Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Managed care plans; cannot restrict providers from prescribing brand name drugs for patients.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/08 (H) Referred To Insurance | |
| 2 | 02/05 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2002 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Fleming
Code Sections: A 083-0041-0409, A 083-0041-0415
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-41-409, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS IN MANAGED CARE PLANS TO PRESCRIBE ANY DRUG THAT THE PROVIDER HAS DETERMINED TO BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR THE PATIENT, WHETHER THE DRUG IS A BRAND NAME DRUG OR THE GENERIC EQUIVALENT DRUG; TO AUTHORIZE PARICIPATING PROVIDERS TO PROHIBIT THE DISPENSING OF A GENERIC EQUIVALENT DRUG IN LIEU OF THE DRUG ORDERED BY THE PROVIDER; TO PROHIBIT MANAGED CARE PLANS FROM PROHIBITING OR RESTRICTING ANY PARTICIPATING PROVIDER FROM PRESCRIBING ANY BRAND NAME DRUG FOR WHICH A GENERIC EQUIVALENT DRUG IS AVAILABLE; TO PROHIBIT MANAGED CARE PLANS FROM INCLUDING ANY FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FOR A PARTICIPATING PROVIDER WHO PRESCRIBES GENERIC EQUIVALENT DRUGS INSTEAD OF BRAND NAME DRUGS, OR INCLUDING ANY FINANCIAL DISINCENTIVE FOR A PROVIDER WHO PRESCRIBES BRAND NAME DRUGS FOR WHICH GENERIC EQUIVALENT DRUGS ARE AVAILABLE; TO AMEND SECTION 83-41-415, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PREVIOUS PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL APPLY TO ANY MANAGED CARE PLAN FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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