 at 17:50.

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