Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: HPV vaccination; require for females to enter sixth grade, and provide Medicaid and health insurance coverage for.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/12 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2007 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Upshaw
Additional Authors: Clarke, Burnett, Cockerham, Fredericks, Harrison, Lane, Peranich, Read, Scott, Thomas, Whittington
Code Sections: A 041-0023-0037, A 043-0013-0117
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-23-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT FEMALE CHILDREN MUST BE VACCINATED AGAINST THE HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) BEFORE THEY MAY ENROLL IN AND ATTEND THE SIXTH GRADE AT ANY SCHOOL; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR HPV VACCINATIONS FOR WOMEN WHO ARE AT LEAST NINETEEN YEARS OF AGE BUT NOT MORE THAN TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF AGE; TO REQUIRE HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS THAT ARE ISSUED OR RENEWED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2008, TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR IMMUNIZATION AGAINST HPV FOR EACH FEMALE CHILD OF THE INSURED WHO IS AT LEAST NINE YEARS OF AGE BUT NOT MORE THAN TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF AGE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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