Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

House Bill 78

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Title

Description: Managed care plans; cannot restrict providers from prescribing brand name drugs for patients.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/04 (H) Referred To Insurance;Medicaid
2 02/01 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2005
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Principal Author: Fleming

Code Sections: A 083-0041-0409, A 083-0041-0415

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-41-409, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS IN MANAGED CARE PLANS TO PRESCRIBE ANY DRUG THAT THE PROVIDER HAS DETERMINED TO BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR THE PATIENT, WHETHER THE DRUG IS A BRAND NAME DRUG OR THE GENERIC EQUIVALENT DRUG; TO AUTHORIZE PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS TO PROHIBIT THE DISPENSING OF A GENERIC EQUIVALENT DRUG IN LIEU OF THE DRUG ORDERED BY THE PROVIDER; TO PROHIBIT MANAGED CARE PLANS FROM PROHIBITING OR RESTRICTING ANY PARTICIPATING PROVIDER FROM PRESCRIBING ANY BRAND NAME DRUG FOR WHICH A GENERIC EQUIVALENT DRUG IS AVAILABLE; TO PROHIBIT MANAGED CARE PLANS FROM INCLUDING ANY FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FOR A PARTICIPATING PROVIDER WHO PRESCRIBES GENERIC EQUIVALENT DRUGS INSTEAD OF BRAND NAME DRUGS, OR INCLUDING ANY FINANCIAL DISINCENTIVE FOR A PROVIDER WHO PRESCRIBES BRAND NAME DRUGS FOR WHICH GENERIC EQUIVALENT DRUGS ARE AVAILABLE; TO AMEND SECTION 83-41-415, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL APPLY TO ANY MANAGED CARE PLAN FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/01/05 at 18:17.

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