Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Senate Bill 3016

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Title

Description: Inmate health care costs; limit charges by health care providers to the Medicaid rate.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
2 01/30 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

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

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Hyde-Smith

Code Section: A 047-0005-0901

Title: AN ACT RELATING TO THE HEALTH CARE COSTS OF STATE AND LOCAL INMATES; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES, THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND ANY LOCAL OR STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY SHALL ONLY BE LIABLE TO PAY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES RENDERED TO INMATES AT THE LESSER OF THE ACTUAL AMOUNT BILLED OR THE MEDICAID RATE IF THE INMATE HAS NO INSURANCE; TO PROHIBIT A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FROM RELEASING A PERSON FROM CUSTODY TO AVOID THE COST OF NECESSARY MEDICAL TREATMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-901, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:11.

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