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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2013</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Telemedicine services; health insurance plans must provide coverage to same extent as in-person services.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO REQUIRE HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS IN THIS STATE TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR TELEMEDICINE SERVICES TO THE SAME EXTENT THAT THE SERVICES WOULD BE COVERED IF THEY WERE PROVIDED THROUGH IN-PERSON CONSULTATION; TO DEFINE THE TERMS "HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN" AND "TELEMEDICINE"; TO AUTHORIZE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS LICENSED IN THIS STATE TO PROVIDE TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO A PATIENT AFTER HAVING PERFORMED AN APPROPRIATE EXAMINATION OF THE PATIENT THROUGH TELEMEDICINE; TO AMEND SECTION 25-15-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>05/21/2013 at 09:11</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>S</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM>2209</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>Senate Bill 2209</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>SB 2209</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>S</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Law</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Three/Fifths</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>July 1, 2013</EFFECTIVEDATE>
		<CHAPNUM> 478</CHAPNUM>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Insurance</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>F</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/IN.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Appropriations</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>F</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/AP.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Insurance</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>F</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/IN.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Public Health and Welfare</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>F</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/PH.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>Burton</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../Senate_authors/Burton.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>025-0015-0009</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/025/00150009.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/21 (S) Referred To Insurance;Public Health and Welfare</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/23 (S) DR - TSDPCS: IN To PH</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 3</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/29 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 4</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 5</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/07 (S) Passed</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2013/pdf/votes/senate/0310024.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 6</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/08 (S) Transmitted To House</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 7</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/21 (H) Referred To Insurance;Appropriations</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 8</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/26 (H) DR - TSDPAA: IN To AP</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 9</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/28 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To IN</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>10</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/28 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>11</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/28 (H) Amended</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>12</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/28 (H) Passed As Amended</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2013/pdf/votes/house/0520035.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>13</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>14</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/20 (S) Concurred in Amend From House</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2013/pdf/votes/senate/0720008.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>15</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/22 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>16</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>17</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>04/01 Approved by Governor</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2209SG.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2013/dt/SB/2200-2299/SB2209SG.pdf</CURRENT_PDF_DT>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2013/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2209SG.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2209IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2013/dt/SB/2200-2299/SB2209IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF_DT>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2013/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2209IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<CMTESUB>
			<CMTESUB_PDF>../../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2209CS.pdf</CMTESUB_PDF>
			<CMTESUB_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2013/dt/SB/2200-2299/SB2209CS.pdf</CMTESUB_PDF_DT>
			<CMTESUB_OTHER>../../../../documents/2013/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2209CS.htm</CMTESUB_OTHER>
		</CMTESUB>
		<PASSED>
			<PASSED_PDF>../../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2209PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF>
			<PASSED_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2013/dt/SB/2200-2299/SB2209PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF_DT>
			<PASSED_OTHER>../../../../documents/2013/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2209PS.htm</PASSED_OTHER>
		</PASSED>
		<ASG>
			<ASG_PDF>../../../../documents/2013/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2209SG.pdf</ASG_PDF>
			<ASG_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2013/dt/SB/2200-2299/SB2209SG.pdf</ASG_PDF_DT>
			<ASG_OTHER>../../../../documents/2013/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2209SG.htm</ASG_OTHER>
		</ASG>
		<AMENDMENTS>
			<AMRPT>
				<AMRPT_DESC>Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2209</AMRPT_DESC>
				<AMRPT_PDF>../../../../documents/2013/pdf/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2209.pdf</AMRPT_PDF>
				<AMRPT_OTHER>../../../../../documents/2013/html/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2209.htm</AMRPT_OTHER>
			</AMRPT>
			<HAM>
				<HAM_DESC>Committee Amendment No 1</HAM_DESC>
				<HAM_DISP>Adopted</HAM_DISP>
				<HAM_PDF>../../../../documents/2013/pdf/ham/SB2209_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf</HAM_PDF>
				<HAM_OTHER>../../../../../documents/2013/html/ham/SB2209_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm</HAM_OTHER>
				<HAM_VDESC>Voice Vote</HAM_VDESC>
			</HAM>
		</AMENDMENTS>
		<FISCALNOTE>
			<FISCALNOTEFLAG>N</FISCALNOTEFLAG>
			<FISCALNOTEPATH>../../../../documents/2013/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB2209.pdf</FISCALNOTEPATH>
		</FISCALNOTE>
	</DOCUMENTS>
</HISTORY>
