Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Prescription drugs; person eligible for Medicare with certain income shall receive under Medicaid.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/15 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2001 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Rushing
Code Sections: A 043-0013-0115, A 043-0013-0117
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICARE AND WHOSE INCOME DOES NOT EXCEED 250% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE PERSONS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE ONLY FOR PRESCRIPTION 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; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THERE WILL BE NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF PRESCRIPTIONS PER MONTH FOR MEDICAID RECIPIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE UNDER THE PRECEDING PROVISION; TO PROVIDE THAT PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THOSE MEDICAID RECIPIENTS SHALL BE FUNDED FROM STATE FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID FROM THE HEALTH CARE EXPENDABLE FUND AND MATCHING FEDERAL FUNDS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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