Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2242

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Title

Description: Medicaid program; prescribe reimbursement rate for dental services.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate]

History of Actions:

1 01/04 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
2 01/23 (S) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
3 01/30 (S) DR - TSDPCS: AP To PH
4 01/30 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
5 02/08 (S) Committee Substitute Failed
6 02/08 (S) Amended
7 02/08 (S) Passed As Amended   {Vote}
8 02/12 (S) Transmitted To House
9 02/14 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations
10 02/27 (H) Died In Committee

Amendments:

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

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committees:

House Committees:

Principal Author: Nunnelee

Additional Authors: Burton, Butler, Dawkins, Dearing, Frazier, Gordon, Harden, Jackson (11th), Jackson (32nd), Jordan, Mettetal, Morgan, Posey, Thomas, Walls

Code Sections: A 043-0013-0117, BF 083-0005-0085

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID SHALL ESTABLISH A FEE SCHEDULE FOR DENTAL SERVICES THAT WILL REPRESENT THE AMOUNT GENERATED BY CERTAIN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS OF STATE FUNDS TO BE PHASED-IN IN ANNUAL INCREMENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIVISION SHALL INCLUDE DENTAL SERVICES AS A NECESSARY COMPONENT OF OVERALL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED TO CHILDREN WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICES; TO DEFINE HEALTH DISCOUNT PLANS AND HEALTH DISCOUNT CARDS; TO PROVIDE LIMITATIONS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH HEALTH DISCOUNT PLANS AND CARDS; TO DIRECT THE MISSISSIPPI COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO ISSUE REGULATIONS REGARDING THE LIMITATIONS ON SUCH PLANS AND CARDS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 83-5-85, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR EXPLANATION PURPOSES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 05/08/07 at 15:27.

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