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	<YEAR>2021</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Health insurance; require certain policies to provide coverage for physician-prescribed proton beam therapy.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN INSURANCE POLICIES AND CONTRACTS SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR PHYSICIAN-PRESCRIBED PROTON BEAM THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER AS RECOMMENDED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY (ASTRO); AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-15-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE EMPLOYEES LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR PROTON THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER AND CERTAIN NONCANCEROUS TUMORS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>04/06/21 at 12:50</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>H</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM> 941</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>House Bill  941</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>HB 941</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>H</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Dead</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>July 1, 2021</EFFECTIVEDATE>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Public Health and Human Services</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>T</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/PH.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>Currie</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../House_authors/Currie.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Mickens</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Mickens.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>025-0015-0009</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/025/00150009.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/02 (H) Died In Committee</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2021/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0941IN.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2021/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0941IN.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2021/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0941IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2021/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0941IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<FISCALNOTE>
			<FISCALNOTEFLAG>N</FISCALNOTEFLAG>
			<FISCALNOTEPATH>../../../../documents/2021/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB0941.pdf</FISCALNOTEPATH>
		</FISCALNOTE>
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