MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

1998 Regular Session

To: Insurance

By: Representative Montgomery

House Bill 1362

AN ACT TO REQUIRE ALL INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP POLICIES TO PROVIDE CERTAIN BENEFITS FOR PREVENTATIVE SERVICES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. All individuals and group policies issued or renewed after July 1, 1998, shall provide benefits for preventive services as recommended in the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, a report of the United States Preventive Services Task Force, in an amount of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per policy per calendar year. No deductibles or copayments shall be applicable to these benefits.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 1998.