Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

House Bill 1388

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History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Medicaid; physician visit for certain needed blood tests by schizophrenia patients not counted against annual physician visit limit.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

102/21/00(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: Compretta

Code Section: A 043-0013-0117

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A VISIT TO A PHYSICIAN SHALL NOT COUNT AGAINST THE MAXIMUM ANNUAL NUMBER OF PHYSICIAN VISITS UNDER MEDICAID IF THE VISIT IS MADE BY A PATIENT WHO HAS SCHIZOPHRENIA, WHO TAKES A CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION DRUG, AND WHO IS VISITING THE PHYSICIAN TO OBTAIN A BLOOD TEST THAT IS REQUIRED BEFORE A PHARMACIST MAY DISPENSE THAT DRUG TO THE PATIENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/07/00 at 17:31.



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