2016
Regular Session
Telemedicine; prohibit health insurers from denying payment for services if they would be covered in person.
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT HEALTH INSURERS, HEALTH CARE SUBSCRIPTION PLANS AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS FROM DENYING PAYMENT FOR DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, OR CONSULTATION PROVIDED BY TELEMEDICINE IF THAT SERVICE WOULD BE COVERED IF IT HAD BEEN PROVIDED IN PERSON; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY SUCH ENTITY THAT DENIES PAYMENT FOR SERVICES REQUIRED UNDER THIS ACT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO PENALTY BY THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE FOR THE COST OF THE DENIED SERVICE AND A PUNITIVE FINE FOR EACH VIOLATION OCCURRENCE; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL FINES COLLECTED UNDER THIS ACT SHALL BE PAID TO THE MISSISSIPPI TRAUMA CARE SYSTEMS FUND; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 83-9-351, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR TELEMEDICINE SERVICES, FOR THE PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-353, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR STORE-AND-FORWARD TELEMEDICINE SERVICES, TO BRING FORWARD FOR THE PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT AND TO MAKE SOME MINOR NONSUBSTANTIVE CHANGES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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B
1192
House Bill 1192
HB 1192
H
Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Majority
July 1, 2016
Insurance
F
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Public Health and Welfare
T
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Insurance
F
../../Senate_cmtes/IN.xml
Chism
../../House_authors/Chism.xml
BF
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A
../../code_sections/083/00090353.xml
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02/08 (H) Referred To Insurance
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02/23 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
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02/25 (H) Read the Third Time
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02/29 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
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02/29 (H) Passed
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03/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Carpenter, Chism, Touchstone)
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03/02 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
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03/02 (H) Transmitted To Senate
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03/14 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Insurance
10
03/22 (S) Died In Committee
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N
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