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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2021</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Health insurance; revise mandated coverage for telemedicine services.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-351, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "TELEMEDICINE" AS USED IN THE STATUTE REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR TELEMEDICINE SERVICES; TO REQUIRE HEALTH INSURANCE AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS TO REIMBURSE PROVIDERS FOR TELEMEDICINE SERVICES USING THE PROPER MEDICAL CODES; TO PROVIDE THAT REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR COVERED HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED DURING A TELEMEDICINE ENCOUNTER MUST BE ESTABLISHED THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE HEALTH INSURANCE ENTITY ESTABLISHES REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR COVERED HEALTH CARE SERVICES DELIVERED BY IN-PERSON MEANS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>11/09/21 at 12:53</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>S</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM>2631</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>Senate Bill 2631</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>SB 2631</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>S</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Dead</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>July 1, 2021</EFFECTIVEDATE>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Insurance</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>F</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/IN.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Insurance</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>F</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/IN.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>Michel</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../Senate_authors/Michel.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>083-0009-0351</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/083/00090351.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/18 (S) Referred To Insurance</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/28 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 3</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 4</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/09 (S) Amended</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 5</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/09 (S) Passed As Amended</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2021/pdf/votes/senate/0360025.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 6</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/11 (S) Transmitted To House</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 7</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/24 (H) Referred To Insurance</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 8</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 9</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/09 (H) Amended</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>10</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/09 (H) Passed As Amended</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2021/pdf/votes/house/0640014.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>11</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/10 (H) Returned For Concurrence</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>12</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/12 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>13</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/16 (S) Conferees Named Michel,Boyd,Kirby</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>14</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/22 (H) Conferees Named Zuber,Ford (54th),Guice</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>15</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/29 (S) Died In Conference</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2021/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2631PS.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2021/dt/SB/2600-2699/SB2631PS.pdf</CURRENT_PDF_DT>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2021/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2631PS.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2021/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2631IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2021/dt/SB/2600-2699/SB2631IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF_DT>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2021/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2631IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<CMTESUB>
			<CMTESUB_PDF>../../../../documents/2021/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2631CS.pdf</CMTESUB_PDF>
			<CMTESUB_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2021/dt/SB/2600-2699/SB2631CS.pdf</CMTESUB_PDF_DT>
			<CMTESUB_OTHER>../../../../documents/2021/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2631CS.htm</CMTESUB_OTHER>
		</CMTESUB>
		<PASSED>
			<PASSED_PDF>../../../../documents/2021/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2631PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF>
			<PASSED_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2021/dt/SB/2600-2699/SB2631PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF_DT>
			<PASSED_OTHER>../../../../documents/2021/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2631PS.htm</PASSED_OTHER>
		</PASSED>
		<AMENDMENTS>
			<AMRPT>
				<AMRPT_DESC>Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2631</AMRPT_DESC>
				<AMRPT_PDF>../../../../documents/2021/pdf/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2631.pdf</AMRPT_PDF>
				<AMRPT_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2021/dt/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2631.pdf</AMRPT_PDF_DT>
				<AMRPT_OTHER>../../../../../documents/2021/html/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2631.htm</AMRPT_OTHER>
			</AMRPT>
			<HAM>
				<HAM_DESC>Committee Amendment No 1</HAM_DESC>
				<HAM_DISP>Adopted</HAM_DISP>
				<HAM_PDF>../../../../documents/2021/pdf/ham/SB2631_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf</HAM_PDF>
				<HAM_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2021/dt/ham/SB2631_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf</HAM_PDF_DT>
				<HAM_OTHER>../../../../../documents/2021/html/ham/SB2631_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm</HAM_OTHER>
				<HAM_VDESC>Voice Vote</HAM_VDESC>
			</HAM>
			<SAM>
				<SAM_DESC>Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)</SAM_DESC>
				<SAM_DISP>Adopted</SAM_DISP>
				<SAM_PDF>../../../../documents/2021/pdf/sam/SB2631_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.pdf</SAM_PDF>
				<SAM_OTHER>../../../../../documents/2021/html/sam/SB2631_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm</SAM_OTHER>
				<SAM_VDESC>Voice Vote</SAM_VDESC>
			</SAM>
		</AMENDMENTS>
		<FISCALNOTE>
			<FISCALNOTEFLAG>N</FISCALNOTEFLAG>
			<FISCALNOTEPATH>../../../../documents/2021/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB2631.pdf</FISCALNOTEPATH>
		</FISCALNOTE>
	</DOCUMENTS>
</HISTORY>
