Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

House Bill 825

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Bill Text

History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Medicaid; certain persons living at home and having high drug expenses eligible for.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

102/09/00(H)Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
203/07/00(H)Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2000
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
3/5ths vote requiredNo

House Committees:

Principal Author: Grist

Code Section: A 043-0013-0115

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS WHO LIVE AT HOME BUT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICES IN A NURSING HOME, WHO REGULARLY SPEND MORE THAN 50% OF THEIR MONTHLY INCOME ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE PERSONS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE ONLY FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS COVERED UNDER MEDICAID; TO DIRECT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO APPLY FOR A FEDERAL WAIVER TO ALLOW FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/07/00 at 17:26.



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