Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

House Bill 956

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Description: Medicaid; provide reimbursement for full body casts for certain adults with spina bifida.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/17 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
2		02/04 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2003
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committees:

• Public Health and Welfare
• Appropriations

Principal Author: Fillingane

Code Section: A 043-0013-0117

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR FULL BODY CASTS FOR ADULTS WHO HAVE SPINA BIFIDA IF A PHYSICIAN DETERMINES THAT IT IS MEDICALLY NECESSARY TO PREVENT SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION OF THE PERSON'S PHYSICAL HEALTH FROM THE EFFECTS OF SPINA BIFIDA; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/04/03 at 17:51.

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